 The Senior Blind Program (Independent Living Program)
The Michigan Commission for the Blind refers to the Senior Blind Program as The Independent Living Program. The Independent Living (IL) Program is a federal-state partnership providing services to older blind individuals so they can be as independent in their daily lives as possible.
| • Success Story: Mamie Louisa Moore
Mamie Louisa Moore is a professional seamstress who lost her vision due to glaucoma. She received training from the Michigan Commission for the Blind and developed new skills that have allowed her to live independently in her home and community--and to return to sewing.
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 Michigan Commission for the Blind is AFB Senior Site Agency of the Month for July 2009
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has chosen the Michigan Commission for the Blind as its featured agency of the Month for July 2009 on AFB Senior Site. Find out more about AFB Senior Site, which encourages older adults with eye diseases to live independently and productively, and connects them and their family members to the local services and resources they need.
|  Independent Living Program from the Michigan Commission for the Blind
The Michigan Commission for the Blind's Independent Living Program is for people age 55 or older who are legally blind and want to continue living at home as self-sufficiently as possible. Call 1-800-292-4200 to speak with an MCB Independent Living Program staff member in your area, or, for a brief overview of the program, read or listen to the MCB Independent Living Program brochure online in PDF format (with photos), Microsoft Word (in text only), or audio (MP3). The audio file can be played online or downloaded to a computer or MP3 player. To obtain print, Braille, or audio tape formats of this publication, call 1-800-292-4200 toll-free in Michigan, or 517-241-8631.
| • Area Agencies on Aging
Find services in your county for seniors (from your local Area Agency on Aging).
| • Radio Reading Services
Hear newspapers and magazines on a special radio receiver loaned to you free of charge...
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