FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY Washington, D. C. 
HONORABLE WATSON B. MILLER , Administrator HONORABLE MICHAEL J. SHORTLEY, Director Office of Vocational Rehabilitation 
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HONORABLE H . B. CUMMINGS. Regional Representative HONORABLE TERRY FOSTER . Assistant Regional Representative 
441 West Peachtree Street. Atlanta. Georgia 
 
STATE BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Atlanta, Georgia 
H ONORABLE M . D . COLLINS. State Superintendent of Schools and Executive Officer 
 
I st District 2nd District 3 rd District 4th District 5th District 6th District 7th Dist rict 8th District 9th District I Oth District 
 
MEMBERS HONORABLE W . C. C LARY . JR .. Wa y nesboro 
HONORABLE EUGENE V EREEN, Moultrie HONORABL E W . T. AND ERSON , Leslie 
HONORABLE W . W . KIRBY . Vice-Chairman , Newnan MRS . H EN RY B . TROUTMAN . Atlanra 
H ONORABL E J . W . OV ERSTREET , W a dle y H oNORABL E R oY M CGINTY . Calhoun 
HONORABLE W . C. PARK ER . W aycro ss H ONORABLE W . W . M c CAY. Chairman. Eastanollee 
HONORABL E KAY TIPTON. M a dison 
 
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION HONORABLE PAULS. BARRETT, Director 134 State Office Bldg. , Atlanta 
 
 C hapter 1 ___ ____ ______ _ C hap ter 2 ___ _ C hapter 3 _ _ _ ___ _ C hapter 4 C hapter 5 C hapter 6____ _ C hapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 
hapter 10 C hapter I I _ _____ _ 
 
CONTENTS 
 
Pa ge 3 
 
Wh at I t's A ll Abo ut 
 
Page 6 
 
H ow W e Do It 
 
Jf Yo u H ave L os t an Arm or L eg Pa ge 8 
 
If Y o u H ave a C rippl ed Arm o r Leg Page 11 
 
_ If You Are Blin d or Have Poor Sight Pa ge 14 
 
__ _If Yo u Are D eaf o r H ard of H earing Page 17 
 
___ _I f Y ou Ha ve H ad Tuberculos is Pa ge 19 
 
Pa ge 2 1 
 
If Y o u H ave H ea rt Tro ubl e 
 
If Y o u H ave A n y Other Disability Pa ge 23 
 
T he North Geo rgia Vocat io nal Sc hoo l Page 25 
 
G eneral Services of the Divisio n P age 3 1 
 
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Chapter I 
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT 
So yo u h ave a ph ys ica l h a ndicap , a nd it looks as if it has affected o r w ill impair yo ur ab ilit y to ge t and k eep a good job . 
W ell , it ma y- if yo u let it . If yo u just li e down and quit a nd feel so rr y fo r yo urse lf. 
B ut if yo u wa nt to o verco m e tha t disab ilit y , if yo u have the will to d o somethin g abo ut it, it 's o ur job to help yo u. Wh en yo u learn the fact a bo ut what w e ca n d o , we a rc a lm os t posit ive t h at th e id ea of bei ng a quitter and res ignin g yo urse lf to " takin g it o n th e chin ' ' wi ll leave yo u . if yo u ever had such an id ea. 
The o bj ec t o f thi s boo kl et is to give yo u th e facts, as bri efl y a nd con cisely as poss ibl e. Lots o f fo lks d o n ' t kn o w a n y thin g abo u t o ur program. that it eve n ex ists. It h as been go in g o n in Geo rg ia for 25 yea rs, and ha s bee n trem endo usly expa nd ed sin ce 194 3 . But we are aware that m a n y h ave never h ea rd of it , a nd that of those wh o h ave hear d of it, co mpa ra tively few kn o w all of the se rvi ces we offe r. 
Yo u d o n t hav e to rea d fro m the first page to th e last, th o ugh . A g la nce a t the chapter hea ds o n Page 2 sh o uld let yo u pick o ut the s u bject 
COU NSELORS AND DOCTORS HOLD CLINICS- To provide complete preliminary guidance and physical examinations, clinics are held fr o m time t o time in principal G eo rgia cities. Th e scene below was tak en in th e Hall Co unty Court Hou se at Gainesville. Paul S. Barrett , state rehabilitation direct o r, occupies the bench , at left. and at upper right. reachin g fo r pen in shirt poc k et , is P. D . Bush , of the Gainesvill e o ffic e. 
 
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APTITUDE TEST - 
 
Bradford Jam es. cli e nt , 
 
takes a m ec hanical apti - 
 
tude tes t as Co unselor A. 
 
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M. Bowen w at ch es. Mr . Jam es. v ictim o f a crip - 
 
pling bon e di sease . had an 
 
o perat ion which e n a b Ie d 
 
him t o walk without 
 
crutch es and was rehabili - 
 
tat ed as a jewelry engraver. 
 
o r subj ec ts that s uit yo ur case, a nd yo u can turn ove r a nd learn in a few minutes why yo ur h a ndicap may turn o ut to be a bl ess in g in d isg uise. 
W e may tra in you fo r a better job than yo u eve r had befo re, a nd o ne in w hich yo ur di sa bilit y is no handicap at a ll. Or if yo u never had a job . w e think we can pr epare yo u for o ne in which yo u ca n co mpete with peop le who do not have yo ur disability , asking no spec ial fav o rs from a n y bo d y and bein g a bl e to h o ld yo ur h ea d up with the bes t of yo ur fe ll ow workers. 
A nd it mak es no difference h ow lo ng yo u 've h ad the t ro ubl e- fro m birth . from childh ood , o r just for the past yea r o r tw o. If the troubl e has passed the acute sta ge , and has become what see m s to be a perm a nent dis ab ilit y, w e beli eve w e can d o a lo t for yo u . 
It isn ' t ch a rit y . either. Don  t get that id ea , wha reve r yo u do. Th ere are n o hand o uts. W e' re no t g ivin g you anythin g. W e won't spend a dim e o n yo u un less we arc pretty sure w e can ge t you ready fo r a jo b . It 's an in vest m ent. 
You a re a citi ze n of Geo rg ia a nd of the United States. Your fe ll ow ci ti ze ns h ave discovered that it is to their advantage, as w ell as yo urs, to h ave yo u o n a good j o b , producing thin gs, serving o thers to th eir p ro fit a nd yo urs. The m o re all of us prod uc e, the m o re all of us will have. 
Physical handicaps are no respecters o f th e rich o r th e poor , no r of ra ce, creed o r color. They happen to anybody. 
No m a tter if yo ur folks are pretty well o ff , fin a ncia ll y. It is st ill to th e advantage of a ll of us, the h a ndicapped and the n o nhandica pped , to have yo u pro ducin g o r h elpin g pro du ce goods and services to th e maxi mum of yo ur capacity, so that w e all m ay h ave a fuller life. If you're no good to yo urself , yo u ' re no goo d to your family o r anybody else. This ma y so und like strong talk. It ma y so und cold -blooded . But it 's true. A nd if strong talk is not necessa ry in your case , it ofte n is, w e have fo und , in o thers . Many h a ndica pped p eop le have to " get wi se " to th em se lves befo re they get o n th e ri g ht ro ad . 
In some instances , of course, if yo u are abl e to help us foot the bill , w e'll ask you to. But if yo u aren ' t able, and w e pa y all the cos t of ge t - 
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ring yo u ready and ge ttin g yo u on a good job , it still won ' t be ch arity, not by a lo ng shot. 
W e kn ow, from ex perience with others in do ll a rs and cents, that yo u will repay the inves tm ent in m o n ey and in mutual respect with yo ur fe ll ow citizens m a n y times over . Thousands of Georgians have bee n rehabilitated. Not that we're go in g to ex pect yo u to pay us back a n y thin g, except in th e sa tisfactio n of seei n g yo u empl oyed and h appy. 
Oh , we fail som etimes. Who doesn ' t ? But with reaso n ab le cooperation a nd courage o n your part and just a few of the breaks , the ch a nces of failure are mi ghty small. We' re goi ng to tr y to work it so w e won ' t eve n need th e brea ks. You will get as good m ed ic al a nd surgica l se rv ice, if yo u need it, and as good training and job opport unit y , as yo u wo uld if yo u had a milli o n do ll a rs and were paying ever y p enn y along th e way yo urse lf. We ' re proud and ca ref ul abo ut that. 
ARE WE DOWNHEARTED ? NO ! Another clinic scene- thi s one in R om e of persons with physical handicaps awaiting their turns to be int erv iewed. If you ha ve a disability. though , don "t w ait for a clinic. Turn to Page 34, see which Vocational Rehabilitation office is nearest your home. and drop in on the counselors there. They'll be glad to see you and probably will be able t o do somethiag to help you . 
 
