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Aids & Devices Closed For Inventory

Thursday, June 22 and Friday, June 23, the store will be closed to conduct inventory. No orders will be processed until Monday, June 26. Thank you for your patience.

Elected Committee for Blind Managers Meeting

June 6, 2017 3:00 pm

Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 4th Street, Des Moines, Iowa, Director’s Conference Room

The next meeting of the Elected Committee of Blind Managers will occur at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The tentative agenda is as follows:
1. 3:00 Call to Order
2. 3:05 Approval of the May 9, 2017
   Meeting Minutes
3. 3:10  Director’s Report
4. 3:20  Inventories Update
5. 3:30  Mitchellville Rest Area Update
6. 3:40  Des Moines Vending Route Update
7. 3:50  Victor Rest Area
8. 4:00  Other
9. 4:10  In consideration of holding a
     closed session to review or
     discuss records which are
     required or authorized by state
   or federal law to be kept
   confidential as a condition for
   that governmental body’s
   possession or continue receipt
   of Federal fund.
10. 4:30  Committee Recommendations
11. 4:35  Time and Place of Next Meeting
12. 4:40  Adjourn

Iowa Commission for the Blind Board Meeting

May 12, 2017 9:00 am

Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 4th Street, Des Moines, Iowa, Director’s Conference Room

The next commission board meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 12th at 9:00 am in the Director’s Conference Room at the Iowa Department for the Blind.

Sandy Ryan, Chair
Peggy Elliott, Member
Joe Van Lent, Member

Agenda:
https://blind.iowa.gov/upload/idb-agenda

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The Adult Orientation and Adjustment Center provides a curriculum for vocational rehabilitation clients of the Iowa Department for the Blind ages 17 and older to learn alternative skills for everything from cooking to computer and technology. More importantly, the program provides a platform for individuals to develop self-confidence and a truly positive attitude about themselves and their blindness.

Overview
Get an overview of what the Orientation Center has to offer.

Classes
Learn about the classes offered in the center.

Youth Transition Services

The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is dedicated to providing meaningful and high quality vocational rehabilitation services to blind and low-vision transition-age youth across the state. For more information, contact Transition Program Specialist Julie Aufdenkamp at 515-242-5768 or julie.aufdenkamp@blind.state.ia.us.

For more information on the Orientation and Adjustment Center, contact:
Alan Bickell
Orientation Center Program Administrator
(515) 281-1313
alan.bickell@blind.state.ia.us

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