MCB Community Update

MCB Community Update with Emelie Perry, MCB Childrens Service Worker

This month we speak with Emelie Perry, MCB Childrens Service Worker, and learn about the services and support that is offered locally and by MCB at different stages of development, from birth to adulthood.

MCB Community Update with Kara Sittig, MCB Region 3 Director

This month we speak with Kara Sittig at MCB. Kara is the Region 3 Director, which encompasses the Northeastern part of Massachusetts. Her experience and institutional knowledge brings a great deal of clarity to the Registration and Vocational Rehabilitation processes. 

Commissioner John Oliveira

This reading is intended solely for People who are Blind and/or Print-Disabled. The Audible Local Ledger, a non-profit organization that is part of the Massachusetts Audio Information Network, reads local news and information to several hundred blind and print disabled listeners on the Cape, Islands and South Coast of Massachusetts. Along with our Sero iPhone app, smart speakers, specially tuned SCA receivers and cable streams, our podcasts are yet another channel we employ to bring our blind listeners their community and regional news 24/7/365. More info is available at:  www.audiblelocalledger.org or by calling 508-539-2030.

Justine Muir, MCB Deputy Commissioner

The MCB Community Update speaks with newly appointed Deputy Commissioner Justine Muir about her goals and the work that's getting done at MCB.

MCB Community Update - Karen Hatcher, Director of Older Independent Blind Programming

This month we speak with the Director of the Older Independent Blind Program, Karen Hatcher. The OIB concentrates on the unmet needs of elders coping with limitations imposed upon them by legal blindness, advancing age, and social isolation, MCB’s OIB Program provides direct and purchased services to eligible consumers so they can live independently and confidently in their homes and communities.

MCB Community Update - Registration and Benefits with Nate Skrocki, MCB Director od Policy and Compliance

Join us as we explore the MCB registration process as well as the wide variety of Benefits that MCB offers to assist people who are blind and print impaired.

MCB Community Update - Commissioner John Oliveira - 2nd Quarter

Join us on the last Friday of each month for an interview series with MCB leaders. We will interview Commissioner John Oliveira this month, and then again quarterly; address ongoing issues and concerns for people who are blind and print disabled; and bring to light developments in Assistive Technology (AT), Mobility and Orientation and many other services and training that the MCB provides. Produced by the Audible Local Ledger, a reading service based in Mashpee. More information at audiblelocalledger.org

The MCB Community Update for April - Alexander Pooler, MCB Director of Assistive Technology

Join us as we explore the wide variety of Assistive Technology (AT) devices that have been deployed and others that will be available in the near future to assist people who are blind and print impaired.

MCB Community Update - Orientation and Mobility with Allyson Bull

Join us as we meet and speak with Ally Bull, Director of Orientation and Mobility (O&M), about the services offered by Mass Commission for the Blind which assist people who are blind or vision impaired become both safer and more independent. Besides learning a bit about Ally and her team, some of the topics include:
- How are MCB consumers assigned guide dogs and what basics are mandated before one can be considered?
- The White Cane - different types of people require different types of canes - learn some of the distinctions.
- Protecting the upper body - technology and the laws which help reduce head and torso strikes.
Next month's guest is Alexander Pooler, who will provide updates and insights about the quickly evolving world of Assistive Technology. Learn about "Alexa" and the smart speaker's ability to positively impact your daily routines, along with emerging technologies that can make the world safer for people who are vision impaired.
The "MCB Community Update" is produced by the Audible Local Ledger, a non profit, volunteer reading service for people who are blind or print impaired based in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Part of MAIN (Massachusetts Audio Information Service), you can contact us at 508-539-2030 or info@audiblelocalledger.org to donate, volunteer, or receive a way to listen if you are print disabled. 

MCB Community Update Premiere - Commissioner John Oliveira Interview

Join us on the last Friday of each month for an interview series with MCB leaders. We will interview Commissioner John Oliveira this month, and then quarterly; address ongoing issues and concerns for people who are blind and print disabled; and bring to light developments in Assistive Technology (AT), Mobility and Orientation and many other services and training that the MCB provides. Produced by the Audible Local Ledger, a reading service based in Mashpee. More information at audiblelocalledger.org