 Chapter 2 
HOW WE DO IT 
Our first job is finding you. That's one purpose o f this booklet. There's a coupon o n page 34 which , if you have a handicap, we want yo u to fill out and mail in to us. We try to maintain frequent and und er sta nding associations with ot her age ncies with which you mi ght come in co n tact-sc hoo ls, h ea lth d epartments, insurance organiza ti o ns, welfare off ices, draft boards , the United States Employment Service, civ ic clubs and all o th er groups who might report yo ur possibl e eli gibi li t y for bene fits under o ur progra m . 
Then we interview yo u. From the standpoint of where yo u live. yo u are eli gible for o ur services if you live in Georgia as a res id ent and no t as a tran sient o r a casual tourist or visitor. From the standpoint of your handicap , it ma y be ei ther mental or physical. We have lately beg un to stress the mental , or psych o logical. handicaps to a greater extent and are trying to improve our services al o ng that line. You ma y be all ri ght physically and yet have some nerv o us, emot io nal o r psycho log ical disab ili ty which prevents yo u from getting or keepin g a good job . In man y cases we have found that we can correct such handicaps. But we consider yo u eligibl e on! y if we hon es tl y believe yo ur condition ca n be corrected o r improved with rega rd to your ef!1pl oya bility . 
Maybe you had a good job and lost it because you can no longer d o the work , th e employer is reluctant to rehire you , or the empl oyer is wil lin g but needs h elp in finding a new job in which t o p lace yo u . Maybe you are unsuita bl y empl oye d . Or maybe yo u are unprepa red for a suitable job. W e want ro find o ut a ll th ose thin gs . 
Then we send you to a docto r for a ge nera l physical exa minati o n . H e ma y reco mm end that you be se nt ro a spec ia li st . in which case we will get a spec iali st 's report. roo . 
Now w e' re ready to get down to cases. We've got to identif y the problem and m ake up o ur minds exactly what sho uld be done. Now we can choose an object ive. a goa l to work towa rd . You wil l be all owed to ch oose yo ur ow n goa l within the limits of what we think we ca n do for yo u . W e want to be reasonably s ure of success. You won ' t be rushed. We want yo u to think it: over carefull y. If yo u ' re undec id ed. we m ay give yo u preference res ts. 
Then , we ' ll d ecid e whether yo u need "p h ys ical resto ration , or training , or both. a nd if yo u ca n pay for yo ur maintenance . You will be encouraged to choose an acc redited sc h oo l o r a good business. If yo u 
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 need a n app lian ce . w e will bu y o nl y from a firm t hat gives good followup se rv tce. 
In yo ur m edical o r surg ica l trea tm ent. we wa nt to keep in cl ose to uch with yo u , to be sure yo u a re ge ttin g th e best trea tment a nd that it is goin g to help you. 
T he sa m e goes fo r yo ur tra tntn g, no m a tter w h ere it m ay be -in sch oo l, business o r indu str y. 
When it co mes to lookin g fo r a j o b , w e a lready h ave a fairly good system of locat in g oppo rtuniti es. W e will in vest iga te caref ull y the conditi o ns of em pl oy men t. h o urs, pa y a nd yo ur chan ces for promotion. W e help yo u mak e app li cati o n a nd ar ra nge a pe rso nal interv iew wi th th e empl oye r, go in g a lo ng with yo u if necessa r y. 
And we're no t go in g to lose interest the minute you get o n a payroll o r sta rt ea rnin g. W e want to be sure yo u a re rea ll y reh a bilitated . W e 
w ant to see that yo u und erstand the job , get along all ri g ht with th e 
people around yo u , a nd that yo u a re f ull y qualified for the job . \Ve want yo u to be reli ab le, d ep endable, punctual , loya l a nd h o nest. and we beli eve, fro m o ur expe rience with the handica pped , that yo u are m o re li ke ly to be than th e no nh a ndi ca pped . 
All the whil e we want to be sure, too, that yo u h ave no fa mil y o r perso nal probl em that mig ht ret ard you . Co n sid er u s, in the li ght of you r jo b problem. as co unselors in the sa m e way that docto rs are co un selors o n ph ysica l prob lem s. 
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 Chapter J 
IF YOU HAVE LOST AN ARM OR LEG 
Suppose yo u lost a foot o r part of a leg below the knee in an autom ob il e accident , o r a tree fell o n it , o r yo u stepped o n a bu zz-saw. and yo u h ad a spell in the h osp ital. N ow yo u are ge ttin g about o ne way or another and beg inn ing ro n ot ice something that you never paid much attention to befo re -na mel y , the large number of o ther people who h ave similar defici enci es. N eve r n o ticed them , particularly , before yo ur acc ident , did you ? 
It didn ' t get m ost of them down fo r lo ng, a nd it n eedn ' t get yo u dow n either. As a m a tter of fact. if yo u look at it as yo u sh o uld , yo u were lucky not to lose a whole leg. up to the hip. o r bo th of them . Because gett in g yo u fi xed up is goi ng to be a lot easier t h a n it mi ght have bee n . 
The m o re of your leg there is left, the eas ier it is go in g to be to fit a n artificial appliance t o it. and for yo u t o lea rn to get abo ut in a way that will mak e yo u see m littl e different fr o m no nh a ndic apped perso ns. 
First we ' re going to send yo u to a good doctor. a specialist. and h e' ll see if anything further needs to be d o ne to ge t you rea d y for a n app li ance. Som etim es furth er surgery is necessa ry . After a ll. that was an em ergenc y case wh en yo u had th e acc ident. a nd th e doc to rs prin cipal ::o ncern was in gettin g yo u o ut of dan ge r. 
But whatever n eeds to be d o ne. we re go in g to find o ut what it is , 
HAVING LOST BOTH FEET u;hen struck by an automobile in I 944 , James Mitchell Da venport was unable to return to his old job as a galvanizer in a steel plant. Furth er surgery was necessary , which the Di vision arranged for. and helped in the purchase of appliances. Mr. Da venport was sent to .the North G eorgia Vo cational School for preliminary training as a watch and jewelry repairman and then was placed for ad vanced training and employment at Sterchi's, I 1 6 Whitehall S treet , S. W ., Atlanta. 
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  wiSH W E H A D MORE lik e H erbert 
 
