| Show If Its It's s Ability That Counts I f H. H df G 1 I Donald A. A Beall manager of the local Employment Security office said today that a Presidential Proclamation has hasset as as asset set aside the tho week of o October 1st I Ito to as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week Governors of he individual states sta es and mayors of or he II various cities will cooperate with oat oat- o 0 it- it t- t standing publicity programs through gh magazines newspapers radio and television tele- tele II vision and the Public Employment nt Services of the forty-eight forty states 1111 make every effort to bring before he the I public tho the fact that physically han handi handicapped i- i I capped workers properly placed excel at Jobs hanI 1 1 Experience E. E has taught physically physic fly ly handicapped persons are not a distinct I segment of the population with characteristics chara chara- characteristics I and qualities different from their fellow tellow workers They present fell ll the Individual characteristics of age sex sex aptitudes skills Interests and ambitions the same individual difference which exist in all human beings Studies made by Insurance companies and private agencies indicate that when handicapped workers are fitted into Jobs by selective placement practices they I I make more contented and efficient workers and have a lower record of or I absenteeism accident and turnover rate I than normal workers However In order to really accomplish the purpose of this Important week itIs It Itis itis is necessary to have the cooperation of management labor and government Once the public realizes the value of ot this important group of at workers the problem will be solved and the demand for them will be so great that the supply will be Insufficient To the personnel of your Employ Employ- Employment Employment Employment ment Security office selective placement of the physically handicapped is Just first list listone one of its regular functions throughout the year but it welcomes the week set aside each year nationally to alert the public to the value of the handicapped in industry Mr Beall said further that these people known as handicapped do not wish special privileges They only want the opportunity to work and live normal lives to prove their worth and to tobe tobe tobe be Independent citizens Naturally many I handicapped are veterans They wish to tobe tobe I be transferred trans from the honor roll to the payroll Those who have been given their chance have made good They have made outstanding records in industry Records cords show that 51 per cent of the handicapped workers have better than I average average accident records 49 per cent have better than average attendance dance records and 58 per cent have stayed at their Jobs longer than the non handi capped workers The important thing for employers to realize Is that lew persons use use r all faculties in any Job Hence an evaluation evaluation evaluation tion of what is actually necessary for specific Jobs is made Do they require sitting ng standing walking climbing running lifting Can the worker sit stand walk climb cUmb run lilt lift This Is part of the approach made by the Employment Security office When this Information Is obtained from both the employer and the applicant the Em Em- Employment Employment Employment I Service is ready to match the themen themen themen men with Jobs As a result handicapped are happily and gainfully placed in Jobs Has it ever occurred to you that I thousands of persons with whom you I rub elbows In Industry are handicapped in the tho strict sense of the word And Arid yet you OU know these people as steady I reliable business associates who do their work In an exceptionally capable way You never hear mention of any lack of their part and so they are a unit of the tho large army of unsung heroes And I they want It to be that way Yf-lf Yf their name Is legion thou thU- sands of them going about day after day living normal lives happy because they were given an opportunity to work I and be Independent and those who are veterans glad they were transferred from the honor roll to the payroll I National Employ the Physically Ph Y s 1 call y Handicapped Week Is set aside Just one once each year ear to bring this Important problem to the attention of the public I but as ass stated before tho the Employment Security office Is working with these people dally daily They want the program I to be for tor everyone what it is for them a n continuous one Then not only will the handicapped be but 1 the community will be better batter for tor them |
