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Volume 20, Number 2 The Georgia Rehabilitation News March - May 1972
Kid Stuff at AEESC?

The GEORGIA REHABILITATION NEWS DIVISION OF
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
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rehab report
JOHNS . PRICKETT, JR
Vocational Rehabilitation became a reality in 1920, and for over 51 years was a part of the Georgia Department of Education. Recent legislation transferred this agency to the Department of Human Resources.
It was not until September of 1944 that Rehabilitation had a regular publicati.on with publication of the first Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation News.
An editorial by the late Dr. M.D. Collins, then State Superintendent of Schools, said in part "Nazi Germany , we are told, revived the ancient Spartan practice of destroying all weak and crippled children, leaving only the strong to grow up and perpetuate the race. What a contrast to the American ideal that every person is entitled to 'life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness! ' Nowhere in our educational system is the difference in the two philosophies of government better illustrated than in our vocational rehabilitation program . ... What we have done and are doing in this field will be told in this and subsequent issues of The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation News."
From 1944 to the present , this publication has told of the struggles and determination of handicapped citizens of this state in becoming useful, self-sustaining citizens. In each instance the success story was that of the determination of the individual with the help of Vocational Rehabilitation . It was a cooperative effort.
Throughout the years Vocational Rehabilitation has endeavored to cooperate and coordinate its services with those of other social agencies. As we go into the new organizational structure, it is our belief that there will be an even greater opportunity for close working relationships with all social agencies.
In a recent article of the Journal of Rehabilitation , Mr. E. B. Whitten, Director of the National Rehabilitation Association, in speaking of reorganization in State Government said in part ... What difference will the reorganization make in the lives of the people the programs are expected to serve?", and "Will reorganization result in more services, better services, more suitably delivered services, services more relevant to the needs of the people?"
It is our hope and our belief that reorganization in Georgia will accomplish what Mr. Whitten is writing about. It will be the purpose of Vocational Rehabilitation to make these ideas become a reality .

in thisissue

AEESC is Child's Play

No, they haven't turned the vital

Atlanta Employment Evaluation

and Service Center into kiddy-

land, but thousands of future

day care center attendees may

well be glad their leaders were

trained so well.

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RehabGab
This popular feature is back again with more items of interest to VR professionals, clients, community leaders and others who care about the handicapped. 8

Evaluation System at Columbus Goodwill

A new setup gives a new slant to

job selection by Goodwill reha-

bilitants in Columbus.

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Hire the Mentally Retarded? SURE!

It's hard to argue with the facts!

The mentally retarded worker

may well be an employer's best

choice.

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DESIGNED AND EDITED BY BOB PARDUE PHOTOGRAPHY BY BUD VAN ORDEN PUBLISHED BY PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF DEPARTMENT STAFF SERVICES 103 STATE OFFICE BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334

THE START-AND END-OF SOMETHING BIG

Our masthead on the opposite PII(JI1 now says "Division of Rehabilitetion Services, Georgia Department of Human Resources."

This change and others result from the recent signing and gradual implementation over the next few months of House Bill1424 which reorganizes state government in Georgia. From this Bill has come the Human RfiSOUI"CfJ$ Ollpartment of which VR is now a vital, esstJntiBI part.

Which brings us to the sad ptlrt of the story. This may well be the last iS$UB of REHAB you'll be reading, since plans are being completed for some sort of all-inclusive fiBW publication about
Human Rources' activitiiJI and IIHVices, to be prepared by the new agancy.

THE GEORGIA REHABILITATION NEWS
go back into the 1940's as a voice of VR, and we hate to see it go. But just as high hopl/8 and aspirations exist for the new Human RIJ80urces Department and VR~ role in it, so are exciting plans afoot for the new publication to take its
place.

So hang in there.

