[nfbmi-talk] Fw: BSBP Commission meeting agenda for March 28, 2013

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Tue Mar 26 12:25:36 UTC 2013


In other words this thing has no power, no influence, no design and serves 
at "the pleasure of Governor Nerd", by design and, in fact and likely deed.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Sontag" <suncat0 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: BSBP Commission meeting agenda for March 
28,2013


> Joe, I appreciate your frustration and I don't have a clockwork plan for 
> straightening things up, but giving up is not an option for me.  I'd be 
> careful about insulting the entire "Commission" before we really know how 
> they think and what they stand for.  Like them or not, they'll be here for 
> a while and we owe it to ourselves to work with them as best we can.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 17:52
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: BSBP Commission meeting agenda for March 
> 28,2013
>
>
>> What, precisely do you think we should do now, Larry?
>>
>> Not, to be a spoil sport or whatever, but what is left to salvage of this 
>> miserable mess of a thing that is not only an insult to those who are 
>> blind, but, also an insult to democracy and the democratic process by a 
>> bunch of self-righteous and self-serving hacktoids who (I can't believe 
>> I'm saying this) are even worse than Pat Cannon. This is I guess like 
>> saying they're worse than Beelzebub, or visa versa, but you get my point.
>>
>> Time for real change and it ain't happening here until people get with 
>> reality.
>>
>> Fred Shroeder and Fred Wertzel were dead on wrong on this one. Can't say 
>> it any clearer than that!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Larry Posont" <president.nfb.mi at gmail.com>
>> To: "nfbmi List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:06 PM
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: BSBP Commission meeting agenda for March 28, 
>> 2013
>>
>>
>>> Dear Michigan Federationists:
>>>
>>>     The Agenda for the Advisory Meeting is out. I have included it
>>> below my message. We need to get as many people to the Meeting as
>>> possible. It is on Thursday, in the Victor Building, from 10:00 to
>>> 12:30. Thank you very much.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Larry Posont
>>>
>>>> From: Luzenski, Sue (LARA)
>>> Subject: BSBP Commission meeting agenda for March 28, 2013
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Commission for Blind Persons (Commission)
>>>>
>>>> Thursday, March 28, 2013
>>>>
>>>> Victor Bldg, 3rd Floor, Conference room A/B,
>>>>
>>>> 201 N. Washington Square
>>>>
>>>> Lansing, MI
>>>>
>>>> 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 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:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      I.        Call to Order, Welcome
>>>>
>>>> Mission Statement                L. Mogk 10:00-10:05
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    II.        Introductions                          All
>>>>              10:05-10:15
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   III.        Approval of transcript of Jan 17, 2013
>>>>
>>>> L. Mogk                         10:15-10:20
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> IV.        Consumer Services Subcommittee
>>>>
>>>> J. Barnes-Parker         10:20-10:50
>>>>
>>>> G. Gaynor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   V.        Training Center Subcommittee
>>>>
>>>> M. Dunn                        10:50-11:20
>>>>
>>>>                                                           M. Hudson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> VI.        BEP Subcommittee:             L. Buckingham
>>>> 11:20-11:40
>>>>
>>>>                                                           J. Sibley
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> VII     HR 4256: Implications for BEP
>>>> 11:40-11:50
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> E. Rodgers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> VIII    Director's Vision: Changes Envisioned for BSBP
>>>>
>>>> E. Rodgers                   11:50-12:05
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> IX    Next Steps                               L. Mogk
>>>>   12:05-12:10
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> X     Public Comment
>>>>    12:10-12:25
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> XI    Adjournment                            L. Mogk
>>>> 12:25
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (Please note new public comment email address)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *NOTE: Public comment may be submitted in written form until 5:00 p.m. 
>>>> April
>>>> 1, 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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