[nfbmi-talk] Fw: MCB Activity List for March 2011
Larry Posont
president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
Sat Mar 12 02:19:31 UTC 2011
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From: Cannon, Patrick (DELEG)
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Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:13 PM
Subject: MCB Activity List for March 2011
Michigan COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
ACTIVITY LIST
March 2011 Edition
March 12, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Computer Club meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. Topic: Blogs, what they are and how to use them. Presented by Sonya Schryer Norris, Web Administrator, Library of Michigan. The MCB BTBL Computer Club meets on the second Saturday of the month. Monthly topics range from presentations by vendors on new adaptive devices to hands-on training on Microsoft Word to field trips to adaptive computer labs. Everyone is welcome no matter their level of computer experience. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
March 12, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Book Club meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. The book title is to be announced. The meeting can be attended in person, on site, or via the OPAL online meeting room. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
March 17, 2011 MCB Image & Identity Team Meeting, 10 a.m. to noon by teleconference. To participate, call 888-808-6929 and enter passcode 4363219. This group focuses on ways to increase awareness of the Michigan Commission for the Blind and its programs and services, such as through collaboration with other organizations, publications, the MCB website, media, community events, and more. The committee is open to anyone who would like to participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community partners, and others interested in these topics. For more information, contact Susan Turney (MCB) at (517) 241-8631.*
March 17, 2011 Technology Committee being held from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Victor Building large conference room on the second floor. All MCB staff and interested others are welcome to participate by conference call at 877-873-8017 and enter passcode 9806128. For more information, contact Lucy Edmonds (MCB) at (517) 373-3459.
March 17- 18, 2011 MCB Commission Meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17 and 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 18, in Lansing at the Ottawa Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, in Conference Room Ottawa UL3. To listen to the commission meeting over the telephone, please dial 1-877-873-8017 and enter passcode 7502991. For live audio streaming over the internet during the meeting, the URL is at the MCB website @ www.michigan.gov/mcb. For more information, contact Sue Luzenski (MCB) at (517) 335-4265.*
March 20-25, 2011 MCB Mini Adjustment Program in Lansing. This weeklong event will provide MCB clients with training in a variety of skills of blindness, e.g., cane travel, Braille, adaptive kitchen skills, dealing with time and money, and adaptive computer technology. For more information, contact Shig Toda (MCB) at (269) 337-3601 or Pam Crooks (MCB) at (269) 337-3858.*
April 9, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Computer Club meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. Topic: Overdrive and Audible, Listening Beyond NLS presented by Scott Norris, BTBL Adaptive Technology Librarian. The MCB BTBL Computer Club meets on the second Saturday of the month. Monthly topics range from presentations by vendors on new adaptive devices to hands-on training on Microsoft Word to field trips to adaptive computer labs. Everyone is welcome no matter their level of computer experience. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
April 9, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Book Club meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. The book title is to be announced. The meeting can be attended in person, on site, or via the OPAL online meeting room. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
April 12, 2011 MCB Service Delivery Design Team meeting is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Statewide Independent Living Council located at 417 Seymour in Lansing. The Service Delivery Design Team meets to discuss MCB Services and improve delivery of quality services. The group is comprised of MCB staff, consumers, and other partners. The meetings are open to all who wish to participate. To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437. If you plan to participate in the meeting, please contact Leamon Jones (MCB), (517) 335-4956 one week before the meeting.*
April 14-15, 2011 Michigan Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (MAER) Annual Conference April 14-15, 2011, in Livonia at the Marriott at Laurel Park Place. The title of this year's conference is "Making It Happen." For more information, visit www.maerbvi.org.