-Editor

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What is a normal, initial reaction of someone coming upon a group of grown women in a classroom chanting songs such as " Willie Winkum " or " Teensy Weensy Spider" or " Do Your Ears Hang Low?" Candid ates for the loony bin, right?
Then , sup po se you stick around fo r a while , wha t if these same ladies earnestly watched an attractive young instruc tor do finger painting with sawdust, sand , grits or salt and each carefully copied her style? Everyone's out of it but you, huh?
Later on in the day, though, things might begin to settle down a bit and you'd watch these pleasant people engaged in learning fi rst aid, nutrition principles, science activities and a host of other skills of use to the individual contemplating working in a day care center, nursery school or similar enterprise. Starts to make sense now, doesn 't it?
This activity is part of an ongoing area of effort at the
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spacious Atlanta Employment Evaluation and Service Center (AEESC) , where new lives of usefulness are daily being constru cted for women deemed unemployable in any other remunerative occupation just short weeks earlier.
Much of the credit for success in the child care attendants class at AEESC belongs to Joy Lamb. Mrs. Lamb , an employee of the Adult Education Division of the Atlanta Public Schools, guides her students through an intensive I0-week program , five weeks of which are spent in classroom and lab experiences at AEESC and five in on-the-job training under careful supervision at various day care centers, where students assist in the care of actual children.
Mrs. Lamb's background includes special training in child development. Her pleasing, persuasive personality makes the tasks set her students much easier to learn. Ample proof of her proficiency as a teacher is the enthusiasm with which students learn songs, games, crafts and dances for small children which would otherwise seem inane and silly!
During class and lab periods , almost every aspect of child ca re is considered and every possible problem which might arise on the playground or during other phases of a day care program is viewed . Special childhood problems - temper tantrums, biting, emotions and fears - receive an extra measure of attention from instructor and students.
Creativity in children is promoted at every opportunity. A variety of things are made, such as musical instruments , puppets, games, gardens of growing things, foods, dances and pictures.
Upon completion of both classroom and lab training phases, graduates receives certificates attesting to successful work. The certificates details the
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lfrs. Lamb joins Mrs. Patricia Crow ley in showing Mrs. Crowley's lifesaving award from the Red Cross. Mrs. Crowley al'ed her own child's life shortly after completing the Red Cross First Aid course given as part of the AEESC program for day care center workers.

number of hours training received and specific areas covered, including infant and toddler care, kindergarten and children's literature, and Red Cross first aid.
At it's begi nning, AEESC was the first facility of its kind and served as a prototype for similar institutions nationwid e. VR operates AEESC with funds from federal sources to serve those individuals most in need of employment evaluation, training, and guidance in job placement. The center offers all major rehabilitation disciplines in a single large building, simplifying the problems clients normally find in obtaining services spread around the city.
AEESC provides evaluation for full-time employment of physically , men tally or emotionally handicapped persons and for those d ee med culturally or socially deprived. Comprehensive a nd systematic methods for determining the work potential and capacity of clients are employed, with special emphasis upon the attitudes, aptitudes and motivating factors of those in need age 16 or over.
Persons can overcome obstacles to employment through remedial education and work adjustment at AEESC. Services provided by the center are carefully coordinated with those of agencies having training and job placement provisions.

respiration via mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as a part of the Red Cross First Aid course. Very shortly afterward, Mrs. Crowley was able to perform resuscitation upon her own child in an emer~ gency which occurred at home!
No males are currently enrolled in the child care program , but a few have completed it in the past. Some graduates of the course have become inspired by their ability to learn new and useful skills and have gone on to higher education and training in other locations.
Viewing this program in operation at AEESC might ca use one to think that AEESC is child's play. But closer observation of the thorough, complete training received during those crowded ten weeks would convince anybody that business is being done!

When clients are referred to

AEESC they are assigned to the

caseloads of qualified VR coun-

selors who coordinate the cen-

ter's services in terms of individ

ual needs. The desires and aspira-

tions of the client are of first

Co unseling is a big part of Mrs.

consideration to the counselor as

Lamb's job as an instructor at

he tailors an evaluation and train-

AEESC. Clients require support

ing program .

and reassurance as they move

Spinoffs of benefits in the

from dependency to the indep~ndence of earning their way in

Child Care Attendants course led by Mrs. Lamb are many . Recent-

llfal, respected work as day care

ly , instruction was given Mrs.

cen:er employees following grad-

Patricia Crowley in the most

..____ _ __ __ uation from the ten-week course.

