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Join us in June as MDE-LIO kicks off a live webinar series called LIVE With LIO! During each hour-long webinar in the series, our education consultants will follow up on recent workshops and cover other relevant topics.

The first live webinar will be held from 12-...

When teachers return a borrowed American Printing House for the Blind (APH) product to MDE-LIO this summer, they’ll have a chance to browse APH rummage products to take back to their district.

To return borrowed APH products, set up an appointment with APH...

On May 10, nearly two dozen middle school students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) gathered in Detroit to get a handle on their budgets and expenses.

Not their actual budgets and expenses, of course.

The students were at...

This year’s summer reading program is out of this world! The program features a space theme and runs June 24 through August 4. All components of the program are designed to be completed at home, so students across Michigan can participate. More information will be sent...

An inventory list of our Unified English Braille (UEB) leisure books is available just in time for summer reading.

From authors such as Shel Silverstein and Roald Dahl to Judy Blume and John Green, our UEB library offers something for everyone—and it continues to...

Three students from Michigan will be moving on to the Braille Challenge Finals in June. MDE-LIO would like to congratulate:

• Apprentice: Elizabeth F.
• Junior Varsity: Julia L.
• Varsity: Alexandra A.

We wish you the best of luck...

MDE-LIO would like to announce Amanda English as a new Blind/Visually Impaired (BVI) Consultant.

Amanda has been a teacher/teacher consultant for students who are BVI for 20 years. She received her master’s degree in orientation and mobility (O&M) and is a...

Encourage your student to develop independent living skills (ILS) with our new early childhood and elementary ILS calendars. The calendars provide one ILS task each weekday for the student to complete, with a goal of completing at least three activities per week.

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Plan out your learning and professional development schedule with our updated event section.

In early April, we added a calendar feature to the event section so users can quickly click through each month to see when events...