May 1-6, 2011 MCB Mini Adjustment Program in Escanaba (Gladstone). This weeklong event will provide MCB clients with training in a variety of skills of blindness, e.g., cane travel, Braille, adaptive kitchen skills, dealing with time and money, and adaptive computer technology. For more information, contact Shig Toda (MCB) at (269) 337-3601 or Bonnie Betz (MCB) at (269) 337-3858.*
May 7, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Computer Club meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. Topic: Where are we going? GPS will get us there, Presented by AT Guys. The MCB BTBL Computer Club meets on the second Saturday of the month. Monthly topics range from presentations by vendors on new adaptive devices to hands-on training on Microsoft Word to field trips to adaptive computer labs. Everyone is welcome no matter their level of computer experience. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
May 7, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Book Club meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. The book is to be announced. The meeting can be attended in person, on site, or via the OPAL online meeting room. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
May 12, 2011 MCB Consumer Involvement Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Victor Building, second floor conference room, 201 N. Washington Square, Lansing. To participate by teleconference, call (877) 873-8017 and enter passcode number 7085546. The CIC, made up of representatives from organized consumer groups and current agency clients provides advice to the Agency and Commissioners. For more information, contact MCB Liaison Susan Turney at (517) 241-8631.*
May 19, 2011 MCB Cultural Diversity Committee Meeting 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., location to be determined. This committee works to ensure that MCB services are available to all eligible individuals in Michigan's diverse population. All MCB staff, partners, and stakeholders are welcome to participate on the committee, and the committee is seeking new members. To participate by teleconference, call 1-877-336- 1828 and enter access code 8434886. For more information, contact Debbie Wilson (MCB) at 810-760-2035.*
June 11, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library
Computer Club meeting from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL.
Topic: Making online reservations for
hotels/flights and filling out forms, presented by
Scott Norris, BTBL Adaptive Technology
Librarian. The MCB BTBL Computer Club
meets on the second Saturday of the month.
Monthly topics range from presentations by
vendors on new adaptive devices to hands-on
training on Microsoft Word to field trips to
adaptive computer labs. Everyone is welcome
no matter their level of computer experience.
For more information, contact Scott Norris
(BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
June 11, 2011 MCB Braille and Talking Book Library Book Club meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Library of Michigan, BTBL. The book title is to be announced. The meeting can be attended in person, on site, or via the OPAL online meeting room. For more information, contact Scott Norris (BTBL, MCB) at (517) 373-5516.*
June 14, 2011 MCB Service Delivery Design Team meeting is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Statewide Independent Living Council located at 417 Seymour in Lansing. The Service Delivery Design Team meets to discuss MCB Services and improve delivery of quality services. The group comprises MCB staff, consumers, and other partners. The meetings are open to all who wish to participate. To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437. If you plan to participate in the meeting, please contact Leamon Jones (MCB), (517) 335-4956 one week before the meeting.*
June 16, 2011 MCB Image & Identity Team Meeting, 10 a.m. to noon by teleconference. To participate, call 888-808-6929 and enter passcode 4363219. This group focuses on ways to increase awareness of the Michigan Commission for the Blind and its programs and services, such as through collaboration with other organizations, publications, the MCB website, media, community events, and more. The committee is open to anyone who would like to participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community partners, and others interested in these topics. For more information, contact Susan Turney (MCB) at (517) 241-8631.*
June 17, 2011 MCB Commission Meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Lansing. To listen to the commission meeting over the telephone, please dial 1-877-873-8017 and enter, passcode 7502991. For live audio streaming over the internet during the meeting, the URL is at the MCB website @ www.michigan.gov/mcb. For more information, contact Sue Luzenski (MCB) at (517) 335-4265.*
August 9, 2011 MCB Service Delivery Design Team meeting is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Statewide Independent Living Council located at 417 Seymour in Lansing. The Service Delivery Design Team meets to discuss MCB Services and improve delivery of quality services. The group comprises MCB staff, consumers, and other partners. The meetings are open to all who wish to participate. To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437. If you plan to participate in the meeting, please contact Leamon Jones (MCB), (517) 335-4956 one week before the meeting.*
August 18, 2011 MCB Cultural Diversity Committee Meeting 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., location to be determined in Flint. This committee works to ensure that MCB services are available to all eligible individuals in Michigan's diverse population. All MCB staff, partners, and stakeholders are welcome to participate on the committee, and the committee is seeking new members. To participate by teleconference, call 1-877-336- 1828 and enter access code 8434886. For more information, contact Debbie Wilson (MCB) at 810-760-2035.*
September 8, 2011 MCB Consumer Involvement Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Victor Building, second floor conference room, 201 N. Washington Square, Lansing. To participate by teleconference, call (877) 873-8017 and enter passcode number 7085546. The CIC, made up of representatives from organized consumer groups and current agency clients provides advice to the Agency and Commissioners. For more information, contact MCB Liaison Susan Turney at (517) 241-8631.*