effective methods of artificial

...;..._

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The flannel board has been around for quite a while, but it is a brand-new experience to children in day care centers where the graduates of the AEESC program will be employed. This and other colorful tools bring fun and instruction to children who will be the responsibilities of these trained workers. Several men are recent graduates I
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~ EHI~A~GA~ rehabilitation in the press

Handicapped
Students Helped
Students with emotional and physical handi caps can attend coll ege on rehabilitation scholarships, accord ing to VR counselor Wym an Poole of Albany .
Poole said that about 95 students at Abraham Baldwin College receive su ch aid .
The Albany-based vocational reh ab ilitation office serves colleges and trade schools in Tift, Irwin and Ben Hill Co unti es and helps about 150 students.
Each stud ent receives approximately $375 per year to cover co liege or trade sch ool fees . Funds from the state are m at ched by federa l funds.
The vocatio nal rehabilitation funds also give suppo rt to the Georgia Rehabilitation Center at Warm Springs which trains the mod erately mentally retarded.
Poole pointed out th at students also receive funds for correction of handicaps as partial blindness, bone deformities, h eari ng defects and o th ers.
- Albany Herald
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Similar benefits are available to qualified students in all sections of the state. See the list of VR offices on the back cover.)
TRAVEL DIR ECTORY FOR HANDICAPPED AVAILABLE
The Preside nt's Co mmittee on E mploym ent of the Handicapped, Washington, D.C. , has published a directory designed for glove compartm ents of handicapped motorists. The directory lists, by State, the more th an 330 rest areas of the Nation's interstate highway system which are

accessibl e to h andi ca pp ed traveler s. Th e info rm a ti o n w a s ga thered with th e coop eration of the Fed eral Highw ay Administration and the officials of State highway departments. Copies are available from The Presid ent's C o m m i t t ee.
- SRS Informat ion Exchange
BOOKLET MAKES AIR TRAVEL EASIER FOR HA NDICAPPED
For only $I .25 th e handicapped air tra veler can no w find up-to-date assistance in a report rece ntly publish ed by th e National Easter Seal So ciety for Crippled Children and Adults.
Th e report, Publication E-4 7, "Airline Transportation for th e Handicapped and Disabled , " was prepared by rehabilitation specialist Stan ley Hogse tt. Survey ing th e policies and procedures f or movement of th e handicapped currently practiced by 22 airlin es, th e Civil A eronautics Board and th e Air Tran sport A sso ciation o f America, th e report offers th e first co mprehensive picture of how even th e most severely disabled enjoy the convenience and pleasure of commercial flight .
Information is also offered th e individual wh o accompanies the disab led person on his fligh t , and valuab le tips are given to aid phys icians who must often decide upon th e fitn ess of an individual for an air trip.
Copies of th e report may be ordered from th e National Easter Seal So ciety for Cripp led Ch ildr e n and Adults, 2023 West Ogden A venue, Chicago , Illinois 606I 2.

SUCCESSES AT VRWORKSHOP

Our burdens might seem heavy or f ee/lik e a ton.

We may throw up both hands

just thinking we 're th e only ones,

But th en again as it has already been said and done,

We should feel proud we have

done a job and we ha ve won.

Carolyn Mays can type with on ly one finger.

But it was good enough to

write an in spirational poem after

becoming a cli ent at the Rehabil-

itation Workshop in Waycross .

Miss Mays, afflicted with cere-

bral palsy , is a "terminal" client.

That m ea ns, says Workshop

Execu tiv e Director Rob ert

Walk er, that she will never leave the Workshop.

She ha s, however, mad e a use-

ful life for herself there and has

turned her physical handicap

into an asset.

In fa c t , she perso nally pre-

pares a Workshop newsletter that

is published once a week. The

Workshop soon will begin pub-

lishing a monthly newsletter, and

Miss Mays will work with th e

staff in preparing it. Miss Mays

also h elps send out letters from

the Workshop. Mike Johnson is 19 years old.

Also a victim of cerebral palsy ,

he t that

oho~shtausrbneeednhfiisttheadndwiictahpaijnotbo

an asset. "Fitting a person to a job can

be a successful ex perience ," says

Mr. Walk er. Mr. Johnson has been a suc-

cess. He sands boards. Eventua_lly

these are made into "hot dtsh

boards" to be sold to Workshop

customers. "This kind of experience has

made Mike an independent

worker," Mr. Walk~r states.. f " It h as given htm a feeling o
co nft.den ce - th at he c, an do
something with his hands.