Evans. " says B. B. Whitaker. manager of the C laren don H ot el in Augusta , of this porter. 
 
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H erbert los t his right arm below the elbow 
 
when it w as caught in a machine at a lumber 
 
company <Vhere he w as emp loyed. H e had no 
 
special trai ning for any kind of work , and his 
 
prospect s were dim until V ocational R ehabili - 
 
tation found him . Hi s trai ning as a port er was 
 
fin anced and an appliance pro v ided. Now he 
 
has a good job. ' ' If you ha ve any m o re lik e 
 
him . ge t in touch w ith m e." Mr . Whitak er 
 
wro te the Di v ision. 
 
fro m a spec ia list whose busin ess it is to know , a nd t hen we ' re go m g to see th a t it is do ne, right. 
 
If there isn ' t a good spec ia li st, as good as can be fo und anywhere , in yo ur part icul ar n ec k of the woods, we ' ll se nd yo u where t here is o ne. And the sa me fo r yo ur stay in the h ospita l. It 's got to be a Grade A , No. I hospi ta l, equipped a nd st affed to g ive yo u th e m os t m odern ca re. If yo u ca n ' t pay yo ur way, we ' ll pay it fo r yo u. 
 
When the doctors put their 0 . K . o n yo u , we ' re going to get you an app lia nce if yo u are un ab le to pay fo r it yo ursel f. T h e progress that has bee n mad e in rece nt years in th e manufacture a nd fittin g of th ese appli a nces is a m azi ng. Of co urse , th e d octo rs a nd app li ance m a nu fac turers lea rn ed a lot durin g a n d ri ght after the war. You get the benefit of what they lea rn ed . 
 
If yo u los t bo th legs, o r parts of both legs, the sa me general pro cedure goes. I t's just go ing to be a li tt le bit h arder: that 's al l. I t's go ing to require a li tt le m o re atte ntio n o n t he pa r t of th e spec ia li st. B u t t he general objectives are probab ly go in g to be t he sa m e. 
 
A nd th e sa m e if yo u los t a h a nd, o r a forear m , o r a whol e ar m . 
 
Acc id ents in wh ich bo th a rm s are los t arc mi ghty ra re. In stea d of a 
 
leg app li ance , yo u ' re go in g to have an arm o r hand a ppliance. For wo rk- 
 
in g p ur poses, yo u ' ll be surp ri se d to lea rn how many t h ings yo u ca n do 
 
with a so r t of tweeze r-like h ook that ope ns and cl oses accordin g to h ow 
 
yo u co n t ro l it wit h yo ur up per a rm o r sho ul de r mu scles . Later, yo u 
 
may wa nt a " dress h a nd ," o ne that loo ks like a n o rm a l hand w ith a 
 
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glove o n it , but yo u ' ll find t h at yo u can ' t do much w ith it except h o ld 
 
thin gs down . a nd to do a n yt hin g m o re co mpli cated yo u ' ll have to use 
 
that h ook . At first, yo u m ay think it m akes yo u consp icuo us, but then 
 
yo u' ll no tice h ow many o ther fo lk s h ave simil ar appli a nces and no body 
 
rve r gives them a seco nd look , a nd w h ateve r mi sg ivin gs yo u ma y h ave 
 
will disappea r. 
 
