[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Agenda for Commission for Blind Persons meeting December 5, 2013

Larry Posont president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
Tue Dec 3 22:29:06 UTC 2013




From: Luzenski, Sue (LARA) 
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 5:01 PM
To: Larry Posont (president.nfb.mi at gmail.com) 
Subject: Agenda for Commission for Blind Persons meeting December 5, 2013


Commission for Blind Persons (Commission)

Thursday, December 5, 2013

MPHI - Interactive Learning Center

2436 Woodlake Circle, Suite 380

Okemos, MI 48864-6002

(517) 324-8326 

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

 

Meeting Agenda

 

 

(General Directions from I-96 - Head north on Okemos Road, turn left at The Woodlands by Applebee's and continue down Woodlake Drive to 2436 Woodlake Circle.  Buildings are all on the right side of Woodlake Circle.)

 

 

Live audio streaming of the meeting will be available online at the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (Bureau) web site at www.michigan.gov/bsbp.

 

To listen to the Commission meeting over the telephone 

Dial:  1-877-873-8017 

Passcode: 7502991# 

 

Audio Link:  http://mediasite.mihealth.org/Mediasite/Play/6cbae8b8bdcb4ec9a3b59484982452c81d

 

 

Participants:

 

Commission:    Lylas G. Mogk, Chair            Josie Barnes-Parker

                             LeeAnn Buckingham            Joseph E. Sibley         

                             Marianne Dunn                     Michael J. Hudson

Gary Gaynor                                   

                   

Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (Bureau):

                 Edward F. Rodgers II, Director

                 Mike Pemble, Deputy Director and 

Administrative Services Manager

       

 

 

     I.        Call to Order, Welcome,                                                       9:30-9:45

Announcements, Introductions

All                                  

 

   II.        Mission Statement

Approval of September 26 meeting transcript                             9:45-9:50

L. Mogk                         

 

  III.        Presentation:  National Federation of the Blind       (NFB)        9:50-10:10          

Fred Wurtzel, President Emeritus           

Joe Sontag, 2nd Vice President

 

                             Questions                     10:10-10:25

 

IV.        Presentation:  MI Council of the Blind & Visually 

                             Impaired (MCBVI)                                     10:25-10:45

 

Casey Dutmer, Past President 

Convention & Legislative Chair

 

                             Questions                     10:45-11:00

 

 

Break                                                                                               11:00-11:15

 

 

          

  V.        Subcommittee Updates                                                        

          

A.  Training Center Subcommittee Update:                        11:15-11:20

M. Hudson                    

M. Dunn

 

B.  BEP Subcommittee Update:                                           11:20-11:25

L. Buckingham             

J. Sibley                        

 

C.  Consumer Services Subcommittee Update:                          11:25-11:30

G. Gaynor                     

J. Barnes-Parker                   

                                                

VI.        Questions, Comments for BSBP Director                          11:30-12:05

Director Rodgers & Commission            

 

VII.        Presentation:  MI Rehabilitation Council                                      12:05-12:25

 

Carol Berquist, Chair

 

Questions                     12:25-12:40

 

VIII.        Summary and upcoming meeting dates                                      12:40-12:45

L. Mogk                         

 

IX.        Public Comment                                                                    12:45-1:00

 

  X.        Adjournment                                    L. Mogk                         1:00

 

 

 

 

 

*NOTE: Public comment may be submitted in written form until 5:00 p.m. December 9, 2013 via email to bsbppubliccomments at gmail.com included in whole as an addendum to the meeting minutes.  Emails received outside of this time frame are not considered part of Public Comment.  The Commissioners can be reached at bsbpcommissioners at michigan.gov.  This is an email box that all Commissioners have access to.

 

 

 

 
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