[nfbmi-talk] BSBP Commission For Blind Persons Meeting

Tue Jan 15 21:40:06 UTC 2013

COMMISSION FOR BLIND PERSONS (COMMISSION)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

 VICTOR BLDG, 3RD
FLOOR, CONFERENCE ROOM A/B,

201 N. WASHINGTON SQUARE

LANSING, MI

9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

MEETING AGENDA

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#

Participants, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.:

Commission: Lylas G. Mogk, Chair

 LeeAnn Buckingham Michael J. Hudson

 Marianne Dunn Josie Barnes-Parker

 Gary Gaynor Joseph E. Sibley

Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (Bureau):

 Edward F. Rodgers II: Director

Michael Pemble: Deputy Director/Director of Administrative
Services

 Leamon Jones: Director, Consumer Services

 Karen Goidosik: Representative, Training Center

Constance Zanger: Manager, Business Enterprise Program

I. Welcome, Introductions and Procedures

L. Mogk and All 9:00 - 9:30

II. Mission and Organization L. Mogk 9:30 - 9:45

A. Mission statement

B. Organization of Subcommittees
1. Business Enterprise Program: J. Sibley, L. Buckingham
2. Training Center: M. Hudson, M. Dunn
3. Consumer Services: J. Barnes-Parker, G. Gaynor

C. Selection of Vice Chair

D. Commission Meeting schedule January-July, 2013:

Thursdays: March 28, May 16, July 18

III. Bureau Presentations 9:45 - 12:00

Overview of Programs E. Rodgers

A. Administrative Services Division
1. Braille and Talking Book Library
2. Administrative Services
3. Human Resources and Training
4. Business Enterprise Program
B. Consumer Services Division
1. Services for DeafBlind
2. Services for Seniors
3. Services for Youth
4. Contract Services: Visually Handicapped Services, Detroit
C. Training Center
D. Detailed Review of the First-Year Priority Programs
1. Business Enterprise Program

C. Zanger

2. Training Center

K. Goidosik

3. Consumer Services/Voc Rehab

L. Jones

E. Commission Orientation: Policies

M. Pemble

IV. Public Comment 12:00-12 :15

Lunch - Meeting adjourned until 1:15 p.m.

Participants 1:15pm - 3pm: Advisory Commission

V. Goals for 2013: Develop recommendations to

address deficits in priority programs 1:15-1:25

VI. Objectives 1:25-2:30
A. Acquire detailed information about current status of each
priority program

B. Acquire information regarding demographics of visual

 impairment in Michigan

C. Acquire information regarding non-State services for

 individuals who are blind and visually impaired

D. Identify deficits

E. Develop systems to address deficits

F. Identify opportunities for collaboration with non-State programs

VII. Action Plan for Each Subcommittee and Chair:

 January - March 2013 2:30-2:45

A. January: Subcommittees obtain specified information from
Program Directors

B. February-March
1. Subcommittees and chair meet with respective Program
Chairs
2. Chair obtains information regarding demographics and non-
State programs

C. Commission present initial findings at second meeting

 March 28

VIII. Public Comment 2:45-3:00

IX. Meeting adjourned 3:00

(Please note new public comment email address)

*NOTE: Public comment may be submitted in written form until 5:00 p.m. 
January 21,
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.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Sontag" <suncat0 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBMI List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 4:05 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] BSBP Commission For Blind Persons Meeting

Found this on the BSBP web site.  Can anybody do something with this and 
send it back as plain text?  I'm having pdf trouble here at the moment.

Looks like the meeting is scheduled for January 17, as some of us have 
heard.

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