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

Tue Dec 3 23:51:36 UTC 2013

Did I read this right? The meeting is on the 5th and public comment can be 
sent up to the 9th?
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meetingDecember 5, 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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