The Georgia vocational rehabilitation news [vol. 10-11 (1959-63)]

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Make Good
Nathan R Kimbro 43 left in
top panel was aided by Vocational
Rehabilitation in training in elec
trical work at North Georgia Trade
School Clarkesville after his dis
charge from Battey State Hos
pital He was placed as a motor
rewinder at the Ace Electric Co
333 Edgewood Avenue NE At
lanta Kimbro has a wife and four
children He had worked as a
carpenter

Hubert O Diggs right in top
panel who has an impairment of
the back and legs works at the
Bowers Clock Watch Shop 1584
Piedmont Avenue NE Atlanta
He received on the job training in
Columbus and worked at Warner
Robins before moving to Atlanta

Mrs Delia Baxter left in center
panel works as a machine opera
tor in the manufacture of leather
goods at the Smart Products Co
217 Pryor Street SW Atlanta
She had training in sewing and
power machine operation while at
Battey

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Another employee in the same establishment is Joyce Mattox right in center
panel formerly of Blackshear Joyce who is deaf attended the Georgia School
for the Deaf at Cave Spring and had vocational training there

Sarah C King left formerly of Rt 1 Chula graduated from the Georgia
School for the Deaf in 1958 and was provided with additional training at a business
school in Atlanta She is now employed as a key punch operator at the Family
Fund Life Insurance Co 1515 Spring Street NW Atlanta

Hire The HandicappedIt PaysADC Welfare Clients Rehabilitated
For about three years the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division and the Fulton
County Department of Public Welfare
have worked together on a special proj
ect designed to rehabilitate disabled
parents of children receiving Aid to De
pendent Children grants
During this period 136 have been re
stored to jobs These men and women
are now working in a wide range of
occupations They are earning upward
of 350000 a year and are contributing
through taxes to the community activi
ties
Under the law ADC families may re
ceive up to 134 a month in welfare
benefits until the youngest child becomes
16 years of age That means they could
remain on the welfare rolls for 15 years
or longer
Records from the DPW indicate that
the 136 families could have drawn 1
322133 in welfare grants
The case service costs in Rehabili
tation funds amounted to only 59000
When the project started there were
nearly 900 cases involving disabled par
ents on the rolls These cases have been
reviewed with a view to selecting those
having vocational rehabilitation poten
tials Now all physically impaired ap
plicants for ADC benefits are referred
to Vocational Rehabilitation at intake
On problem cases a survey team re
views the records interviews the parents
and others who may be familiar with the
case histories and makes recommenda
tions as to the services needed to get
the disabled person back to work The
teams are made up of representatives
of various agencies a Vocational Re
habilitation Counselor and a physician
Reports on the results of the project
will be sent to the Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation in Washington for the
use of rehabilitation and welfare agen
cies throughout the country in working
with disabled welfare recipients

The Dobsons are shown here feeding their 1000 layers From left
Jeffie Dobson Debrah 8 Darlene 11 Mrs Dobson Joan 3 Brenda
West 2 daughter of relatives and James 7
Turns to Eggs
A former sheet metal worker who de
veloped some emotional problems which
became a job handicap is carving out
a new career in a specialized agricul
tural program
He is Jeffie W Dobson 44 who lives
on a farm off Stewart Mill Road Rt 4
Douglasville Mrs Dobson had a de
formity of the right hand which has
been corrected with plastic surgery
The Dobsons have eight children rang
ing in age from 11 years to six months
Through Vocational Rehabilitation
services they were assisted in an egg
production enterprise They are tending
1000 layers looking after some hogs
and raising feed and vegetables This
summer they will have enough vege
tables and berries to supply the family
and some to put in the deep freezer for
winter use
The older children help with the
chickens and garden after school hours
and during vacation periods
Dobson was in the Armed Forces dur
ing World War II He had a farm back
ground but decided to go into sheet
metal work and was trained in that
trade
Mrs Otis L DeMoss a widow
with five children had a disability
following lung surgery She was
provided with training in beauty
culture and assisted in establish
ing a shop at 1670 Lakewood Ave
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Vol 10
MayJune
No 1
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus
S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone 448
Thomasville 309 Upchurch Building
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MIL 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville
Athens
126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon
Columbus
Dublin
Milledgeville
406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
305 Flowers Building
Phone 21904
105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
Help for Mentally 111
INETEEN State Vocational Rehabilitation agenciesincluding
Georgiawere awarded grants last year 1958 by the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation for the extension or improvement of their
programs of service for the mentally disabled
Under the grants most of the projects consisted of placing re
habilitation counselors in mental hospitals to work as members of
a rehabilitation team Such a team helps to prepare patients for
the earliest possible discharge date and for useful employment and
a normal life
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation also supports research
and demonstration activities designed to advance knowledge and
methods for the improvement of services Under this program
priority is being given to grants for the seriously disabled includ
ing those with health problems
Some good work for the mentally retarded also is in progress
Persons in this group are among the most difficult to rehabilitate
There is a lack of specialized facilities for their work evaluation
and preparation There is employer resistance to hiring them and a
lack of general public knowledge of the many jobs they can per
form successfully
In Georgia the rehabilitation program for the mentally ill is car
ried on in cooperation with other agencies through clinics at Tal
madge Memorial Hospital Milledgeville State Hospital Macon Hos
pital and other centers
A report from Washington shows that 4799 mentally handicap
ped persons were rehabilitated during fiscal 1958 through the
FederalState program of Vocational Rehabilitation The figure for
Georgia was 141 It appears there will be an increase in the num
ber of rehabilitation in this disability group during fiscal 1959