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 Now d o n ' t fo rget that eve ry thin g w e' ve do ne so far is just prelimi nary to the main end . If we don't accompli sh that end , w e've fa iled . That is to get yo u on a good job-at leas t as good as yo u had befo re th e acc id ent a nd ma y be a lot better. 
Sa y yo u were a tr uck driver, o r a fa rmer, o r a sawm ill worker , o r any thin g th at required p h ys ica l labor a nd p ullin g or pushin g thin gs around. Obvi o usly , yo u ' re n o t go in g to be as good as yo u were befo re o n thin gs like that ; th ere's n o use kiddin g o urse lves. 
So w e talk it ove r a nd see what yo u wa nt to do. Maybe we give yo u so me aptit ude tests. Yo u may ha ve abilities yo u neve r kn ew yo u had befo re-a biliti es to learn a better trade. W ell. we go throu g h a lo n g li st of poss ibili t ies-desk wo rk. mec h a nica l wo rk w ith sm all too ls such as in radio o r watch repairing. o r an y thin g that does n ' t require too much use of whatever part o f yo ur body you los t. 
W e' ll see that yo u ge t th e best ava ilabl e trainin g- at Clark esv ill e's N o rth G eo rgia Vocatio nal Sc h oo l. som e o ther trad e sc hoo l, o r in so me reputabl e bu sin ess. T hey ' ll train yo u to the p oint at which you ca n be placed o n a j o b o r in employm ent trainin g. T h e chan ces arc that within a few mo nths yo u' ll be earnin g as much as you eve r did before, or m o re. 
A nd do n ' t get the idea this is all a pipe drea m . If yo u ha ve an y do ubts. w e ca n cite yo u hundreds of cases in which peopl e got better jobs after such acc id ents than they h ad befo re. 
LOSS OF HIS LEG PROVED AN OPPORTUNITY rath er than a tragedy to Elm er L ee John son, o f Dublin. The leg was amputat ed when inju.red by a falling tree. Until that ttme ~ts employ m ent had been uncectam . 
The Division help ed tn pur chase of an artificial limb and in shoe repair .tra.ining . G etting selfcon fidence proved to be harder for Mr . John son Lhan anything else. For a year he co uld scarcely believe he was proficien t at a pro fitabl e trade. Then he resumed worh in the shop where he had been trained. After a few weeh s, the shop w as turned over t o him , and he now does all the worh . He is on the job co nsist ently and has a good pa tronage - a fine example o f rehabilita tion. 
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 Chapter 4 IF YOU HAVE A CRIPPLED ARM OR LEG People who do not h ave crippl ed arms o r legs , or who are n ot t h row n in co nta ct w ith crippl ed people in their families o r work, have no id ea h ow man y of yo u there are . O ut o f Geo rg ia 's total pop ulatio n th e pe rce nta ge of perso n s so affected mus t be s ubsta nti a l. Yet m ost of th em find their ni ches in their co mmuni ty li ves and fo ll ow usef ul occ upa tio ns. T h ere is no reason whateve r w h y they sh o uldn ' t. If you h ave such a ha ndicap, and arc not now empl oyed, o r are no t empl oyed to the full exte nt of yo ur ab ilit y , prese nt or potential w it hin a reaso nab le training period , it is o ur busin ess to he lp yo u- o ur busin ess as we ll as o ur desire. And it is a business in which , as a n o rga ni za ti o n at leas t, we h ave h ad 25 years expe rience , so don 't think we ' re j ust w ell - m ea nin g , bungling quacks. If, oth er t h a n yo ur h a ndi cap , yo u ' re 
PHYSI CAL R ES TORATION PUTS HIM ON JOB - Handi capp ed from birth by club feet. Otis R . John son. of Atlanta. was unable to hold a sat isfact or y job until he came to the att en tion of V ocational R ehabilitatio n . Two operation s were perfo rmed , artifi cial legs provided , and Mr. J o hnson became clerk for the Bluff City Inn , Eufaula. A la . , at a substantial salary . Gu ests of the hot el seldo m realize that he has artificial legs. LeftMr. John son is greeted by Dr. Collins befor e operations. 
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 REHABILITATED AFTER 20 YEARS ON KNEE PADS- Willie Johnson. of Columbus . lost both legs in a railroad accident at the age of 15 . For 2 0 years, aft er wearing out a homemade pair of artificial leg s. h e got about on kn ee pads. Vocational R ehabilitation he I p ed buy modern appliances and gave Willi e training in shoe repairing , and h e immediat ely got a job. 
ONCE CRIPPLED . NOW STRAIGHT AND TALL- Hugh Mitcham . of Smyrna, was a victim of terribly t wis ted legs, ca used by rick ets. H e walked only with the greatest d i fT i c u I I y . 0 per at i o n s straight en ed the legs. H e spen t six months in casts . but wh en they w ere remo ved and braces fitt ed on his straightened legs h e was a new man . H e went t o work at th e Rust Cheese Company in Smyrna, his whole ou tloo k on life changed . 
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 an average sort of person, you probably have talents and aptitudes of which even you may not be aware. 
Diseases account for about one-third of all types of defects , impairments, or peculiarities in the skeletal structure of the body (muscle, bone and joint) which affect ability to feel or move, and it makes no difference which one of them you may have bad. Or you may have bad such a disability since birth, in which case you have a better chance to overcome its liabilities than persons affected later in life. But at any rate , you can beat that handicap. 
You may have bad infantile para! ysis, or any of the other principal disease causes-inflammation of the bone marrow, called osteomyelitis; inflammation in blood vessels which occurs almost exclusively among men and is called Buerger's Disease; tuberculosis of the bone, arthritis, tremor, rigidity, flaccidity, dwarfing, enlargement of the joints, twisting or wasting of some parts. 
Some of the most prominent men in Georgia, in business and political life, are crippled and were helped, medically , surgically or in educa tion or training, or in all three, by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Some of them had their books and tuition paid for by the Division while attending universities and law schools, and today occupy positions which attest the wise investment of taxpayers' money in their future. Without such aid as was given, they might have been dependents and liabilities to their home communities and state, instead of the assets which they have become. 
Well , that's the beginning of the picture. Once we have accepted your case as suitable for rehabilitation into employment, and have got a fair idea of what the objective in your case should be, we'll send you to a doctor for a complete medical examination. 
If treatment or surgery is necessary, you'll get the best there is. If you go to a hospital , it will be one of the best, with a staff meeting the highest qualifications to serve you. In many cases, if your arm or leg, or any combination of them , is useless, you may best be served by amputation and the fitting of modern appliances which will convert that useless member into one which will make your daily life less handicapped. 
Then, if you need training in order to take full advantage of your abilities, we'll see that you get it. 
THE VALIANT 
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who poims out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena ; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly ; who errs and comes short againand again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions , and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. 
-Theodore Roosevelt. 
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 Chaplet 5 IF YOU ARE BLIND OR HAVE POOR SIGHT Rapid progress has been made in recent years , particularly during the war, in training and placing blind persons in business and industry. It hasn't been so long since the usual fate of a blind person was to stand on a street corner with a tin cup, wasting his remaining facilities instead of producing for the good of himself, his family and his community. Now, we know that a blind person can do many kinds of jobs just as well as sighted people-and some kinds of jobs better. If you have become blind, or practically blind, the chances are you will have to change your occupation in addition to making other adjustments, but to resign yourself to doing nothing is absurd. You have lost just one of the senses. You still have four. 
BUSINESS IS FINE. THANKS! A typical vending stand is that operated by Joseph Porter McCook in the Muscogee County Court House at Columbus. It was opened August 13 , 1945. Mr . McCook did sheet metal work at Lummus Cotton Gin before he lost his sight in 19 2 3. He took piano and voice lessons from a private teacher, attended the Tennessee Academy for the Blind at Nashville, and was later a soloist in a Columbus church. 
The stand' s sales averaged $/8 0 weekly. Mr. McCook has acquired a host of friends through church work and other social activities. The people in the court house have come to think of him as an important part of their everyday lives. 
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 For the purposes of Vocational Rehabilitation, you come under the program for the blind if you have a visual acuity of 20/ 200, which means that you can see at a distance of 20 feet what a normal sighted person can see at 200 feet. Perhaps a better way of saying the same thing is that you have a visual efficiency of 20 per cent or less. 
 
If you have better sight than that-say a visual acuity of 20/ 180, or 30 per cent visual efficiency-the weakness of your sight is probably still an occupational handicap and you are eligible for Rehabilitation , but you are not considered blind. 
 
Or if your visual field is impaired, you are considered blind if you have only 38 per cent or less of the normal field. The visual field is the total area perceived when the eyes are focused straight ahad. 
 
If your vision is from 50 to 85 per cent in the better eye, with correction such as glasses, your possible range of jobs is wide. Only such work as engraving, requiring close and continuous use of the eyes, might prove unsuitable. 
 
If you have from 20 to 50 per cent in the better eye, you should be able to fill almost any job in which vision is required primarily for guiding movements of the body and hands rather than inspecting the materials or objects. For instance, if you worked in a laundry, you would be all right as a shaker or folder of flatwork, as a presser, or in packing, wrapping or shipping, but your handicap would rule out inspecting, hand-finishing, weighing or reading from a scale. 
 
With 40 per cent or less in the better eye, continuous work with written materials, as in stenography or bookkeeping, may strain your eyes too much. Other clerical jobs such as duplicating machine or dictaphone operator might be more suitable. Outdoor jobs should be avoided because of the danger of tripping over some object or getting hurt by some moving object. 
 
Now don't get the idea that because there are so many things you should not do that there aren ' t plenty of things left that you can do. 
 
Mass production methods have increased the opportunities open to the blind and near-blind because of the extent to which operations have been broken down , simplified and routinized. 
 
