The Michigan Commission for the Blind's Annual Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Training and Information Workshop will be held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Michigan State University, in East Lansing.

The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) will hold its bimonthly commission meeting at the Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center, 1541 Oakland Drive, in Kalamazoo. The theme for this meeting will be technology, and there will be a number of presentations and demonstrations of assistive technology, including low vision devices, wayfinding technology, and description and captioning for movies in theaters.

The meeting will be at the SILC Offices in Lansing from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Service Delivery Focus Design Team meets to discuss Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) services and improve delivery of quality services.

The annual Michigan Association of Education and Rehabilitation (MAER) Spring Conference is scheduled to take place on April 21-22 at the Livonia Marriott at Laurel Park Place in Livonia.

The Michigan Commission for the Blind is offering this first session of a seven-part workshop on how to accomplish various daily tasks, taught by certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists. The April 28 session is titled "What Every Low-Vision Patient Should Know," and it will cover high- and low-tech magnifying devices, importance of lighting and glare control, using color and contrast, aspects of a low-vision exam, and more.