MCB Community Update

By: Audible Local Ledger
  • Summary

  • Join us on the last Friday of each month for an interview series with MCB leaders. We will interview Commissioner John Oliveira 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 trainning that the MCB provides. Produced by the Audible Local Ledger, a reading service based in Mashpee. More information at audiblelocalledger.org
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Episodes
  • Commissioner John Oliveira
    Sep 27 2024

    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.

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    16 mins
  • Justine Muir, MCB Deputy Commissioner
    Aug 29 2024

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

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    22 mins
  • MCB Community Update - Karen Hatcher, Director of Older Independent Blind Programming
    Jul 25 2024

    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.

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    31 mins

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