[Nfbnet-members-list] FW: NFB-NEWSLINE® Expands Feature Allowing Independent Job Searches for the Blind

[Morey, Kristian]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (cell)
<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org

NFB-NEWSLINE® Expands Feature Allowing Independent Job Searches for the Blind

Baltimore, Maryland (June 7, 2016): The National 
Federation of the Blind has added USA JOBS to the 
job listings feature of NFB-NEWSLINE®, a free 
information service it provides, with support 
from state sponsors, for people who are blind and 
print disabled. These job listings are in 
addition to the over 100,000 listings currently 
provided to subscribers by CareerBuilder.com.
"The National Federation of the Blind is 
committed to ensuring that the blind have 
independent and timely access to information, and 
also to helping them find gainful employment so 
that they can live the lives they want," says 
Mark Riccobono, President of the National 
Federation of the Blind. “The enhancement to 
the job listings feature of NFB-NEWSLINE® that 
we are announcing today helps advance both of these critical goals.”

"NFB-NEWSLINE®’s job search feature, in 
addition to the over four hundred newspapers and 
magazines, emergency weather alerts, and retail 
ads provided on the service, is one we are very 
proud to offer," says Scott White, Director of 
Sponsored Technology Programs at the National 
Federation of the Blind. "We are extremely 
pleased to add USA JOBS to the more than 100,000 
job listings already provided on the service by Career Builder."

USAJOBS.gov is a free web-based job board 
enabling federal job seekers access to thousands 
of job opportunities across hundreds of federal 
agencies and organizations, providing public 
notice for federal employment opportunities. As 
the federal government's official source for 
federal job listings and employment opportunity 
information, USAJOBS.gov provides a variety of opportunities.

Now in addition to NFB-NEWSLINEÂ'™s existing job 
listings, subscribers can set up profiles to 
include opportunities offered by USAJOBS.gov. 
Using the job listings feature of the 
NFB-NEWSLINE® service, subscribers can set up 
the search profile and customize the search by 
radius from a zip code, category, salary range, 
and can even include a specific search phrase 
such as “entry level” or “benefits.”
Subscribers can set up multiple profiles (for 
example, searching in several different 
geographical areas, or searching for more than 
one type of employment). They also have the 
capability to email job listings to their email inbox.
For more information about accessing 
NFB-NEWSLINE'®s job listings feature, or if you 
would like to sign up for NFB-NEWSLINE®, you can 
visit 
<http://www.nfbnewsline.org>www.nfbnewsline.org, 
or call (866) 504-7300, or email 
<mailto:nfbnewsline at nfb.org>nfbnewsline at nfb.org.

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NFB-NEWSLINE® is a service of the National Federation of the Blind.

About the National Federation of the Blind:

The National Federation of the Blind knows that 
blindness is not the characteristic that defines 
you or your future. Every day we raise the 
expectations of blind people, because low 
expectations create obstacles between blind 
people and our dreams. You can live the life you 
want; blindness is not what holds you back.

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