The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-15
AID FOR DISABLED

The Federal government, in CO.
operation with the State Of Tennes-
see, has provided a fund of $4,000
for the present year for the train
ing of disabled citizens Of Tennessee,
both men and women, who are 16
years old or over and who, on ae-
count Of any accident or disease, have
physical disability that flinders
the person from following a regular
trade or vocation, are eligible to the
benefits Of this law. The rehabili-
tation fund can be used to pay for
the tuition, books and tools for the
person undergoing rehabilitation
training. No part of this fund can
be used to pay the board and lodg-
ing Of the disabled person.
The injured person will be trained
in certain schools and in the shops
and factories, industrial establish
ments and the corporations through
out the state. Whenever possible,
the injured person will be given
training in or near his home locality.
The disability does not have to be
received in the course Of employ
ment. A boy injured in a rabbit
hunt; girl disabled from an auto
mobile collision; a woman injured in
her home is entitled to the benefits
of this training, as is the one who is
injured in factory or on a railroad.
Persons who are crippled as re-
suit of disease are also entitled to
be trained under the provisions of
this law.
Hundreds of Tennesseans who are
unsuited to follow certain trades or
vocations on account of their physi-
cal disabilities can be trained for /
other trades or vocations which can
be followed successfully. For ex-
ample: A farmer who has lost one
or both legs can be trained as a
shoemaker, a printer a saddler,
harness maker, linotype operator
and score Of other positions: a
Young lady who has been disabled
by infantile paralysis can be trained
rs a stenographer, file clerk, cos
tune designer, book-keeper and a
number of other vacations. It should
be remembered that a physically dis
abled person usually has left unin-
iured the greatest faculty Of all.
That is the mind When the mind is
not disabled, the disabled person,
through proper training, can be
qualified to follow successfully a
trade or vocation that will be
a means Of self-support.
Those who read this article are
requested to send the names and
addresses of any disabled persons in
their community, who appear to be
in need of rehabilitation training,
to the Director of Industrial Re-
Mobilization, Mr.. Robert H. White,
State Capitol, Nashville, Tenn.
Although the rehabilitation fund is
limited, vet it is hoped that at least
four or five disabled persons in every
county in Tennessee can be given
the benefits of rehabilitation train
ing. With this fact in mind. the
readers of this paper are urged to
send to Mr.. White the names and
addresses of persons who are most
seriously injured, such as loss of a
hand or leg, blindness. or those
BADLY crippled from rheumatism, in
fantile paralysis, etc. Women, as
well as men, are entitled to ali the
benefits of the industrial rehabilita-
ton program. No disabled person
should hesitate to accept the benefits
IT this training. It is not in any
sense charity, but sane effort on &
he part of the State and the Fed
1ral government to render social ius-
ice to the injured and handicapped.