Michigan Commission for the Blind is Featured Senior Site Agency of the Month
Contact:
Susan Turney 517-241-8631
Agency:
Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
July 7, 2009-During the month of July 2009, the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) is the featured Agency of the Month on the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) website for seniors, AFB Senior Site (www.afb.org/seniorsite).
During July, the website will feature articles about MCB services for seniors, an MCB client success story, a helpful tip for living with vision loss, and the opportunity to post questions and receive answers from MCB rehabilitation staff.
Pat Cannon, State Director of the Michigan Commission for the Blind, welcomes this opportunity to share information about the commission's services for seniors, saying, "No one should have to live in a nursing home simply because of sight loss. Yet, tens of thousands of older Americans who are experiencing diminishing vision are facing the possibility of institutionalization because they do not have access to basic services which would enable them to live independently and productively." The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) provides Independent Living services for the state's older, legally blind population.
Launched in April 2007, AFB Senior Site is designed to help families, caregivers, and people directly affected by vision loss. The multimedia site is totally accessible and offers instructional videos and easy-to-implement tips and testimonials to help this country's growing low-vision population maintain independence. Since its inception, the site has served hundreds of thousands of visitors.
The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources.
For more than 30 years, the Michigan Commission for the Blind has provided training and other services for individuals who are blind or visually impaired to achieve independence and/or employment in the careers of their choice, annually serving nearly 4,000 state residents. For more information, visit www.michigan.gov/mcbor call toll-free: voice 1-800-292-4200; TTY 1-888-864-1212.
The Michigan Commission for the Blind is part of the Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG), which is investing in Michigan's future by preparing for the new energy economy, helping to create the jobs of today and tomorrow, ensuring that our children and adults have the skills these jobs demand, making Michigan a better place to do business, and training and placing those who need jobs now.
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