[Ohio-Talk] Copywriters and Cars

[Andra Stover]

 Hello Todd, I wish you luck in your new job endeavor. I will keep an eye
out for a coffee later. Have a nice day.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 11:04 PM Todd Elzey via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Fellow Ohio Federationists. Good evening!  I am writing to ask for a little
> help on two issues.
>
> First, as many of you may know I recently moved here from Upstate New York
> where I had lived for the past 15 years.  One of the reasons I moved back
> to my home State Ohio is to redevelop a career. Prior to living in Ohio, I
> worked for the State of California for 13 years and then worked in Upstate
> New York as a Medicare Appeal Officer for an additional 8 years.
> Unfortunately, I lost the Medicare Appeal Officer position in 2014 due to
> the fact that I could not read material fast enough to keep up with my
> employer's continuing increasing caseload quotas. Once I lost that
> position, I was unable to locate another position where I lived in New York
> because of a combination of transportation issues and my rather specialized
> background. So, although I did some independent publishing and worked some
> as a freelance writer, I haven't worked full-time consistently since 2014.
> I aim to rectify that here in Ohio, but have decided at my age (55) I would
> rather work for myself as a freelance copywriter instead of working a
> traditional job for a traditional employer. I have sought the assistance of
> OOD in obtaining some training to strengthen my copywriting skills and
> getting established as a freelancer here in Ohio. Unfortunately, OOD has
> some rather archaic rules regarding self-employed individuals that have to
> be followed in order to receive their assistance in pursuing
> self-employment. One of those requirements is that I must interview 3
> individuals who are currently working as a copywriter. Being newly
> relocated here in Ohio I am still in the process of making local
> professional contacts. So I am writing in hopes that perhaps my Federation
> family can assist me in locating working copywriters to interfere. I am
> particularly throwing this out to Ohio Talk because if possible I would
> love to interview individuals who are blind who are working as Copywriters
> so that I cannot only show OOD how viable the care is, but to show them
> unequivocally that blind individuals are doing the job. So if any of you
> know of working copywriters who would be willing to be interviewed I would
> greatly appreciate it if you could put me in touch with them. So that we
> don't bog the list down for other people or disclose anyone's private
> contact information via the list, you can either contact me with their
> contact information via toddelzey at gmail.com or call me at 315-879-1746, or
> feel free to share my contact information with them as well if you think
> they would prefer to reach out rather than me reach out to them.
>
> Secondly, when I moved to Ohio my 18 year old son decided to relocate here
> with me. He will be a senior this year attending Dayton Fairmont High
> School. He is hoping to find work while attending school. Consequently, we
> are looking for his first car. Since it is his first car, I am looking for
> a used car from a reliable private party who is looking to sell their car.
> Perhaps even a Senior who is looking to sell because they no longer wish to
> drive. So, I am also hoping that if you know of anyone interested in
> selling a used car for somewhere in the $5,000 neighborhood that has been
> well maintained, that you can put them in contact with me. Again, please
> contact me off-line at toddelzey at gmail.com or 315-879-1746 if you know of
> someone who might be interested. Finally, while I would prefer to purchase
> a car in the Dayton area getting it would be easier, for the right vehicle
> I would be happy to consider it regardless of location.
>
> Thank you for considering this request, and thank you for any assistance
> you can offer.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Todd Elzey
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