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Live Audio Streaming: MCB Commission Meeting and annual Honor Roll Awards Presentation in East Lansing December 12, 2008 The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) will hold its next commission meeting and annual Honor Roll Awards presentation in East Lansing at the Kellog Center, Lincoln Room, on the Michigan State University campus. Hear the live audio at this link.
| • Overview: Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB), celebrating 30 years of "Changing Lives, Changing Attitudes" The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) was established on October 1, 1978. This year MCB is celebrating 30 years of "Changing Lives, Changing Attitudes," while providing services to people in Michigan who are blind or visually impaired. The mission of the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) is to provide opportunity to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to achieve employability and/or function independently in society. The MCB vision statement is that someday it will be said that Michigan is a great place for blind people to live, learn, work, raise a family, and enjoy life because: 1) An excellent array of rehabilitation and education services are fully accessible to blind people, 2) Blind people in Michigan believe in themselves and their capacity to achieve excellence, 3) The state's general population believes in the abilities of blind people and understands what blindness is and what it is not, and 4) Michigan employers understand, believe in, and hire people who are blind. Read more information about MCB on this website or call 1-800-292-4200 (voice) or 1-888-864-1212 (TTY), both toll-free in Michigan.
| • MCB Office Locations & Staff Directory: The Michigan Commission for the Blind has its central office in Lansing. In addition, there are eight field offices statewide and a training center in Kalamazoo. (Directory updated 11-5-08.)
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Blind Skydivers Jumped Oct. 29 to Dispel Stereotypes, Inspire Others Robert Willis (79, Royal Oak, in photo at left) said he wanted to "dispel negative stereotypes about visual impairment." Speaking about his jump, he noted, "It gets very quiet after the chute opens. Before that, it's not quiet..."
| Welcome to the Michigan Commission for the Blind Read this brochure online in English, Spanish, or Arabic, and see a list of other MCB publications. Call 1-800-292-4200 toll-free in Michigan or 517-241-8631 for print, Braille, or audio copies of MCB publications, or for more information about the Michigan Commission for the Blind and the training and other services MCB provides statewide.
| Michigan Commission for the Blind video (Michigan Commission for the Blind video.) This online video presents an overview of the state- and federally funded programs and services of the Michigan Commission for the Blind, which is a part of the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth.
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