Note:  Everything here is public information, and most of these items appear elsewhere on the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) website.  These items are grouped together on this page for handy reference by MCB staff.  To find a topic on this page using a keyword, go to the Edit menu and click on "Find on this page."

Brochures, signature guides, etc. -- how to get these:

• Standard (14-point) print publications, Braille alphabet cards, & signature guides: Please check the supply at your MCB office first, and then contact Susan Turney at 517-241-8631 at least a week before the items are needed.
• Audio (as an alternative format):  Audio copies of MCB publications and information packet items are produced at the MCB central office in Lansing.  MCB staff who need audio as an alternative format for an MCB consumer should contact Susan Turney at 517-241-8631.
• Braille:  Braille alternative format documents are produced by MCB staff at each office using Duxbury software and the Microsoft Word files below.  
• Larger print (larger than 14-point font):   Larger print alternative format documents are produced by MCB staff at each office using the Microsoft Word files below.

Consumer Information Packet items (updated 11/6/07):    Below are the 8 "core" items for the consumer information packets distributed by MCB to new or prospective MCB consumers.  For standard 14-point print and audio formats of the Consumer Information Packet materials (except the printed Resource Contact List), MCB staff should contact Susan Turney at 517-241-8631.

1. Welcome to the Michigan Commission for the Blind
2. MCBVI brochure
3. NFB brochure
4. Newsline for the Blind brochure
5. Talking Books brochure
6. Mailing Free Matter for Blind and Visually Handicapped Persons brochure 
7. Resource Contact List (for MCB Consumer Information Packet)  -- Note: Add local MCB office contact information before printing (from your computer) and photocopying this document at your MCB office.
8. American Printing House for the Blind Products Catalog or Application Form (For this item, get copies in all formats from MCB central office: 517-241-8631.)

Microsoft Word files for use in producing Braille and larger print formats:

• Business Services from the Michigan Commission for the Blind
• College Prep Flier 2008
• Independent Living Program from the Michigan Commission for the Blind
• Mailing Free Matter for Blind and Visually Handicapped Persons
• MCB College Student Guidelines and College Assessment
• MCBVI brochure
• NFB brochure
• Newsline for the Blind brochure
• Talking Books brochure
• Welcome to the Michigan Commission for the Blind
• Youth Services Available from the Michigan Commission for the Blind

Newsletter archive -- MCB Insight  

• March 2008
• January 2008
• November 2007
• September 2007
• July 2007
• May 2007
• March 2007
• January 2007

Reference materials and resource lists for MCB staff

• Braille Transcribing and Equipment Repair Services
• Computer Consultants
• Eye Doctors
• Orientation & Mobility Instructors
• MCB New Employee Orientation Procedure
• MCB Orientation Packet
• MCB Policy Manual (complete manual as one Microsoft Word file)
• MCB Policy Manual (HTML with links to each chapter)
• Technology Related to Blindness and Visual Impairment  
• Vision Loss Simulation Slide Show (Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired)

Release Form  (for permission to release consumer's name and information to media, in publications, on website, in videos, etc.)