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Welcome to the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
The Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) believes in the capacity of people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve employment and independence. BSBP provides training and other services that empower people to achieve their individual goals.
If you live in Michigan and you're blind or visually impaired, the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons will work with you to define your goals and identify appropriate training and other services. Funded by federal and state taxes, BSBP provides counseling and training in skills for daily living without vision. Depending upon your needs and eligibility for specific services, BSBP may also provide some types of adaptive equipment, computer software, and postsecondary education.
- Pre-ETS/Transition Services
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Vending Machine Refunds
- Business Services for Employers
- Braille and Talking Book Library
- Independent Living Services for Seniors
- Youth Low Vision Services
- DeafBlind Services (for individuals who are both deaf and blind)
- BSBP Training Center
- For Eye Doctors Referring Their Patients
- Business Enterprise Program
Spotlight
National Braille Literacy Month
January is Braille Literacy Month in Michigan and throughout the U.S. This system of reading, around since 1824, assists individuals who are blind or visually impaired in the workplace and the classroom and allows them to engage in a lifetime of learning. Braille skills are supported in the state by the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons’ Training Center and the Braille and Talking Book Library.
Press Release: Braille services and resources available to support blind or visually impaired Michiganders
Certificate of Proclamation for Braille Literacy Month - January 2021
- Bureau of Services for Blind Persons presents Honor Roll Achievement Awards
- List of Transition/Pre-ETS Programs 2020
- Libraries Without Walls Conference Showcases Adaptive Technology for the Blind
- No Barriers Climb Program Empowers Blind or Visually Impaired Students at Leadership Retreat
