Show National Nati nal Employ The Physically Physic lIy Handicapped Week I f Donald Beall manager er of ot the tho local T U. U u s. s Employment Service said today that Congress has leas hasSet set aside the first full week in October each year pear as National Employ the the Physically Handicapped Week This week Is designed de to spot spot- spotlight spotlight light the tho benefits to Industry and to the tho civic body as a whole of employing the physically handicapped In the Jobs they can perform I Tho The slogan this year for tor The Week is Employ the Physically Handicapped- Handicapped Its It's Good Business That t it Is good I business Is shown by a II recent suncy survey of ot 1450 firms by the Department of ot Labor which proved that impaired workers equalled the tho efficiency of ot the thc non handi non handi handicapped I capped In n 82 per cent of or the cases and were superior to them In n 8 a per cent Turnover records of ot Impaired workers was superior In 58 per cent of the cases and their absentee records were better 49 times out of ot a hundred The employment of the handicapped i veteran is not n II separate problem It is but a n part pary of ot a n larger problem of ot the I employment of all handicapped workers Rigid and inflexible pre placement ex examinations ex- ex examinations are arc greatly retarding employ employ- employment of ot many qualified workers It should be clearly understood that an att employee Is not handicapped when placed in fn a II Job Carefully appraised to tomake tomake tomake make use uso of ot his ability The Job should bo fitted to his ability rather than to his disability dl The Tho Veterans' Veterans Administration the United States Employment Service the State Department of Rehabilitation every agency private and public needs help from Industry to place the physic physic- physically ally impaired workers In Jobs for which they are aro qualified or in training that will make them employable That help must come from within each ity That help must come from employ employ- ers National Employ Em p 1 0 Y the Physically lly Handicapped Week is being observed at atthe the tho time the Community Chest is mak mak- making making ing its its yearly drive for funds This should point another reason to explore fully tully the possibilities for tor employment of ot Impaired workers The stupendous cost of ot maintaining great grent numbers of employable em em- employable employable workers workers who who through prejudice or t r arbitrary rules rules- Cannot find suitable jobs cost in civic well being and In money are factors not to be bo overlooked The environmental characteristics ofa of ofa ofa a Job may Involve outside work Inside work heat cold humidity wetness dryness dustiness presence of ot fumes noisiness and oiliness It can be determined readily which of ot these conditions the rho handicapped person cannot work under This analysis analysts will rule out certain jobs but will open all other jobs to the handicapped individual Mr Beall strongly urges that the em em- employers employers employers of ot this area will recognize that it Is good business to hire qualified workers with physical disabilities and prove provo it today by taking the first steps to provide Jobs for them Call your our Employment Office PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Congress of or the United States has recognized the need for tor greater employment of ot the physically handicapped through realization of ot their fine fino services rendered to Industry during tho rho war years ears and WHEREAS tho rho Congress of ot the United States has hns set aside the first full week in fn October of ot each ench year as National Employ the rho Physically Handicapped Week and WHEREAS although the Congress of ot the United States has bas taken this action It Is fully recognized by all that maximum maxi maxi- maximum maximum mum employment of ot the physically handicapped is a community problem and WHEREAS experience has taught us that employment of ot the physically handicapped on Jobs which they can cnn perform will be of ot great benefit not only to the physically handicapped but to the community BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we as employers as workers as leaders of ot civic groups shall bend every effort not only during this week weel but In the rho time to come to provide the best and most advantageous employment of ot those persons who through defense of ot their nation or through Illness or accident are aru presently barred from becoming use use- useful useful useful ful and producing members of ot our society and community ALBERT J. J J FRANTZ Mayor City of ot Park City Cit I September 16 18 1946 1948 |