Note:  Everything here is public information, and most of these items appear elsewhere on the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) website.  These items are grouped together on this page for handy reference by MCB staff.  To find a topic on this page using a keyword, go to the Edit menu and click on "Find on this page."

Consumer Information Packet items (updated 3/19/09):      For standard 14-point font packet materials and audio packets distributed by MCB to new or prospective MCB consumers, MCB staff should contact Susan Turney at 517-241-8631.  For alternative formats in Braille, print larger than 14 pt. font, and computer text files, each MCB office produces these using the Microsoft Word files at the links below: 

1. Text of Letter from MCB State Director Patrick D. Cannon
2. Welcome to the Michigan Commission for the Blind
3. MCBVI brochure
4. NFB brochure
5. Newsline for the Blind brochure
6. Talking Books brochure
7. Mailing Free Matter for Blind and Visually Handicapped Persons brochure 
8. Resource Contact List (for MCB Consumer Information Packet)  -- Note: Add your local MCB office contact information before printing (from your computer) and photocopying this document at your MCB office.
9. American Printing House for the Blind Products Catalog Application Form (For this item, MCB staff can get quantities of the standard print application form from Susan Turney at 517-241-8631.  For all other formats, the consumer's counselor or teacher can call American Printing House for the Blind at 1- 800-223-1839  to request a catalogue in the format needed to be sent directly to the consumer's home.)

Brochures, signature guides, etc. -- how to get these:

• Standard (14-point) print publications, Braille alphabet cards, & signature guides: Please check the supply at your MCB office first, and then contact Susan Turney at 517-241-8631 at least a week before the items are needed.
• Larger print format publications (larger than 14-point font):   Larger print alternative format documents are produced by MCB staff at each office using the Microsoft Word files on this page.
• Audio format publications (as an alternative format):  Audio copies of MCB publications and information packet items are produced at the MCB central office in Lansing.  MCB staff who need audio as an alternative format for an MCB consumer should contact Susan Turney at 517-241-8631.
• Computer text file format publications (in Microsoft Word):  These CDs or discs are produced at each   MCB office using the Microsoft Word files on this page.  The Word files can be downloaded onto a computer and then copied onto a CD or computer disc.  The files can also be attached to an email message.
• Braille format publications:  Braille alternative format documents are produced by MCB staff at each office using Duxbury software and the Microsoft Word files on this page.   

Additional Microsoft Word files for use in producing Braille, larger print, and computer text file alternative formats:

• Business Services from the Michigan Commission for the Blind
• MCB 2009 College Prep Program flier
• Independent Living Program from the Michigan Commission for the Blind
• Mailing Free Matter for Blind and Visually Handicapped Persons
• MCB College Student Guidelines and College Assessment
• MCBVI brochure
• NFB brochure
• Newsline for the Blind brochure
• Talking Books brochure
• Welcome to the Michigan Commission for the Blind
• Youth Services Available from the Michigan Commission for the Blind

Newsletter archive -- MCB Insight  

• November 2009
• September 2009
• July 2009
• May 2009
• March 2009
• January 2009
• November 2008
• September 2008
• July 2008
• May 2008
• March 2008
• January 2008
• November 2007
• September 2007
• July 2007
• May 2007
• March 2007
• January 2007

Reference materials and resource lists for MCB staff

• Braille Transcribing and Equipment Repair Services
• Computer Consultants
• Eye Doctors
• Orientation & Mobility Instructors
• MCB New Employee Orientation Procedure
• MCB Orientation Packet
• MCB Policy Manual (complete manual as one Microsoft Word file)
• MCB Policy Manual (HTML with links to each chapter)
• Technology Related to Blindness and Visual Impairment  
• Vision Loss Simulation Slide Show (Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired)

Release Form  (for permission to release consumer's name and information to media, in publications, on website, in videos, etc.)