- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia Industries for the Blind fact sheet
- Creator:
- Georgia. Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia Industries for the Blind
- Date of Original:
- 2012
- Subject:
- Georgia Industries for the Blind
Blind--Employment--Georgia
Blind--Services for--Georgia
Blind--Vocational guidance--Georgia
Vocational rehabilitation--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on online resource harvested on February 14, 2014 from gvra.georgia.gov; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 27, 2015)
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 918894470
NZ MMS ID 9910428777602931
Call Number V600.B5 M1 2012 B5 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bv600-pb5-bm1-b2012-bb5-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bv600-pb5-bm1-b2012-bb5-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 page)
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Georgia Industries for the Blind Fact Sheet
What We Do Georgia Industries for the Blind (GIB) provides jobs in manufacturing, packaging and services for individuals who are blind. The authorizing legislation for GIB was the Wagner-O'Day Act of 1938, which provided for federal government purchase of products from companies employing people who are blind. Georgia's first plant was established in 1949 in Bainbridge. Today there are three manufacturing facilities (Albany, Bainbridge and Griffin), and two service sites (Robins Air Force Base and Pendergrass).
Services We Provide Unique to Georgia government, GIB is a not-for-profit organization that operates as a business and generates revenues that make it totally self-supporting. GIB receives no funding from state or federal sources.
While the total number of employees in the GIB labor force fluctuates because of contractual commitments, the organization typically employs roughly 200 employees, 100 of whom are blind.
A diverse product line includes pillows, plastic cutlery, laundry bags, safety vests, safety flags, whisk brooms, screen printing, binders, file folders, and card guides. Service projects include, contact centers, box reclamation and warehousing.
Annual sales over the past three years have averaged $1 million, with the majority coming from federal government contracts with the General Services Administration and the Department of Defense. Other customers include state of Georgia departments, several agencies from other states, various civic organizations and some commercial markets.
Key Contacts Kevin Kelley, Chief Executive Officer, 800-605-7260, Ext. 336 Leanne Guest, Chief Financial Officer, 800-605-7260, Ext. 333 Mike Jackson, Albany/Bainbridge Plant Manager, 800-605-7260, Ext. 327 Dennis Talley, Griffin Plant Manager, 770-228-7221 Tom Henderson, IT/IE, 800-605-7260, Ext. 337 Jim McCann, Industrial Engineer, 800-605-7260, Ext. 319 Lynn Madlinger, Marketing Director, 800-605-7260, Ext. 331 Sid Braswell, Sales Director, 770-487-8784 Becky Labat, Services Director 229-400-2454 Betty Genovar, Human Resources Manager, 800-605-7260, Ext. 308 Luis Narimatsu, Public Relations Coordinator, 800-605-7260, EXT 317