Smyrna times., 1947-10-02
PLANNING FOR
OBSERVANCE
Local Employers To Observe
National Employ The
Handicapped Week"
ESTABLISH CLINICS

A bridge" between handicapped
persons of the Kent County area,
and jobs that they can do to bring
independence to themselves and
their families, will be provided here
by the Rehabilitation Clinic, to be
held in the Delaware State EN-
ployment Service, State Street, Do
yer, Delaware from 10 a. m. to
p. m, Wednesday through Friday,
October 8 to 10, inclusive. A vital
factor in observance of Employ the
Physically Handicapped Week,from
October to IL, the clinics will be
established as part of the weeks
program arranged by a special
committee for the event named by
Governor Walter w. Bacon. "Per-
haps to some the name 'Rehabili
tation Clinic is misleading bet
ter name would be Informal Inter-
view Center for the Physically and
Emotionally Handicapped, explain
ed DR.. James Beebe, President of
the State Board for Vocation Edu-
cation. '"These clinics are in real
ity bridge between the disabled
person and possible job; job
that means independence and self
respect, job for which the handi-
capped individual is trained and
equipped to perform" Despite
the official title of rehabilitation
Clinic" DR.. Beebe said, "there are
no physical examinations or doc
tors involves" A team consisting
of three state rehabilitation coun-
selors, and representatives of the
Veterans Administration, Veterans
Employment Service, and Della
ware State Employment Service,
will meet and talk to physically
and emotionally disabled men and
women seeking advice or assist
ance. Through the clinic here, and
others throughout the State, men,
bers of the Governors committee
for Employ the Physically Handi-
capped Week hope to find those
who are disabled, so that they can
be guided into fields of employ
ment. Every resident, club, organ
ization, and church group in the
Kent County area was urged last
week by the committee to send the
names of persons handicapped to
State Employment Service Offices,
or to the Vocational Rehabilitation
Center, IL Concord Avenue, Will
mington.
Magnificent Job
Next week such handicapped per-
sons can be sent directly to the
clinic, DR.. Beebe pointed out. He
added that employers of Delaware
"have done a magnificent job" in
past years by making Employ the
Physically Handicapped Week "a
year-long event. with them. He
emphasized, however, that employ
ers cannot hire handicapped indi-
vidual who does not make it known
that he wants a job. mo matter
what the handicap" DR.. Beebe con-
cluded, "all we need to know is
that man or woman is interested
and eager to become self-support-
ing. There is job of some kind
somewhere for that person. 1t
may take training, or in some cas-
es even special artificial appliances
to fit the disabled into a job he can
do. That is just what the Rehabil-
itation Clinic will be in Dover for
next week. To the disabled, I can
only urge an immediate response
to our plea = visit the Rehabilita-
tion Clinic next week. 1t will be
set up for you, SO use it."
The Governors Committee for
Employ the Physically Handicap
ped Week includes representatives
from Veterans organizations, state
employment and service organiza-