[Blindtlk] [nabs-l] Resume Bank for Job Seekers Who Are VisuallyImpaired

Fri Sep 23 22:34:55 UTC 2011

Hi Marion,

No, I don't have any affiliation with this organization, but I just
forwarded the information along. I did notice some poor writing, but I
didn't think much of it. Good points! I don't know, I was just passing
it on.

Chris

On 9/23/11, Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Chris,
>     I'm not sure if you have any affiliation with this organization. As I
> stated in a previous message, I am very skeptical of this outfit. They claim
> to have some very extraordinary successes; however, there are many things
> about it that raise red flags for me. One issue I have is the very poor
> writing in their announcements. Another is their claim that they are a
> "501c3 sponsored organization". I'm not sure exactly what this means.
> However, according to Publication 78, the official IRS document that lists
> all 501(c)(3) organizations - and this is the proper format for citing this
> regulation, not the form the email address uses - Visionary Personnel is not
> recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. You
> can check this out for yourself by going to
>
> http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/
>
>     I think the concept is a great idea. I just do not think this
> organization is legitimate. JMHO!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk list" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>; "NFBMD list" <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <dandrews at visi.com>; <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:27 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] [nabs-l] Resume Bank for Job Seekers Who Are
> VisuallyImpaired
>
>
> FYI...  Dave, I didn't know which email to send this to, so I
> sent it to both the Visi and the NFBNET addresses.  If you feel
> it is appropriate, please circulate as necessary, either to the
> Members list or to some other lists.
>
>  Chris Nusbaum
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance." -- Kenneth Jernigan (President of the National
> Federation of the Blind, 1968-1986.)
>
>   Visit the I C.A.N.  Foundation online at:
> www.icanfoundation.info for
> information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
> impaired children in MD say "I can!"
>
>
> Sent from my BrailleNote
>
>  ---- Original Message ------
> From: Michael Beattie <beattie.visionarypersonnel at yahoo.com
> Subject: [nabs-l] Resume Bank for Job Seekers Who Are Visually
> Impaired
> Date sent: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
>
> 젨젨?Visionary
> Personnel, a 501c3 sponsored organization, announces its new
> resume bank system
> and seeks new members.?We help job
> seekers who are visually impaired by creating a resume bank and
> then searching
> for federal government contracts matching the skills of the
> people in the
> resume bank.  We then apply for contracts matching the skills of
> the individuals
> in the resume bank.  Three of our company's most interesting
> prior contracts
> involved drafting speeches for the White House Office of Science
> and Technology
> Policy, writing final agency decisions for the Social Security
> Administration,
> and serving as an administrative judge for the Equal Employment
> Opportunity
> Commission.
> 젨젨?The
> Javitz-Wagner O'Day program gives non-profit organizations with
> employees who
> are legally blind the chance to non-competitively win federal
> government
> contracts.  The JWOD program has been renamed the Ability One
> program.
> Historically, the program has been used to create menial low
> paying jobs in
> factories producing office supplies.  Among the 600 non-profits
> in the JWOD
> program, our group was the only one to perform contracts
> requiring professional
> occupations.  We proved the JWOD program can used to create high
> paying professional
> jobs such as attorneys, paralegals, and mediators.  These
> contracts have now
> expired, and we are applying to be recertified by the Committee
> for Goods and
> Service from the Blind and Disabled.  ?
> 젨젨?Our
> future success hinges on our ability to attract talented people
> to join the
> resume bank.  I hope you will forward the announcement flyer and
> the membership
> application to your members.
> A free membership
> application is attached below.?Together
> we can work toward eliminating the intolerably high unemployment
> and poverty
> rate experienced by people who are visually impaired.
> Michael Beattie,
> President
> Visionary Personnel
> ?
> Membership Application for Visionary
> Personnel
> Name
> Street
> Address:
> City and
> State
> Zip Code
> Phone Number
> E-mail
> Address:
> Career Goal
> What job
> could you perform now as a stepping stone to your career goal?
> Are you
> interested in serving on the board of directors?
> Are you
> interested in an unpaid internship?
> Our mission
> is to reduce the 75% unemployment rate for people with visual
> impairments.젨 We need your ideas.젨 How would you like to see
> our organization
> tackle the problem?
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-- 
Chris Nusbaum

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real
problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists. If
a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can
be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan

Visit the I C.A.N. Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
impaired children in MD say "I can!"