[Blindtlk] national telecommuting institute

[Steven Johnson]

Hi Jennifer, 
I used to work in the employment sector before taking my most recent job.  I
can tell you that our DVR here in WI did not support this for the exact
reasons you had stated.  However, please keepin mind that this was in 2004
when I started this job and it ended in 2009.  I do know that they work with
IRS type CCustomer Service so this does back up your theory.

Hope you figure this out.  I do have another telecommuting agency that I
could send if you would like.  Just email me off list to 
Blinddog3 at charter.net

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jennifer Piening
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:35 PM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] national telecommuting institute

Greetings!
      I'm wondering if any of you have had any experiences with the 
National Telecommuting Institute.  When I met with my VR counselor, he 
suggested that I check them out, and so I did. He was pretty confident 
that they provided blind people with jobs, but my research has shown 
that the results have been mixed.  Some people say that they have 
provided them with a job, then taken the money for the hire and laid 
them off.
      I had a strange experience with a company that I think was the 
National  Telecommuting Institute about 7 years ago.  I got this job 
doing something with taxes without even having an interview.  They sent 
me a disk, and I put it in the computer, and I couldn't get the program 
to work with my screen reader.  When I contacted them about the issue, 
they said that the job wasn't accessible for blind people, and that was 
the end of that story.
      One of the main problems I have with them is that they will only 
work with VR clients.  I wonder if this is because they want to get 
money from them for hiring us.  Then they also want our ticket to work, 
at least that's how I understand it.
      The whole program sounds a bit scummy to me, and if this is the 
case, then why does VR support it?
      I'm really curious about everybody's experiences.  I know a guy 
got into trouble for asking for peoples' experiences about some program 
or other on this list, because they thought he was not legitimate.  Even 
though I'm not expecting anything super wonderful from this company, it 
may be a good option for a temporary job if I ever get my case 
established with VR.  However, I don't want to waste a bunch of time on 
something that doesn't pay.
      Thanks, Jenny

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