New-York tribune., 1919-04-14
What the Disabled
Should Kno,D
Printed BY Request of the Eed..,
Board for Vocational Educat;o.

mat the government is resolved IN \. =,
best to restore him to health, strenoth .Ns 's
self-supporting activity. -"a
That until his discharge from hosn,,.,
care the medical and surgical tre.trs'N4 ts".
necessary to restore him to health s.s
strength is under the jurisdiction ~ ~ .sN
military or naval authorities.
That the vocational training which
be afterward necessary to restore b;s -.
supporting activity is under the iur,.d,..s-
Of the Federal Board for Vocationa, ra~' .0n
ton, Washington, D. c.
That If he needs an artificial I,rh
other orthopadic mechanical enn,,a,s1
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance snnr,ss
it free upon his discharge and renew, :.
when considered necessary
That if, after his DISCHARGE \.
needs medical treatment on account of ~.
disability the Bureau of War Risk Insur
ance supplies it free.
That any man whose disability snt,t,o.
him to compensation under the war riss
insurance act may be provided By the Fea
eral board with course of yocat,on,,
training for a new occupation.
That the government strongly recon-
mends each man who needs it to undor
take vocational training and put himse,s
under the care Of the Federal board h,.
the decision to do so is optional with each
man.
That if his disability does prevent b;,
from returning to employment witbont
training and he elects to follow coursa
Of vocational training provided bv tbo
Lol0 al H.
free of cost and he will also be paid &c
long as the training lasts monthly com
pensation equal to the sum to which he l.
entitled under the war risk insurance
act, or sum equal to the pay of his last
month of active service. whichever is tho
greater but in no case viii a single man
or a man required by his course Of in
struction to live apart from his dependents
receive less than S65 per month. exclu-
sive of the sum paid dependents; nor will
a man living with his dependents receive
less than $75 per month, inclusive of sum
paid TO dependents
That if his disability does not prevent
him from returning to employment with
out training and he elects to follow
course of vocational training provided bv
the Federal board the course will be fur
nished free of cost to him and the COM
pensation provided by the war risk in
surance act will be paid to him. but no
allowance will be paid to his family.
That in addition to the above the family
or dependents Of each disabled man will
receive from the government during his
period of training the same monthly allot
ment and allowance as paid prior to
his discharge from the army or the navy.
That upon completion Of his course of
training he will continue to receive the
compensation prescribed by the war risk
insurance act SO long as his disability con-
tinues.
That in nearly every case, by following
the advice and suggestions Of the Federal
board, he can either get rid of the handi-
cap caused by his disability or acquire
new powers to replace any that may have
been lost
That if he is willing to learn and to
take advantage of the opportunities to in
crease his skill offered him by the Fed
eral board he can usually get better
position than he had before entering the
service.
That if he fails to take advantage Of
these opportunities he will find himself
badly handicapped when he is obliged to
compete with the ablebodied men who come
back to work after the war
That the Federal board, through its voca.
tional experts, will study his particular
disability and advise him as to the proper
course to pursue and give him free train
ing for the occupation best suited to him.
That on the satisfactory completion Of
his training the Federal board, through its
employment service, will assist him to
secure a position.