With due regard for adequate lighting, mechanical hazards, moving objects, cramped quarters, high places, exposure to burns or electrical hazards, etc., there are still plenty of jobs in which you can compete with the nonhandicapped and be perfectly safe. 
 
Vocational Rehabilitation offers to persons classified as blind an 
 
examination by a competent specialist to determine whether your vision 
 
can be improved before trying to place you on a job. The information 
 
obtained will be in regard to your physical capacities as far as possible, 
 
and will show diagnosis , cause, acuity and field of vision and the pros- 
 
pects, including a determination of whether the condition is arrested 
 
or progressive. 
 
 
 
If an operation is recommended by the specialist, the Division will pay for it if you are not able to do so yourself. 
 
You may be sent to the North Georgia Vocational School for preorientation training and to discover your aptitudes and abilities. This 
 
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 school " is the perfect place for the training of the blind and other handi capped men of Georgia ," according to G. E. Taylor, of 920 Ormewood Terrace, S. E., Atlanta, recently " trained and placed in a position where I can again work and support my family .... Upon arrival at the school, I was indeed a miserable case, hardly able to turn around by myself," he said, "but now , after finishing my training, I am able to go anywhere I want to go and do nearly everything I want to do. I have learned to use the typewriter, read and write Braille and many other things I had thought impossible before." 
Or you may be placed in an industrial job, of which there are dozens of types in Georgia which can be performed by blind persons as well as by persons with good sight. 
Or you may be considered a better bet for the vending stand program , which is being greatly enlarged. Blind persons who never before have earned their living are making good operating stands in public and private buildings, and acquiring hosts of friends. 
If you are not considered suitable for any of the foregoing services, we may be able to help you start a home industry project. 
The only persons who may not be benefited by our services are those who are not able to work because of age or because of some physical condition which cannot be remedied and which limits activity to the extent that no work can be undertaken. 
The things that you can do are far more numerous than the things that you can' t . The most important step is making up your own mind that you are going to do something, and then let us h elp you, and whip that handicap. 
ONCE BLIND, NOW SHE CAN SEE" The operation was most successful. The moment the cataract was removed, I gained sight on the operating table," wrote Miss Wilhelmina DeAntonio, I 9, of Collins, Tatt nall County, following surgery by an Augusta specialist. She had been blind since birth. The picture at right was taken a few weeks later. Several months later, Miss DeAntonio returned to the University Hospital for an operation on the other eye, with similarly suc cessful results. " I can' t begin to express my gratitude for what Vocational R ehabilitation has already done foe me, and for what it plans to do ," she said in a recent letter. Her rehabili tation plan contemplates helping her to get a college education. 
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 C hapter 6 
IF YOU ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING 
Being deaf or hard of hearing may be an inconvenience in your ocial contacts, but there is no reaso n whatever why it should bar you from profitable employment in any of a wide variety of occupations. 
W e usually refer to the deaf as a person born deaf or who beca me deafened at an early age , say before the fo urth or fifth year, before acquiring a vocabulary. Even so, many such persons lea rn to speak by the oral method-that is, learn to use the voice mechanically by vibration and breath control. rather than by imitation of sound, which is the way most people learn to speak. 
Those who must communicate by sign language or writing are more limited than the oralists, but there are still plenty of jobs which they can do. 
If lip rea ding has become a p artial substitute for hea ring in your case, w e will take into consideration the fact that lip readers have to accustom themselves to new people, and insofar as we can , we will try to pave the way for your interview with a prospective employer by informing the employer of your lack of hearing and the degree to which you can compensate by lip rea ding after familiarizing associations with new people. 
The deafened are those who have lost their hearing entirely, but after learning to speak and acquiring a vocabulary. 
The hard of hearing have some hearing left, with or without the aid of an instrument. 
First, we will want to know whether your disability is due t9 mid dle ear or inner ear causes. 
DEAF MUTES EXPERT MECHANICS. Herman V . Gordon (le ft ) and Jack D . Sellers are shown at work as m echanics at the E. E. Hollingsworth Auto Sewice, 3 19 J efferson Street, Savannah, where th ey w ere trained with the aid of Voca tional R ehabilitation. Mr. Gordon , from Ludowici, has been a deaf mute since infancy. After completing his course in Savannah, he went to Birmingham, following the same trade. 
Mr. Sellers, from Bax ley, had been deaf and practically mute since birth. He is still employed at Hollingsworth' s. 
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 If middle ear, you may work in noisy surroundings and your physical handicap will be an advantage. Vocational Rehabilitation has placed a number of such persons, for instance, in large department stores on tasks requiring concentration rather than dealing with the public, and deafness under such conditions makes for better work because the worker is not easily distracted by the noises which distract other people. 
On the other hand , if you have lost hearing from middle ear causes, we will be careful not to place you in a job where conditions. lead to frequent head colds or throat infections, where it is too hot, cold, wet, dry, dusty , or where there are sudden temperature changes, because such conditions might aggravate your disability. 
If your loss of hearing is due to inner ear causes, we will have to avoid placing you on a job where there is continuous or harsh noise, because noise may make your condition worse. Likewise, if you are inclined to be a little dizzy at times because of your condition, and your sense of balance has been impaired to any extent, we must avoid work requiring much standing, balancing, cramped quarters or high places. 
So far as you personally are concerned , the worst thing that could happen to you would be to refuse to recognize your handicap. Be sensible about it and make the necessary adjustments, and you can overcome it in many ways. But if you pretend to yourself or to others that your hearing is normal when it isn't, you're going to become a personality problem. This warning is offered in the friendliest way we know how, but the only way we know how to say it is to just come out and say it, and believe us, we only say it because we want to help you. 
Hearing aids can restore much but not all of many persons' ability to hear. Likewise, telephones anywhere can be equipped with amplifiers. Incoming calls can be signaled by flashing lights instead of by a bell. Lights may be substituted for warning bells on machinery. 
While on the subject of deafness, perhaps we had better have a word to say about persons with speech defects. You have a speech defect if there is anything about the way you speak which unfavorably diverts your listener's attention from what you are saying to the way you are saying it. 
Obviously, if you have a speech defect which we find cannot be improved or corrected, we won ' t try to train you or place you on a job requiring fast, constant talking or meeting new people too often. There are too many jobs which don ' t require those things which would probably suit you just as well. 
But you may prove us wrong. There are many people with noticeable speech defects who have attained prominent, responsible positions. But whatever your employment goal. we want to be able to regard it as feasible . There's no use in making the goal extra hard out of pure stubbornness. Stubbornness is an entirely different thing from thoughtful determination. 
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 ARRESTED TUBERCULOSIS does not stop James R . Wilson , of Macon , from learning a profitable trade-in his instance watch repairing. His general health is good , after treatment at the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Before he contracted tuberculosis, he had been a laborer. His illness and convalescence proved an opportunity to better his station in life. The Division paid for his tools, textbooks and financed his training. H e is em ployed at Friedman' s Jewelers, 566 Cherry Street. 
Chaptec 7 
IF YOU HAVE HAD TUBERCULOSIS 
Less than a gene ration ago, when a person learned that he had " cons umption ," he usu ally made up his mind that he was doomed to a slow and miserable death , and he was an object of pity, often shunned. Now, thousand have tuberculosis and recover, remaining well. 
This is not wishful thinking , but a demonstrable fact. In 1904, the death rate in the United States from tuberculosi was 202 per 100,000, most of the deaths being in persons between 20 and 45 , the mo t useful period of life. The death rate at the last cens us was 4 7 per 100,000, and multitudes who recovered from the disease have been rehabilitated. 
They have been rehabilitated because your state and federal govern ment recognize their responsibility and public obligation to provide means of arresting or curing the di ease and restoring the victims to economic usefu lnes . The state and fede ral government take steps to prevent mass unemployment, floods , epidemics, forest fires and other disasters , or to overcome and repair their ravages, and likew ise, where tuberculosis has occurred , rehabilitation is provided . 
In Georgia particularly much progress has been made in the past 
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 few years. There is being developed a program for this state's strongest attack on tuberculosis, to conquer the disease and minimize its effects and occupational hazards. 
The tuberculous patient who fights his way to a point at which his condition may be called quiescent or arrested has already demonstrated a peculiar type of courage which will serve him well in rehabilitation-the courage to give up things which might injure him and to go out of action for months at a time, which for most people is harder than beating an immediate, temporary problem. 
Generally speaking, rehabilitation of the ex-tuberculous may take one of three patterns. 
The first is the most dangerous and one which this Division consistently avoids-direct from the sanatorium to a job. It is true that it has often been accomplished and in some cases has turned out well, especially for persons with minimal tuberculosis. But the risks are great. There are disappointments and breakdowns. Nearly half of those who take this route suffer relapses and must return to a sanatorium. 
The second pattern is safer. It means a period of part-time work or training which involves no fatigue or anxiety, all the while with frequent medical checkups and careful attention to habits. 
If your sputum tests are consistently negative, lesions have healed and cavity, if any, has closed, and these conditions have existed over a period of months, Vocational Rehabilitation may help finance your training with a prospective employer, on a job requiring no great physical exertion, on the basis of the specialist's recommendation . 