Before Mr. Johnson came to the Workshop last year, he did
very little. He sits in a wheelchair and can
use only his left hand . " Now he's one of the hardest
workers we have," Mr. Walker
says. A special work table has been
built for Mr. Johnson, where he can roll his wheelchair up to it and do his work there.
Sara Nell Eason is, perhaps, the most accomplished client in
the Workshop. Affli cted with cerebral palsy,
she came to the rehabilitation center las t year.
" Here again we tried the philosophy of fitting the person to a job," Mr. Walker says.
" From tests and observations, we found out that she could type with one finger , make change, could keep records and could relate with people," Mr. Walker

says. "Finding a job for her was a big task. "
Later, an idea came : a con cession st and in the workshop where Miss Eason could keep records, make change and relate to people.
"Because of her accomplishments and dedication to the job," Mr. Walker says, " she was recommended to the (Waycross) Pilot Club as the Handicapped Person of the Year. "
Mike Johnson , Carolyn Mays and Sara Nell Eason are but three of the clients in the Rehabilitation Workshop.
But th ey, together, are a synthesis of the many clients in the rehabilitation center.
" I feel that a job has a persona lity," e xplains Mr. Walker. " Also, people have personality , and for the work at the workshop to be successful, these two things must fit together. "
- Waycross Journal-Herald

BLIND, HANDICAPPED AIDED BY INMATES
" Lifers With Hope," an organization of inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary , is a program providing recordings to blind and handicapped persons through the Library of Congress.
E n c ompassing voluntary efforts of club members at the penitentiary, the service provides books, educational material and music in the form of recordings.
Anyone in need of such service is eligible to apply. For more information, contact Lifers With Hope, Washington State Penitentiary, Box 520, Walla Walla, Washington 99362.

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evaluation
system at
COLUMBUS GOODWILL
Combined efforts of Goodwill Industries and the Office of R eha bi li ta ti on Services has recently resulted in 100 percent funding of a program providing short-term rehabilitation to public assistance recipien ts in the Columbus area.
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Nearly 1600 job classifications may be explored by Goodwill Industries clients in Columbus through the use of the SingerGraf/ex Vocational Evaluation System.

Thr ough evaluation, adjustment, on-the-job training and carefully p lanned placement services, Goodwill Industries of the Chattahoochee Valley, directed by John M. Hunt, offers job exposure in 1600 different job classifications to its clients.
The project involves the use of a Singer-Graflex Vocational Evaluation System consisting of ten videotape units and cassette

work samples. Funding in th e proje c t also provid ed a ISpassenger bus, a driver and three additional staff members.
The audi ovisual materials are in daily use at Goodwill Industries' Worksh op in Columbus. This is the only system of its type in use in the state, and only six other Goodwill offices in the nation have the Singer-Grafl ex equipmen t.

Hire the Mentally Retarded? SURE!
by BOB PARDUE

Let's understand something before you get too far in to this. We know that nobody is in business simply to spread goodwill, charity and service to those less
fortunate. No, most busin esses operate to
make money for the owners and for the people who do the work. Oh, if charity and good works don't get in the way or cost too much they are fine , but not as ends within themselves, as any businessman will tell you.
So, why do you h ear so much about hiring the handicapped? And why, if all this is tru e, should anyone want a mentally retarded worker on his payroll? Keep reading.
To begin with, le t's defi ne what " mentally retarded " is in this piece. For our purposes the mentally retarded are those with the capacity to be trained for work and the capacity to hold a job once properly placed on it. Being mentally retarded does not mean that one's total being is retarded ; it may mean only that intellectual capacities happen to be less than the norm. This same individual may well possess superior skills and aptitudes in other areas which would conceivably put him ahead of other workers on a given job. Th ese skills and aptitudes can make a valuable employee in your business!
It is estimated that SV2 million p e rsons are retarded in the nation today. More than 2 million of these are of employable age and their number will likely grow because of increased birth rates and the decrease in infant dea ths. Too, retarded peo ple are just as likely to join the rest of the. population in living longer, a national trend.

