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DeafBlind Awareness Week - Staff Spotlight: Peggy Feldmann-Firinne 

6/30/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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DeafBlind Awareness Week - Community Spotlight: Aspire Living & Learning 

6/29/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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DeafBlind Awareness Week - Consumer Spotlight: Lori Siedman 

6/28/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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DeafBlind Awareness Week - Governor Healey Signs Proclamation  

6/26/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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DeafBlind Awareness Week - A Message from Acting Commissioner John Oliveira 

6/26/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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Submit a Nomination for the 2023 Meg Robertson Mobility Award 

4/28/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

This award is to celebrate the white cane and its impact in the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired in the Commonwealth.

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Deputy Commissioner Oliveira Delivers FY2024 Budget Testimony 

3/21/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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MCB Virtual Town Hall: MBTA Mobility Center Recap - March 2023 

3/13/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

MCB hosted our first Virtual Town Hall of 2023 to offer a community of support for people who are blind and visually impaired across the Commonwealth. We highlighted MCB's Orientation and Mobility Department and the MBTA Mobility Center.

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2023 Boston Tax Help Coalition Pilot Program for Visually Impaired People (VIPs) 

1/18/2023 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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2022 Virtual Open House Recap 

12/02/2022 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

MCB hosted our Virtual Open House to offer a community of support for individuals who are blind and visually impaired across the Commonwealth.

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National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts 2023-2024 Scholarships 

11/17/2022 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

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MCB Virtual Town Hall Recap - October 2022 

10/24/2022 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

MCB hosted our third Virtual Town Hall of 2022 to offer a community of support for individuals who are blind and visually impaired across the Commonwealth. We shared an overview of the Commonwealth's Accessible Vote by Mail system.

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MCB Virtual White Cane Awareness Day Celebration 2022 

10/14/2022 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

MCB hosted our third Virtual White Cane Awareness Day to celebrate orientation & mobility with our community.