Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-04-21
STATE CENSUS
FOR DISABLED
Week Of May 8 Will Be Rehabll-
ItdtjOn Week. ;
OHIO SAYS, THUMBS Upv'

State Medical Association to Assist
In Developing a State Program.
Provisions OF New rehabilitation
Law-Chance For All to Do Good
Turn.
The week OF May Sth has been des
ignated by Director OF Education
Vernon M Riegel as Rehabilitation
Week During this week citizens OF
Ohio are requested to refer to their
local physician the name, address
and nature OF impairment OF any
physically handicapped person over
16 years of age who it is believed will
profit by training to overcome a han
dicap At the end OF the week the
physicians will forward the names to
w. F. Shaw, Supervisor, Civilian Re-
habilitation Service. State House An
mex, Columbus, who will use this list
in getting in touch with these men
and women through representative
citizens and agencies in the home
communities
The Purpose Of the Law.
Federal and state funds amounting
to $109,420 for the current fiscal year
have been made available for the re-
Mobilization Of persons disabled In in
dustry or otherwise The service may
be given tc those for whom training
is feasible and who are disabled be-
cause of industrial accidents, public
accidents, disease or congenital I'M
pairment To help the physically
handicapped men and women in Ohio
find suitable occupations, to see that
they are trained acceptably for them,
to give every reasonable assistance
in finding employment upon compile
ton Of the training course, and to
keep in touch with them thereafter
until they demonstrate ability to
make good in the chosen vocations.
This is the purpose of the Civilian
Reha bilitation law The costs OF tut
ton, tools, books and supplies are
met from state and federal funds
maintenance. Public and private in
stitutions, placement training in bust
ness concerns, sometimes individual
tutors, sometimes replacement to
new job, and in certain instances, cor
respondence courses are utilized in
re-training These courses are always
given in the home community unless
adequate facilities are not available
there.
Who Are Eligible.
In submitting names to your doc,
tor bear in mind that all. physically
handicapped persons residing in Ohio
are eligible for consideration except
as follows:
/. Aged or helpless persons re-
quiring permanent custodial care; or
g. Any person in any state insti.
tuition or confined in any correctional
or penal institution; or
8. Epileptic or feeble-minded per.
sons or any person who, in the judg-
emnt OF the State Board for Vocation
al Education, may not be susceptible
OF rehabilitation; or
A. Boys and girls who are not yet
I16 years OF age and who have not
passed the seventh grade; or
5. Any person who is not citizen
of the United States. or who has not
taken out his first papers, and who
has not been living within the state
for one year or more.
Present Status Of the Work.
Already training courses have been
completed by 80 men and women,
nearly all Of whom have returned to
employment on better financial
basis in spite OF their disability and
| in the face OF disturbed economic ad-
justments which necessarily followed
the close OF the war Two hundred
and sixty eight others are now train
ing in educational institutions. shops,
factories and homes in 79 different
communities.
Crippled Children's Week.
During this same week OF May 8
state officials representing the State
Departments of Education. Health
and Public Welfare, together with
the Rotary clubs and the Ohio So
ciety for Crippled Children. will be
working zealously to secure the
names Of all OF the more than $4,000
crippled girls and boys in Ohio. Any
names of these children secured in
connection with this appeal will be
referred to these worthy organiza-
tions promptly.
Not a Charity.
The civilian rehabilitation work is
not administered on a charity basis
II training Is necessary to overcome
handicap and is deemed feasible
the training opportunity will be given.
There is now no reason for consign-
| ing our disabled men and women to a
future which may be dependent upon
a charity that will only mean an end
less succession OF idle days 1t is
good business and good common sense
| to train what is left so that an injured
man may do an honest days work,
look his neighbor squarely in the eye,
and draw mans wage because he
does a mans work The appeal,
therefore, is made to all citizens to
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