[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Tomorrow's CIC meeting: Thursday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. to noon, 877-873-8017, Passcode 7085546

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From: "Marianne Dunn" <dunkaz at ameritech.net>
To: "Turney, Susan (LARA)" <turneys at michigan.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: Tomorrow's CIC meeting: Thursday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. to 
noon, 877-873-8017, Passcode 7085546


Good morning Susan,
Thanks for following through with Richard.  It appears it was his oversight. 
I'm hopeful his input can help us identify strategies to aid consumers whose 
efforts to seek and maintain employment are hampered by problems with public 
transit in the Detroit-Metro area.

Marianne
On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Turney, Susan (LARA) wrote:

> Marianne, thanks for your email.
>
> I left a voicemail message for Richard Bernstein on December 15 with the 
> date and location of the CIC meeting, thanking him for agreeing to speak 
> to the CIC at our January 12 meeting and suggesting that he arrive about 
> 10:00 a.m. at the Victor Building, 201 N. Washington Square in Lansing.  I 
> also asked if he had any handouts for me to produce in alternative 
> formats, and what format he'd prefer for our meeting materials.  He left 
> me a voicemail that evening saying he was looking forward to speaking at 
> our meeting on the twelfth, and he said that he would have no handouts to 
> distribute.  He didn't ask me to contact anyone else about this, although 
> he did say that I should feel free to call him at any time.  I'd planned 
> to call him again this morning to reconfirm the specific time and make 
> sure he had directions to the Victor Building for tomorrow's meeting.
>
> Based on your note saying that he'll try to call in at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow 
> during our meeting, I'll contact all of the CIC members asking them to 
> have specific questions ready (about the problems with transportation for 
> blind individuals in the Detroit Metro Area) for Mr. Bernstein's phone 
> presentation.  I'm sending a cc of this email to all CIC members who use 
> email, and I'll phone the other members this morning.
>
> Thank you for providing Mr. Bernstein with the call-in number and 
> passcode.  If he's unable to call in to the meeting tomorrow from New 
> York, we can certainly invite him to attend the next meeting.
>
> Susan Turney
> Communications & Outreach Coordinator, Michigan Commission for the Blind
> Michigan Department Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
> desk:  517-241-8631; cell: 517-243-3858; fax:  517-335-5140
> MCB toll-free: 1-800-292-4200
> 201 N. Washington Square, Second Floor,
> P.O. Box 30652; Lansing, MI 48909
> www.michigan.gov/mcb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marianne Dunn [mailto:dunkaz at ameritech.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:44 AM
> To: phyllismagbanua at comcast.net; Turney, Susan (LARA)
> Subject: Tomorrow's CIC meeting
>
> Hello,
> I spoke yesterday with Richard Bernstein about tomorrow's meeting.  He did 
> not receive confirmation about the meeting, agenda, etc.  Perhaps that was 
> my responsibility as I invited him to speak about the problems with 
> transportation for blind individuals in the Detroit Metro Area.  I am not 
> aware of how this is typically handled.
>
> As a result, he did not get the meeting into his schedule.  He is 
> traveling tomorrow morning to NYC and will make every effort to get to a 
> location by 11:00 to phone in to the meeting.  I have relayed the phone 
> number and passcode to him so we can anticipate his involvement late in 
> the meeting, possibly running over a bit into the public comment time.
>
> I would suggest we have very focused questions ready for Mr. Bernstein so 
> that we make the best use of the short time he will have to share his 
> experience and knowledge of the transportation concerns with us.
>
> If you both feel this arrangement will work, could you inform the other 
> members of the group so they are aware and can formulate thoughts and 
> questions for Mr. Bernstein?
>
> Thanks very much.  I look forward to tomorrow's meeting.
> Marianne
>
>