MCRS Meeting — 2/8/24

In accordance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA), the Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services’ (MCRS) February 8, 2024, meeting will provide for both in-person as well as virtual attendance as allowed under the OMA so that the council members and the public, which this council represents, may attend and participate. This meeting will be convened remotely using Microsoft Teams and in-person at the location designated below.

Join the meeting on Microsoft Teams

Instructions for joining the meeting

• If viewing with a desktop/laptop computer, you can use a web browser and join anonymously.
• If using a mobile device, download the Microsoft Teams app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and view the meeting with the app
• An account is not required to view the meeting.
• NOTE TO THE PUBLIC: There will be a maximum room occupancy. Therefore, the virtual meeting space may be an alternate environment for which the public could participate.

Public comment

To offer public comment during the meeting, send an e-mail to LEO-MCRS@michigan.gov, and you will receive a call-in number and conference ID. Please provide your name, city, and telephone number.

Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services meetings are open to the public.  Persons with questions or disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact:

Alicia Kirkey, Departmental Analyst, Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Office of Employment and Training
Phone: 517-243-8097
Email: LEO-MCRS@michigan.gov
Website: Michigan.gov/MCRS

Meeting resources

MCRS Quarterly Meeting — Approved Agenda 2/8/24 (approved 2/8/24)

Attachments referenced in the the minutes:

• Attachment 1: MCRS Quarterly Meeting — Draft Agenda 2/8/24 (version 1/5/24)
• Attachment 2: MCRS Quarterly Business Meeting (10/12/23) — Draft Minutes (version 10/24/23)
• Attachment 3: FY24 MCRS Resource Plan with Q1 Expenditures
• Attachment 4: MCRS Quarterly Report — Quarter 1 (October-December 2023) Disability Rights Michigan (DRM)
• Attachment 5: MCRS Partner Report (2/8/24) — Incompass Michigan
• Attachment 6: Michigan Alliance for Families (MAF) — Summary of Fiscal Year (October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023
• Attachment 7: Assistive Technology Program FY24 — First Quarter Narrative for MATP
• Attachment 8: SILC Executive Director Report (1/12/24)
• Attachment 9a: Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) MCRS Report (2/8/24)
• Attachment 9b: Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) FY24 (October-December, 2023) — Performance Statistics Project
• Attachment 9c: Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) ADM 0302 — Establishment Authority
• Attachment 10: Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) MCRS Quarterly Final Report (2/8/24)