[nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA Response to 1-1-12 Request -Peckham Information

Wed Jan 11 13:15:53 UTC 2012

Actually the call center and related work was from the U.S. State Department 
to process passports...And blind people were denied reasonable 
accommodations. You are spot on Fred and the conflicts of interests and 
violations of 504, 508, the ADA and every thing else are rife.

Also those Eaton and Ingham ISD programs often utilized Peckham Transition 
services and we know for a fact the Commissioner Shcuck's daughter was 
denied Braille and computer access while in that program through public 
testimony.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA Response to 1-1-12 Request -Peckham 
Information

> Hello,
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> Peckham Industries has a federal contract to process some kind of
> immigration information in a call center.  Several years ago,there was an
> attempt to make the software accessible to totally blind people.  To my
> knowledge, this was never accomplished.  They, thus, discriminate against
> blind people in getting these "prety good jobs" as jobs at this shop go.
> This is a violation of sections 504 and 508 minimally, plus Michigan law.
> Both MCB and Peckham are violating the law by doing business.
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> Second, Gwynn McNeal serves on the board of New Horizons, a sheltered 
> shop,
> in Oakland County.  McNeal also has signed an agreement to contract with 
> New
> Horizons for clients.  McNeal also supervises and approves expenditures to
> New Horizons.  This seems to be a conflict of interest at best.
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> BEP has so many problems they can hardly be enumerated.  Trainees are not
> being sufficiently trained.  Sighted people are operating BEP facilities
> when there are blind people who have asked to do the job.  There are
> possible mishandling of equipment within BEP and the list goes on.
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> We can talk more about this stuff.
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> Warmest Regards,
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> Fred
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> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:50 PM
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> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA Response to 1-1-12 Request - Peckham
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
> To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net)
> Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ;
> Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; White, Elizabeth (LARA) ;
> Gaston, Diamalyn (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA)
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 4:13 PM
> Subject: FOIA Response to 1-1-12 Request - Peckham Information
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> January 10, 2012
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> Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
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> E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
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> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
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> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
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> Re:  Peckham Information
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> Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:
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> This letter is in response to your January 1, 2011, email request for 
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> of public records, received on January 3, 2011, by this office.  Please be
> informed that the Department's Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) is
> processing this request under the state's Freedom of Information Act 
> (FOIA),
> MCL 15.231 et seq.
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> In your email, you requested information/records described as per the
> attached copy of your email.
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> In order to determine the amount of non-exempt information within the
> Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs that might be responsive to
> your request, a search must be undertaken for the information of which you
> have requested.  This information may come from various entities under the
> department.  For this reason, it is necessary to extend the time for
> response, as permitted by section 5(2)(d) of the FOIA, through January 25,
> 2012.
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> Sincerely,
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> Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator
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> Michigan Commission for the Blind
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> FOIA Response - P.J. Harcz
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> January 10, 2012
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> Page 2 of 2
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> Attachment - Email Request of 1-1-12
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> From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
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> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 2:06 PM
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> To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA)
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> Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.;
> Craig McManus RSA; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; Elmer Cerano MPAS
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> Subject: more arra funding info please
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> January 1 2012 Request for Peckham Information
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> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
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> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
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> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
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> joeharcz at comcast.net
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> joeharcz at comcast.net
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> Patrick D. Cannon
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> Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind
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> (Via E-mail)
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> Dear Mr. Cannon,
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> I'm writing you today to get just a little more detail about this
> expenditure:
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> "PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES - Award Number H390A090031 - PECKHAM
> VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES
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> Table with 2 columns and 7 rows
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> Award Number
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> H390A090031
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> Sub-Award Number
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> N/A
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> Vendor DUNS Number
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> Not reported
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> Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4
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> 489062102
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> Could you simply give me what this was for and when this expenditure was
> made?
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> Or can't you supply that type of information?
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> Happy New Year.
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> Sincerely,
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> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
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> Cc: MCB Commissioners
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> Cc: NFB MI
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> Cc: RSA
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> Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH/ M PAS
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> Vendor Name
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> PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES
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> Product and Service Description
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> SERVICES FOR MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENTS
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> Payment Amount
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> $31,843"
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> Carla Miller Haynes
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> DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind
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> 201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor
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> P.O. Box 30652
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> Lansing, MI  48909
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> Phone:  517/373-2063
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> FAX: 517/335-5140
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> www.michigan.gov/mcb
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