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Show 6monday, 14, 1977, corote part 4 Handicaps only make executives stronger by Sheri Poe Enterprise Staff Writer his problem during an annual check-up- . was fitted with a hearing aid, and business has steadily been picking up since then, he said. Lost limbs and physical disfigurement cause execuI The smaller the physical imparment, the greater the frustration to a business executive. That is true of general consensus of several Salt Lake business executives whose physical impairments range from hearing loss to partial Coping with a paralysis. major physical problem seems to be easier than dealing with a minor problem in hearing, speech or sight, the executives agreed. Attorney Daniel Stewart said his wheelchair has made trips more expensive since he cant rely on traditional transportation or hotel accommodations, but these frustrations are minute compared to those w ith unrecognized disabilities. One Salt Lake businessman conceded he felt interest in his enterprise was waning during a period of hearing loss before being fitted with a hearing aid. My attitude toward those on the telephone was that of agitation," he said. Td attend seminars and become bored with mere moving mouths and eventually quit non-busine- ss 1 going. He said this took him out of the mainstream of business until his physician recognized tives problems because the period of adjustment differs from that of adjusting to a wheelchair. "1 generally keep my hands in my pockets, one disfigured executive said. Clients don't usually notice my hands until our rapport has been established. This eliminates most of their discomfort and my embarrassment, he said. Raymond Cheever, editor of the quarterly Accent on Living, a magazine dealing with handicapped issues, told the Enterprise most scverly handicapped people are more calm, cool and collected than d people because they deal with daily crises. Cheever said it is the mental attitude of the handicapped executive which makes or breaks him or her in the business world. If your image is that of a pathetic youngster on an Easter Seal, you will be patronized. But most executives in wheel chairs have obviously adjusted to their handicap or they wouldnt be where they are today. More neivs...more sports... more business reports, more interesting feature! than any Salt Lake radio station. The news is alwaj on . able-bodie- (snsfiiaaai: graarcrasa ir a Specialists in Providing Capital Leases on all major Machinery Computer Systems Medical and Dental Equipment o Lease funding capacity to 25 m per individual lease transaction Tax oriented leases available as well as leverage-leas- e transactions For more information call Instead of holding on to escalating equipment prices and inflexibility switch. To nhone ,U,mCSS Communicatlon Systems, Utah's PanCnt frm largest private telephone equipment ' wwn 5833788 oLrrowtH ; d'pendabU f swlu-h iy and over savrnsPliCate firms anl insliluticns lhal We'd ho happy to show you the details. p Wf Business Communications Systems 487-474- 1 Utahs largest private telephone equipment company |