Consideration will be given your living conditions and whether you might be subject to any anxiety over future employment or in regard to your family. Your training conditions must be mentally as well as physically restful. 
The third is the longest and safest pattern. It involves a slower tempo all along the line, and we will do whatever we can to help you achieve this tempo. 
"Light, outdoor work," which used to be a favorite prescription, is no longer considered good for you. As a matter of fact, most specialists now maintain that exposure to the weather is undesirable and that indoor work is preferable. 
Many of our ex-tuberculous rehabilitants have become watch or radio repairmen or have learned other jobs in line with their disability. Wherever possible, we would like you to return to your former occupation , because that may be easier for you , but this is inadvisable if you used to be a farmer , say, or a truck driver , or a laborer, because you should not exert yourself too much physically. Then, too, if you used to have a job that required much physical exertion , the chances are that we can train you for a better job. You may find that your illness, in stead of harming your earning capacity, will in the long run lead to increasing it through acquisition of a better-paying skill. 
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 WATCH REPAIRING is an occupation in which Emest Cantrell, of Talking Rock, Ga., does not feel his handicap- heart weakened by rheumatic fever. 
He was a farm er when the disea&e attacked him in I 94 0. Afterwards, he could not do heavy work. 
Rehabilitation subsidized his training with Hobson Brothers, CartersviUe jewelers, paid his board while he was learning and bought necessary tools. He is now employed by Charles R . Campbell, jeweler and optometrist, 225 Marietta Street , N. W ., Atlanta. " He is doing weU," Mr. Campbe{[ wrote the Division. " His family are located in Atlanta with him, he has steady employment . . . and I am sure he would be hard to replace for my needs." 
Chapter 8 
IF YOU HAVE HEART TROUBLE 
The normal h ea rt has large powers of re erve. Even a damaged heart can carry on its work for a long time. If a person who has had heart trouble uses reaso nable caution and works within the limits of his comfort at a suitable job, his years of usefulness will probably be long. 
But, if you have had h eart trouble, you must exercise that reason able caution, based upon competent medical reports such as are obtained in ca rdiac cases by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. 
You may not now be on the kind of job that is best for you. If your heart continues to bother you , the chances are that you are not on the right kind of job. You should be doing something in which your heart trouble is not a handicap. Rehabilitation stands ready to counsel you and , if the physical capacities report from a specialist shows that you are employed beyond your limitations, train you for more appropriate work. 
But you ca n ' t diagnose your own case. That is a mistake too many people make. 
For instance, some people are terribly concerned abo ut heart mur murs. Diagnosis may show abnormal sounds or irreg ular rhythm when there is no organic defect and the per on is normal. The murmurs may or may not be symptoms of a genuine heart disorder. 
Most hea rt cases coming to the attention of employment offices are of the rheumatic type, the group for which generally there are the best prospects, according to the United States E mploym ent Service. They are caused by rheumatic fever, which tends to attack children and yo un g people. This fever often rec urs, with inflammation and pains in the joints and with more damage to the heart each time. After an attack, 
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 the heart muscles may be left in a weakened condition, so jobs which are tiring should be avoided. 
The valves in the four chambers of the heart may become scarred or otherwise damaged. The heart has to pump faster or harder to circulate the blood. If your heart is like that, it may be that the doctor will say you can still do fairly heavy work, but the work should not add up to your being so tired that you are easy prey to a cold, or catarrh, because your heart may be damaged . And you should avoid working conditions likely to cause colds, where there are damp surroundings. sudden changes in temperature , or too much dust in the air. 
The blood carries nourishment and oxygen to all parts of the body anq carries away waste. To propel the blood, the heart contracts 70 to 75 times a minute. Each contraction lasts about three-tenths of a second, followed by a heart rest of half a second . 
A remark most of us have heard all our lives, that your blood pressure on the contraction, when the heart pumps blood out, should be 100 plus your age, is wrong. Normal pressure for men between 20 and 40 years of age is 120: for women , 113 . But the normal range for men and women is between 100 and 140. Pressure above 140 is sometimes considered above normal, but high blood pressure in people over 40 is so common that a mild degree is not considered abnormal. 
Hypertensive heart disease is a constant and prolonged increase in the blood pressure which has caused or is causing injury to the heart or the blood vessels. With it comes gradual hardening of the arteries and enlargement of the heart chambers. If you have it, we will try to prepare you for a job in which you will avoid high or cramped places, where it is too hot, or which might make you dizzy. 
Another common physical handicap in the heart trouble group is coronary disease, caused by not enough blood supply to the heart muscle itself. It is usually caused by hardening of the arteries, mostly in people over 50. Heavy activity is definitely against the rules for people with this handicap. No occupation requiring stooping or bending is acceptable. Again, light work with light tools should be the rule. If you are not trained for such work, we will help you get the training. 
While on the subject of heart trouble, perhaps we should mention handicaps resulting from diseases of the blood system . Varicose veins may constitute an employment handicap and make you eligible for Rehabilitation services, to remedy the condition or train you for a job not requiring much standing, walking or climbing. Similar limitations are imposed by phlebitis (milk-leg ) , a condition of clotting in the veins. 
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 RESTORED TO GOOD HEALTH by an operation which removed a goiter, Mrs. Alice Boone, of Tennille, Ga., is now employed as a seamstreu by a Florida concern. She had had the goiter for Z I years before Vocational R ehabilitation reached her, and it war growing, causing pressure. With four young children, she was unable previously to work outside her home. 
Chapter 9 
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DISABILITY 
Rupture, ulcers , goitre, piles, mastoid , female trouble, neuritis , neu rotic or psychological disorders , defects which may be corrected by plastic surgery-any of these and many others may constitute disabilities which are employment handicaps. 
If they do , and keep you from work, or keep you from the kind of work for which you are best qualified , or if you are not employed to the full ex tent of your ability and can be trained for such employ ment within a reasonable time, we want to h elp you. You owe it to yourself and to your family and friends to get in touch with us and talk it over. Joos are not as plentiful as th ey were during the war, but this Division " must not fail to reach all th e disabl ed in Geo rgia eligible for benefi ts ," according to Dr. Collins. " None must suffer because he or she did not know what we offer to benefit both the individual and society, of which the individual i a part, " Dr. Collins decla re . 
A rupture, or h ernia , is any protrusion of a loop or knuckl e of an orga n or ti sue through an abnormal opening where a part of the ab dominal content sticks out through the abdominal wall. 
If a truss will fit you for the work for which you are best qualified , and that is often the ca e, we will see that you get a truss. You will be 
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 expected to pay fo r it if yo u can afford to do so; otherwise we will buy it fo r you if the exami nin g physician so recomm en ds. 
Or the docto r may decide that your employment possibilities ma y best be served by an operation. A successful operation will mea n that you wi ll be better fitted for hard or h eavy work than you were before, beca use the operation will remove not only the impairment but also its ca use. 
P erso ns who undergo successful operations before the age of 25 virtuall y never have an y more trouble from rupture and h ave no future physical ha ndicap o n that score. The time you will require for rec uperation after an operation depe nds on your age. Usually , for a single rupture, you may undertake light work, seated or manipul ative, in four to eight weeks, and heavier work in three to six months. 
R eha bilitation of persons with stomach ulcers has recently been pointed up by a random sampling of 4,700 Army medical discharges. Stomach ulcers ranked second as a reason for discharge. But there probably would have been a lot more releases beca use of ulcers if the Army had not discovered that ulcers could be cured in many cases by cha nging the man 's job in the Army . Vocational R ehabilitation tries to work toward the same goa l in its services to the public ge nerally. 
Ulcers often occur as a result of an emotional disturbance. Remove the emotional or men tal strain, and the ulcers disappea r. That is where counseling can be of great value. Or if the sores in your stomach are due to other ca uses, crawling and climbing should be restricted for severe cases, as should heavy pushing, lifti ng, etc. 
PLASTIC SURGERY made Dwight H . Carter, of Dan r.Jille, Ga., able to get much bett er jobs than he could before the operation . His nose had become in fected from a sparring bout with a friend and the nose had to be remor.Jed. The disfigurement became an employm ent handicap. Vocational R ehabilitation sent him to a specialist. H e became a cabinet maker for Har.Ja -Tampa Cigar Company, Tampa, Fla. 
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THE NORTH GEORGIA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 
Far from having slumped during its first year of peace, enrollment at the North Georgia Vocational chool is at the highest point in the institution's history . At last count there were 275 students. 
Turned over to the state February 1, 1944, by federal agencies, it is the first and only state-operated trade school in Georgia. During the war hundreds were trained to fill vital places on the production lines. With employment opportunities more limited now, the school ha grown in students and training facilities to meet the challenge of recon version problems. Physically handicapped p rsons sent there by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation are in a large measure responsible for the growth. 
The chool is located in a picture que mountain setting at Clarkesville, co un ty seat of Habersham and junction point of five state highways. The climate is delightful the year around. In summer the crisp mountain air is invigorating, the nights alway cool, and winters are comparatively mild. Administration Building, dormitories and shops are stea m -heated. All buldings have electricity and hot and cold running water. 
A few miles away are Lake Burton and Tallulah Lake, two of the 
Administration Building 
 
