Michigan Commission for the Blind

June 24, 2005

201 N. Washington Square, Victor Building, 3rd floor, Room A-B, Lansing, Michigan, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

(Live audio streaming of the entire meeting will be available online.  See the instructions below the agenda on this page.)  

AGENDA (REVISED)

I.                    Committee of the Whole – 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

·         Reports on Commissioner Activities

·         Logistics for August Travel to Sault Ste Marie

II.      Call to Order, Roll Call, and Determination of Quorum -- Ms. Jo Ann Pilarski, Chairperson

III.              Approval of April 18, 2005 Meeting Minutes – MCB Board

IV.             PUBLIC COMMENT

V.                Board Correspondence

VI.             Director’s Report – Mr. Patrick Cannon, State Director

·         Service Recognition Awards

VII.          Administrative Services Division Report – Ms. Sherri Heibeck, Administrative Services Manager

VIII.       Business Enterprise Program Report  – Mr. Fred Wurtzel, Manager, BEP

·         Elected Operators Report – Mr. Joe Sontag, Chair

IX.             Health Issues and the Blind

·         Dr. Walter Betts, Low Vision Specialist, College of Optometry, Ferris State University

·         Dr. Edward F. Stein, Committee Member & Past President, Optometric Institute and Clinic of Detroit (Michigan Eyes on Diabetes)

LUNCH

·         Ms. Jean C. Chabut, Deputy Director for Public Health, Office of Michigan Surgeon General

·         Ms. Peggy Jackson, Supportive Services Supervisor, MCB Training Center

X.                MCB Training Center Report - Ms. Melody Lindsey, Training Center Director

XI.             Consumer Services Report – Mr. Leamon Jones, Consumer Services Director

·         SSI/SSDI/Maintenance Proposed Policy Revision

XII.          Consumer Involvement Council Report – Mr. Casey Dutmer, Chair and Ms. Beth White, MCB CIC Liaison

XIII.       PUBLIC COMMENT

XIV.       Adjournment

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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 Tish Kingaby at 517/335-4265 by June 20, 2005.

Live audio streaming links and instructions:

If you have Microsoft Windows Media, click on one of these links on June 24 to hear live audio of the commission meeting in Lansing at the Victor Building.  The meeting and the audio will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until the meeting agenda is completed:

High ( for Broadband): (link will be available here on June 24)

Low (for Modem):  (link will be available here on June 24)

If you do not have Microsoft Windows Media, you can download the version you need (free of charge) for your operating system at this link:  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?displang=en

We welcome your comments regarding the audio streaming of the June 24 commission meeting at  turneys@michigan.gov.)