...at the Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center in Kalamazoo.

This is a 12-week program that provides blind and visually impaired students in the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) with the opportunity to explore career possibilities under the direction of mentors who may have similar disabilities.

(NOTE NEW MEETING DATE AND TIME.) The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) Image and Identity Team focuses on ways to increase awareness of the Michigan Commission for the Blind and its programs and services, such as through collaboration with other organizations, publications, the MCB website, media, community events, and more. The committee is open to anyone who would like to participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community partners, and others interested in these topics.

Topic: Facebook Revisited. Everyone is welcome no matter their level of computer experience.

This is a food service and vending internship in MCB's Business Enterprise Program for blind and visually impaired youth ages 15-22. Participants work 20-30 hours per week at $7.40 per hour with a Business Enterprise Program operator.

The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) Service Delivery Design Team works to improve delivery of quality MCB services.

from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Victor Office Center, 201 N. Washington Square (at Ottawa) in Lansing, third floor, conference rooms A/B. Assistant Attorney General Daphne Johnson and Tom Quasarano will be providing a general overview on the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and the Freedom of Infomration Act (FOIA), as requested.

The Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) will hold its commission board meeting in Lansing 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Victor Building, 201 N. Washington Square, 3rd floor, Conference Room A/B. Hear the live audio at this link.

at Michigan State University. Students need to have completed their junior year in high school, or they could have just graduated from high school. For more information, MCB consumers should contact their MCB counselor.

MCB's College Policy work group meeting is to be held Monday, June 21, 2010, at the Michigan Works! building, 2110 S. Cedar Street, Lansing, 517-492-5500, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Superior, Michigan, and Huron rooms. The call-in number is 877-873-8017 and the passcode is 9734808. All handouts are posted online here.

This is an eight-day training program for blind and visually impaired youth ages 14 through 21 years old whose goal includes postsecondary education and/or transitionaing to competitive employment.

Career Club is for blind and visually impaired students ages 14 through 26 in Ingham and Eaton Counties. The program includes but is not limited to job tours, job planning, interviewing activities, job shadows, job try-outs, disability rights/self advocacy, soft skills related to preparing for employment, team-building activities, and goal setting.

Get more information and the pre-registration form.