 Men'1 Dormitory 
most beautiful bodies of water to be found anywhere. Tallulah River Gorge is a scenic wonder. 
The grassy, tree-shaded campus and buildings have a charm of age that contrasts sharply with the modern conveniences and hum of industrial machinery. Some students are trained in the modern laundry. Others learn progressive practices on the school farm and dairy. 
A recreation program is being expanded. Courses are offered in machine shop, automotive mechanics including body and fender work. electric and acetylene welding, radio repair and communications, refrigeration, woodworking trades. shoe repair, laundry work and dry cleaning , watch and clock repai r, photography, and cooking and baking. 
Machine shop instruction includes all operations on lathes, shapers, millers, saws, pressers and grinders ; use of precision measuring instru ments ; practice in bench work and problems involving filing, scraping, chipping and fitting ; technical phases involving blueprint reading, trade mathematics, heat-treating factors and safety. 
The auto mechanics course covers all types of repairs to passenger cars and trucks, with instruction on engines, chassis, transmission, clutches and brakes. Opportunities are afforded in practical experience of diagnosing troubles on " live" jobs and technical study of trade mathematics, tolerances, symbols, and trade science and safety. 
Welding instruction includes use of covered and bare electrodes, D. C. and A. C. current, treatment of various meta ls, use of fluxes and testing procedures, blueprint reading and technical phases. 
The radio course covers repair work in all general lines and the operation of receiving and transmitting equipment, using the latest types 
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 Rehabifitants and Others L earning Radio The Best in Shoe Repair Methods 
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 of testing meters and other devices , assembling sets and aligning for proper performance, and code transmitting and receiving to meet federal requirements. Applicants should have at least an eighth grade education and proficiency in mathematics. 
The refrigeration course is intended to give complete training in the repair, maintenance and servicing of domestic refrigerators, and the construction and maintenance of commercial refrigeration equipment. Opportunity is also given to learn repair of domestic electrical appliances which would be considered essential in the operation of a refrigeration shop. Some students are taking advantage of a combined refrigeration and radio repair course. 
In the woodworking course, the trainee is permitted to select a special field, such as carpentry, cabinet making or furniture making. Instruction covers all phases of bench and machine operations, treatment of materials, trade design and proportion , strength of various materials, trade mathematics and safety. 
The period of the shoe repair course is based almost entirely on the ability of the individual to develop necessary skills. Instruction includes all operations on crooked needle and straight needle stitchers, patching machines, buffing and polishing machines and other power equipment. 
The laundry and dry cleaning course is designed to develop skill in use of the most modern equipment. There is instruction and practice in the use of wash wheels , tumblers , mangles , bot-head presses, mushroom presses, yoke, sleeve, collar and cuff presses, wool and silk presses and puff irons; also in identification and treatment for various fabrics , composition and use of soaps and other cleansing agents. Emphasis is placed on proper knowledge and use of bleaches and starches, temperatures and rinsing formulas, analyses of stains and correct methods of eliminating them. 
In watch and clock repair training, the student is assigned typical jobs requiring the use of the jeweler's pliers, screwdrivers, tweezers, grinders and power lathes. Experience will be afforded in disassembling, cleaning, adjusting, replacing and fitting, and in broken parts, jewels and bearings. 
The new course in photography will include commercial equipment, use of flashes and floods, developing and retouching, intensification and reduction of negatives, contact and projection printing, toning, tinting. Special emphasis will be placed on portrait work. 
The cooking and baking course consists of all instruction and experience necessary to qualify the student for the job of cook and baker. The student will be assigned temporarily the responsibility of full control of a kitchen staff providing food for large groups. 
Before the school was established it was necessary to send many rehabilitants to distant states to get the training they needed . Often they found employment in the other states and did not return. Now they get Grade A training in a Georgia institution, not so far from their homes, and return to their home communities to add to the state's human resources and crafts. 
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 Corner in Machine Shop Showing Heavy Equipment Making the Shavings Fly from Planer 
 
