Deming graphic., 1920-10-26

(5) The opportunity for employ
ment after training.
In education the range Is from the
illiterate TO the college graduate; In
industrial experience from one who
has had no settled trade or Occupa ton
10 the highly trained professional man
10 the double amputations or the total
disability from those which are slight
to thed ouble amputations or the total
ly blinded; In preference from the oc-
cupation which requires no skill to the
highest trained specialist, and in en-
ployment opportunity from those
trades where labor is always In de-
mand to those which are always over.
crowded.
The giving Of proper advice and con-
tmued counsel TO the men who are be-
Ing trained is one of the most difficult
and complex tasks OF the board and its
employees. Many mistakes are made
and will continue to be made Ere
quently the disabled man does not
know what he wants 10 do. his educa-
tion has been meager, his experience
limited, while his disability makes II
uncertain as to what he can do. Con
sequcntly every course Of training
must he more or less try out
course. Continual contact must be
maintained with the men. Shifts
must be made from time to time SO
that every man may, to the extent of
his ability, profit by the opportunity
afforded him.
The ultimate aim of the work OF
the rehabilitation service IL gainful
employment for the disabled men.
Training. therefore, must have a def
mate employment objective and last as
long as IL necessary (but no longer)
To fit the man to "carry ON" success
fully. The board recognizes ability TO
carry ON as the best test OF training.
In some instances that ability may be
determined by examination. such ns
state examinations for admission TO
the bar, or for embalmers licenses.
In other cases II must be ascertained
by observation in actual employment.
Where the training has been begun I'm
educational institutions. IL Is completed
under employment conditions.
II Is doubtful whether the size or
the complexity Of the problem has been
or Is understood. When the matter
was being considered by Congress It
was estimated by Canadian authorities
called In for consultation, and by 9TH
ers, based on the experience OF other
countries, that there would be some
$4,000 to 1900 men to be trained. On
September l, 1920, more than $4,000
men had entered training and more
than 10000 were actually In training.
In addition some 25,00O had been de.
clared eligible for training with main.
tenancc allowances. and about 10000
were entitled to training without main
tenancc allowances. Men had been
sent to more than 1000 educational in
stituti0ns, scattered thruout the United
States, while about 5000 factories.
shop, mills and offices were being used
TO give training under actual employ
ment conditions. Training was being
given for more than three hundred diff
ferent trades or occupations OF the
men taking advantage Of the act about
IL per cent were In pre-vocational
work such as English, civics, and "try
out courses; 80 per cent In trade and
industrial courses; 20 per cent were
fitting themselves for commercial"
occupations; IL per cent for agricul.
ture and l3 per cent for the profess
sionS.
The United States was the only
country in the war which discharged
It's men from military service before
the questions of compensation Tor pen.
sions as called in some countries). re.
habilitation, where provided at all. and
continued medical care were settled.
As a consequence, more or less dis
abled service men who may b. entitled
to vocational rehabilitation are scat
tered thruout the county. Those the
board, thru its fourteen district offices
each Of which has ample authority TO
act without delay and without refer
ence to the Central Office at Wash.
ington, is attempting to reach. Agents
are being sent to various centers to In.
terview men and make awards, thus
decentralizing its operation to great
er extent than has ever been done by
any other government agency doing
similar service.
To reach as soon as possible the men
who are yet in Public Health Service
hospitals or in private institutions as