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Plan out your learning and professional development schedule with our updated event section! Earlier this month, we added a calendar feature to the event section so users can quickly click through each month to see when events will...

For those who plan to attend the annual Michigan Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (MAER) Conference on April 25-26, we invite you to visit our...

MDE-LIO is pleased to announce Jill Teegardin as Camp Tuhsmeheta's new site director!

For the past 15 years, Jill has been a middle school teacher for the Diocese of Grand Rapids and has visited Camp T with many of her...

MDE-LIO’s newly organized Blind/Visually Impaired (BVI) and Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) resource libraries include books, kits, manuals, and other tools that may be borrowed for eight weeks. These resources are available for parents, college students, educators,...

On March 16, families of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) enjoyed a day of fun and learning at Family Matters! in Lansing.

Family Matters! is held each spring. The event features informative presentations...

Michigan Hands & Voices is part of Hands & Voices, a national parent-driven nonprofit that supports families of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH). The organization is unbiased toward communication modes and methods; its membership includes...

A four-part tool for evaluating students’ daily living skills is now available to borrow.

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) recently released a Functional Skills Assessment (FSA), which includes four modules that can be customized for use with students...

On February 23, Michigan Braille Challenge wrapped up another successful year.

“We had a great turnout for this year’s Braille Challenge, and we would like to thank all of the families and volunteers who took the time to participate,” said Johanna Brutvan,...