CHAIRPERSON: Mike Bullis (MSRC) MEMBERS: Debbie Brown (NFB) Joyce Callahan (MTA) Charles H. Crawford (MSRC) Christina Davis (BISM) Ellen Farnham (Columbia Lighthouse) Dan Frye (MSRC) Jill Lewis (LBPH) Sharon Maneki (NFB) James Papania (MBEPB) Fred Puente (BISM) Sue Schaffer (DORS OBVS Director) Sharon Whited (AER)
The Blindness &Vision Services Committee shall be composed of at least three members of the Council, at least two of whom shall be blind or have a significant vision impairment, and one of whom shall serve as Chairperson of the committee. Ad hoc members with knowledge of the needs of individuals who are blind and vision impaired will be included on the committee. A majority of committee members shall be individuals with significant visual impairments, reflecting the consumers served by DORS Office for Blindness & Vision Services (OBVS). The committee shall have balanced representation of the national blind advocacy organizations and non-affiliated individuals.
Primary Duties: