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Michigan Commission for the Blind(MCB) in the News

• Students from the Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center feel the rush on their first skydive, by Jeff Barr, Kalamazoo Gazette, 10-30-08

• Blind group 'excited' about skydiving, CBS TV 4, Denver, Colorado, 10-27-08

• 6 blind people plan 10,000-foot sky dive in Mich., Chicago Tribune (Associated Press), 10-24-08

• Royal Oak man is one of six blind people planning 10,000-foot sky dive, Oakland Press (Associated Press), 10/24/08

• Six blind people plan 10,000-foot sky dive in Michigan, Detroit News (Associated Press), 10/24/08

• Blind Skydivers Challenge Stereotypes, WNWO TV 24, Toledo, Ohio, 10/23/08

• Blind skydivers challenge stereotypes, WLUC TV 6, Marquette, 10-23-08

• Visually Impaired Persons Support Group celebrating 50 years (Note: group coordinator is Grand Rapids MCB Rehab Teacher Nancy Lapekas), The Holland Sentinel, 10-9-08

MCB Press Releases

• MCB Rehabilitation Counselor Michelle Visscher Receives National Margaret E. Fairbairn Award

• Blind Skydivers Jumped Wednesday to Dispel Stereotypes, Inspire Others

• Blind Entrepreneurs Commemorate 25th Anniversary of Michigan's Highway Vending Services

• Michigan Commission for the Blind Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Serving State

• MCB Rehabilitation Teacher Roberta McCall Receives International Award

• Index of Press Releases

MCB Background Information

• MCB Media Contact: Susan Turney, 517-241-8631, turneys@michigan.gov.

• A Brief History of the Michigan Commission for the Blind--Established October 1, 1978--Celebrating 30 Years of Service in 2008

• MCB Success Stories

• Overview of MCB Services

• Patrick D. Cannon, MCB State Director

• MCB Commissioners

• 2008-09 MCB Commission Meeting Schedule

Statistics on Blindness

• Prevalence of Blindness in Michigan and the United States


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