September 11-16,
2011 MCB Mini Adjustment Program in Detroit.
This weeklong event will provide MCB
clients with training in a variety of skills of
blindness, e.g., cane travel, Braille, adaptive
kitchen skills, dealing with time and money,
and adaptive computer technology. For more
information, contact Shig Toda (MCB) at (269)
337-3601 or Bonnie Betz (MCB) at (269) 337-3858.*
September 15, 2011 MCB Image & Identity Team Meeting, 10 a.m. to noon by teleconference. To participate, call 888-808-6929 and enter passcode 4363219. This group focuses on ways to increase awareness of the Michigan Commission for the Blind and its programs and services, such as through collaboration with other organizations, publications, the MCB website, media, community events, and more. The committee is open to anyone who would like to participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community partners, and others interested in these topics. For more information, contact Susan Turney (MCB) at (517) 241-8631.*
September 16, 2011 MCB Commission Meeting is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Lansing. To listen to the commission meeting over the telephone, please dial 1-877-873-8017 and enter passcode 7502991. For live audio streaming over the internet during the meeting, the URL is at the MCB website at www.michigan.gov/mcb. For more information, contact Sue Luzenski (MCB) at (517) 335-4265.*
October 6-9, 2011 The Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired (MCBVI) will hold its 38th Annual state convention in Lansing, Michigan. For more information, contact MCBVI President Joe Sibley at (616) 724-1650.
October 9-14, 2011 MCB Mini Adjustment Program in Gaylord. This weeklong event will provide MCB clients with training in a variety of skills of blindness, e.g., cane travel, Braille, adaptive kitchen skills, dealing with time and money, and adaptive computer technology. For more information, contact Shig Toda (MCB) at (269) 337-3601 or Pam Crooks (MCB) at (269) 337-3858.*
October 11, 2011 MCB Service Delivery Design Team meeting is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Statewide Independent Living Council located at 417 Seymour in Lansing. The Service Delivery Design Team meets to discuss MCB Services and improve delivery of quality services. The group comprises MCB staff, consumers, and other partners. The meetings are open to all who wish to participate. To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437. If you plan to participate in the meeting, please contact Leamon Jones (MCB), (517) 335-4956 one week before the meeting.*
November 17, 2011 MCB Cultural Diversity Committee Meeting 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., location to be determined in Saginaw. This committee works to ensure that MCB services are available to all eligible individuals in Michigan's diverse population. All MCB staff, partners, and stakeholders are welcome to participate on the committee, and the committee is seeking new members. To participate by teleconference, call 1-877-336- 1828 and enter access code 8434886. For more information, contact Debbie Wilson (MCB) at 810-760-2035.*
December 8, 2011 MCB Image & Identity Team Meeting, 10 a.m. to noon by teleconference. To participate, call 888-808-6929 and enter passcode 4363219. This group focuses on ways to increase awareness of the Michigan Commission for the Blind and its programs and services, such as through collaboration with other organizations, publications, the MCB website, media, community events, and more. The committee is open to anyone who would like to participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community partners, and others interested in these topics. For more information, contact Susan Turney (MCB) at (517) 241-8631.*
December 9, 2011 MCB Commission Meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Lansing. To listen to the commission meeting over the telephone, please dial 1-877-873-8017 and enter passcode 7502991. For live audio streaming over the internet during the meeting, the URL is at the MCB website at www.michigan.gov/mcb. For more information, contact Sue Luzenski (MCB) at (517) 335-4265.*
December 13, 2011 MCB Service Delivery Design Team meeting is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Statewide Independent Living Council located at 417 Seymour in Lansing. The Service Delivery Design Team meets to discuss MCB Services and improve delivery of quality services. The group comprises MCB staff, consumers, and other partners. The meetings are open to all who wish to participate. To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437. If you plan to participate in the meeting, please contact Leamon Jones (MCB), (517) 335-4956 one week before the meeting.*
January 12, 2012 MCB Consumer Involvement Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Victor Building, second floor conference room, 201 N. Washington Square, Lansing. To participate by teleconference, call (877) 873-8017 and enter passcode number 7085546. The CIC, made up of representatives from organized consumer groups and current agency clients provides advice to the Agency and Commissioners. For more information, contact MCB Liaison Susan Turney at (517) 241-8631.*
* The meeting site is accessible. Individuals attending the meeting
are requested to refrain from using heavily scented personal care
products in order to enhance accessibility for everyone. People with
disabilities requiring additional accommodations (such as materials in
alternative format) in order to participate in the meeting should call
the number listed for that event at least five business days prior to the
meeting.
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