Show official urges hiring of vet handicapped veterans looking for opportunity port unity to become productive workers national employ the ghys phys physically icalla Flandi handicapped capped week is over stated robert L shelby ogden USES manager today but its purpose should not be forgotten the slogan hire the handicap ped j its good business is more than a theme song for handicapped ak eek mr air shelby pointed out its a statement of fact and some thing thin for employers to remember the year around A survey which was mailed to empowers emp by the employment service listing the disabilities and occupational a abilities bili ties of every bandi handicapped di person registered at the local office showed an amazing ariely of skills and work experience handicapped workers registered at the ogden ogdan U S employment service office are qualified to fill positions in every type of industry ranging from managerial and chief clerk positions to various skilled trades and probes ons ions such as photographer plumber glazier shovel operator watchmaker and motion picture projectionist ti the survey listed a total of handicapped applicants I 1 0 O veterans and 69 non veterans including 29 women many types of disability were represented all fallin ing into the following major groups arm hand and finger 20 eye 14 hearing 7 heart and blood W 10 leg and foot 29 respiratory 10 16 speech 4 1 spinal 14 miscellaneous 62 according to mr air shelby the main idea which it is hoped the public realized is that employers should hire workers because of their ability and not because of their disability office records show that it is good business to hire the handicapped on jobs they can perform because they are more reliable more dependable and more interested in staying on the job than non handicapped workers every employer should ask himself what he has done towards hir ui ing our disabled war veterans and victims of misfortune mr air shelby added these fine workers are tooling looking for the opportunity to become productive members of society and our society is obligated to see that they get the chance |