[NFBMI-Talk] Powers and Duties of the Michigan Commission for the blind According to Public Act 260 of 1978

[Cathy Koyanagi]

Thank you Fred for the information.  I agree with you.  Is there a plan of
action or a core group to head this?

Cathy-Alice

*Cathy-Alice Koyanagi, BSW, MS*
*Motivational Speaker, Humorist, Disability Advocate, Sensitivity Trainer,
Vision Loss Coach*

*Phone:  321-474-0721*

*"I have to exist in darkness, but I do not have to live in darkness." ~
Cathy-Alice Koyanagi*


On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 4:15 PM fred wurtzel via NFBMI-Talk <
nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>               Dear Fellow Federationists,
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> Attached is a document that I wrote back in 2011. It is a description of PA
> 260 of 1978, known to us as the "Commission Bill."  The NFB of Michigan
> wrote and worked to pass this legislation. Except for Governor Snyder's
> Executive Order abolishing and replacing the Commission Board, the law
> stands today, and all the powers and duties still exist, even though they
> are not implemented or enforced in any identifiable way.
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> I am in hopes that our organization can take legal, administrative, civil
> actions or any other means to simply get the state to enforce the law as
> written and as blind people legally and morally  are entitled to.
> Otherwise, we will continue to experience the continual erosion of services
> as we have observed in Detroit with the elimination of the meager services
> which have disappeared.
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> Warmest Regards,
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> Fred
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