 Milking Time in Sanitary Dairy Barn Operating Mangle in Laundry 
 
 Chapter 11 
GENERAL SERVICES OF THE DIVISION 
It cannot be stated too strongly that everything we might do for you must be measured by the ultimate goal-to get you on a good job or a better job than your physical handicap now permits. 
In many cases your disability may be to a large extent eliminated or overcome through medicine or surgery. When that is true, we will not attempt rehabilitation " around" your disability if it can be removed or corrected . This direct attack on your problem, if it is feasible, we call physical restoration. 
Included are diagnosis , treatment, surgery, hospitalization, the fit ting of appliances, occupational treatment, nursing service, dentistry , drugs and supplies or any combination of these necessa ry to the goal of advantageous employment. A complete medical examination is used to determine what is necessa ry or advisable. The examination indudes blood tes ts , urinalysis , X-rays and such other tests as seem indicated. 
If the report says that the disability may be removed or materially improved by the service, and that it can be completed in 90 days hospitalization or less, a plan will be worked out to use the best doctors and hospitals available. 
If you live in a small town or on the farm and we think we can get better medical advice by sending you somewhere, we will pay your way if you cannot afford to , and we will pay your way to a good hospital if that is necessary. When you leave the hospital, if you need nursing service or convalescent home care for a while, that will be arranged. 
When the doctor recommends an appliance, and you can use the appliance to advantage in your job goal, we will help you buy it. You must pay part of its cost if you can. 
In these physical restoration services, you may be sure that you will get only the best doctor , the best hospital, the best appliance and general counsel that you could get anywhere. We are mighty particular about that. You do not have to depend upon the well -meant but perhaps uninformed guidance of friends who do not make a business of dea ling with doctors and hospitals as we do . 
In many cases physical restoration services are not considered necessary to prepare you for a good job or a better job. Whether or not you have had physical restoration , the next step to consider is that of training. 
You may be best served by attending school for a while. The chances are, if your job objective is included in courses offered at the North Georgia Vocational School , as outlined in the previous chapter, that we will send you there. Or you may be sent to some other recognized trade school. We will send you to a private trade school instead of a public one when the use of a private school is more suitable. Or you may even be sent out of the state if there is no school which meets your needs in Georgia; for instance, Georgia has no optometry school. 
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 If you are a high school graduate or can pass a clerical test, you may be sent to a business college. It must be one found by experience to give good training and placement services. You may choose your school from our approved list. Your training will be on a trial basis of one month. If at the end of that time your instructors do not feel you can make the grade, our aid in that line will be withdrawn. 
Another type of training is given on a job with an employer who may hire you after you learn the trade or who has connections who can help in getting you a job. The firm must be a reputable one, have enough equipment and work of the type needed, a good instructor who will take an interest in you , and it must be where you can keep a satisfactory home situation if you have a family. 
The firm will probably pay you a small salary and we will make up whatever is necessary as you learn. As in a business college, this training will be on a trial basis of one month. Usually, our limit on this type of training is a period of a year. A similar limit exists on "tutorial" training for speech correction, lip reading, or special instruction in certain subjects essential to the job objective. 
We may pay for your board and room if you cannot do so. If you start getting a full pay check from your employer in a few weeks, this board and room allowance will of course be stopped. 
You have noticed that we often say that we will pay for something "if you can' t afford it." Well. we have some rules along that line that are probably too complicated to go into here, but we can tell you about them when we talk it over. 
But there are some things that the state and federal government want us to pay for you regardless of whether you need help in the way of money. 
Regardless of your economic status, we will pay for diagnosis of the physically handicapped and at least the tuition part of training costs. We will pay for ~verything necessary to find out if you are eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation, the kind of services you need, or your occupational limitations. This applies to all disabled people. 
We will even pay your tuition in college for four years if you can qualify as a high school graduate with a " B" average in your senior year or pass a comparable examination. We can' t pay for your board and room there because it is a four-year course, and our limited funds will not permit payment of board for these long-term courses. If you want to go to law or medical school after college, you might find it more advantageous to let us help you during the more expensive later years , unless you expect by that time to be earning for yourself in part-time employment. 
In any case, whatever your training may be or the services we try to render , we will try to keep a close check on you until you have been adequately served and successfully employed. 
Well. we have tried to give you as clear a picture of Vocational Rehabilitation as we could in this little booklet. If you are curious about anything else, please call on anybody at any of the Georgia offices of the Division which are listed on page 34. 
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 Why are we offering these servtces and diligently seeking out the physically handicapped? 
The answer may be found in a recent Associated Press article which quoted Michael J. Shortley, director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in Washington, as follows: 
"During the war the disabled made a great production-front contribution to our victory. They took up the slack of a drastic manpower shortage. But they did more-they earned a place for themselves in the peacetime work of our nation, and they earned it the bard way." 
The physically handicapped, Mr. Sbortley said, " demonstrated un- 
der the stress of wartime schedules that they can produce right along with the nondisabled . That's the only basis on which they ask to be considered, at any time. 
"Nobody will dispute the gains of Vocational Rehabilitation-men and women brought to work power and self-supporting condition, wasted manpower salvaged, family stability enhanced.... 
" If we rehabilitate a man or woman we make a producer instead of a consumer. Usually it costs less to rehabilitate a person than to main tain him for just one year in dependency . 
" The rehabilitation cost occurs just once. When rehabilitated the worker becomes a taxpayer instead of a tax burden. There are many instances of a rehabilitated worker paying more income tax in one year than the total cost of his rehabilitation ." 
Restoration is at least as much a matter of spirit as of body and must have as its central truth-body and spirit are inextricably conjoined . To heal the one without the other is impossible. A niche of usefulness and self-respect exists for every man however handicapped, but that niche must be found for him . To carry the process of restoration to a point short of this is to leave the cathedral without a spire. To restore him, and with him the future of our cou ntries, that is the sacred work. 
--John Galsworthy. 
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