Only about five percent of the retarded in this country-or about 200,000- actually require some sort of institutional care. Even some of these can be rehabilitated and be made ready for some sort of employment. Throughout the nation various programs for the mentally retarded are demonstrating that the retarded can be helped ... and that they ca n be helpful.
Studies have shown the mentally r e tarded to have high degrees of clerical aptitude, mechanical ability and dexterity, and to take great pride in workmanship, punctuality and the ability to stay with a job rather than hop from one situation to another. In most cases the retarded person has been identified as such and has received every possible encouragement to achieve in a particular area before asking for work. This often results in a worker who is far more motivated and qualified than the " normal" man or woman would be.
The main kinds of work the mentally retarded employee can perform well are those classified as unskilled , service or shortcycle repetitive tasks which would bore the ordinary worker but which the retarded worker actually seeks out and then performs with enthusiasm and a high degree of satisfaction. These workers tend to excell in those jobs which ordinarily suffer from a high turnover rate.
Getting more specific, over the years, qualified mentally retarded workers have been successful as general office clerks, messengers, office boys, mail carriers, stock clerks, sales clerks, domestics, housekeepers, attendants,

ward helpers, busboys, kitchen helpers, porters, sex tons, farm workers , la ndscapers, textile workers, construction workers filling sta ti on attend ants, ware: hous emen , assemblers and bakers. And this is just a fraction of the total list!
Major recruitmen t so urces include the State Employment Service, the VR office in a community (see the list on the back of this magazine), a local sheltered workshop, a local school work-study program, or the local Committee on Employment of the Handicapped.
You have to bend a little. For example, a potential mentally retarded worker might need help in filling out a lengthy ap plication form or tax forms. The worker's degree of re tardation should be known before an interview is co nducted. Most importantly, the worker should be judged on his ability to perform th e work rather than on some arbitrary intellectual scale.
With these facts in mind and with an attitude of helpfulness coupled with firm rules as to how the new worker is to be handled, a profitable relationship for your business can begi n.
DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED
Title VI of th e Civil Rights Act of I 964 states: "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or natio nal orgin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
In co mpliance with this act, the Office of R ehabilitation Services renders services to the handicapped of this state without regard to race, creed, co lor or national orgin.

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Your body.

Human. Alive. Functional, with all parts in harmony and the brain directing. With emotions and nerves in delicate , sensitive balance.

When everything works with everything else, everything's fine. When it does not, perhaps you or your family can use the services of REHABILITATION in Georgia.

A part of the new Department of Human Resources, Rehabilitation Services enables you to obtain medical, psychiatric and surgical care. You can get necessary braces, hearing aids, glasses and similar devices. Maintenance and transportation while undergoing evaluation are available , as are tools with which to do a new job.

If you have a physical or mental disability which is a

handicap to employment, contact the VR office nearest

you.

DUBLIN-107 N. Franklin St.

ALBANY-415 Pine Ave. Bldg.

GAINESVILLE-31 1 Green St.

AMERICUS-104 E. Forsyth St.

GRIFFIN-231C S. Tenth St.

ATHENS-901 C & S Bank Bldg.

HAPEVILLE-1005 Virginia Ave., Suite 114

ATLANTA-1430 W. Peachtree St. N.W. MACON-707 Pine St., Suite 1

AUGUSTA-1727 Wrightsboro Rd.

MARIETTA-514 Glover St., S.E.

BAlNBRlDGE-500 Amelia Ave.

MILLEDGEVILLE-511 N. Cobb St.

BRUNSWICK-201 Gloucester St.

NEWNAN-44 Jefferson St.

BUTLER-Masonic Building

ROME-1102 Martha Berry Blvd.

CARROLLTON-116~ Rome St.

SAVANNAH-35 Abercom St.

CLARKESVILLE-Green Bldg.

THOMASVILLE-SIS N. Broad St.

COLUMBUS-307 Fifteenth St.

VALDOSTA- 305 University Dr.

DALTON-132 W. Gordon St.

WAYCROSS-706 Jane St.

DECATUR-255 1st National Bank Bldg. WARM SPRINGS-Georgia Rehabilitation Center

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