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Twentysevenyearold Roy W
Rhinehart left in picture for
merly of Summerville has im
pairments of both legs But he is
no longer vocationally handicap
ped The young man is employed
as a draftsman at the Southern
States Equipment Co Hampton
Through Vocational Rehabilitation
services he was granted a scholar
ship at Young Harris College and
provided with special training at
Southern Technical Institute He
graduated from STI in June 1958
and soon had his present job
Shown with him is T G Gilchrist
Supervisor in the drafting depart
mentNew Tests for Blind Given
Twentyfive persons attending the ad
justment center for the blind conducted
by the Vocational Rehabilitation Divi
sion at the Georgia Academy for the
Blind Macon this summer were given
a series of new performance tests now
being used in a nationwide research
project
Dr Phil S Shurrager Professor and
Chairman Department of Psychology
and Education at the Illinois Institute
of Technology Chicago made a special
trip to Macon to administer the tests
He said the purpose of the research
project was to develop tests which would
iq meet the needs of blind people Tests
now being used to measure performance
achievement aptitudes and skills were
developed for use with sighted people
Under the research projects thou
sands of blind people all over the coun
try and in all walks of life will be given
tests like to those administered to the
Georgia group Dr Shurrager said
This test called Performance Scale
for the Adult Blind is being stand
ardized with the hope that it can be
used in conjunction with the Wechsler
Adult Intelligence Scale Verbal Scale
to yield a general I Q comparable to
that obtained when the full WAIS is
administered to sighted subjects

Subjects used for this test will have
a visual acuity of 5200 or less and will
range in age from sixteen to sixtyfour
The persons tested will be selected from
a quota sampling system in the four geo
graphical regions of the country Of
these approximately 283 will be selected
from the South
Georgia is the first State to use Vo
I cational Rehabilitation clients in this re
search project
The results of the studies made in the
standardization of the Performance
Scale for the Adult Blind will be pre
sented September 1 at the American
Psychological Association Cincinnati
Ohio Dr Harriet Shurrager Assistant
Professor Department of Psychology
and Education Illinois School of Tech
nology is the Project Director of this
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation spon
sored research
Dr James F Garrett Assistant Di
rector Rehabilitation Services Depart
ment of Health Education and Welfare
Washington D C is chairman of this
program where the research projects re
Fiftytwoyearold Elton Heath left tries his hand with an
abacus one of the testing devices used at the adjustment center for
the blind Shown conducting the test are Dr Philip S Shurrager
Chicago psychologist and Miss Lenore Harvey Chief of Psychologi
cal Services Vocational Rehabilitation Division Heath was a textile
mill worker before losing his vision about two years ago
Clients at the adjustment center get crafts training under the
guidance of Mrs Dorothy Biesecker standing home employment
counselor for the blind From left they are Miss Judy Duncan
Quit man Mrs Jewel Crosby Pelham Mrs Mary F Carter Waycross
and Miss Addie Mae Knight Baxley
lated to the psychological aspects of dis
ability will be discussed with psycho
logists interested in Vocational Rehabili
tation and State Vocational Rehabilita
tion personnel from all over the United
States
There were 14 men and 11 women at
the adjustment center this summer
They range in age from 16 to 61 Some
of them have been blind since birth
Others lost their vision only a year or
two ago
The course at the center covers sub
jects such as selfcare unaided travel
use of hand tools crafts and home
economics Upon completion of the
course they may be given special train
ing or placed in some suitable jobsAwards Made in Essay Contest
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Awards in the 1959 essay contest
sponsored by the Governors Committee
on Employment of the Physically Handi
capped and the Associated Industries of
Georgia Inc were presented to five
state winners by Governor Ernest Van
diver on June 5
The winners were First Ann An
drews a Senior at Pelham High School
Second Betty Smith a Junior at Baker
High School Columbus Third Bonnie
Sue Johnson a Junior at Gainesville
High School Gainesville Fourth Nedra
White West Side High School Dalton
and Fifth Saundra Long a Senior at
Roosevelt High School Atlanta
They received cash prizes ranging
from 100 to 10 awarded by the Asso
ciated Industries of Georgia Inc to
gether with certificates from the Presi
dents Committee on Employment of
the Physically Handicapped
Theme of this years contest was Hir
ing the Handicapped in Our Town
The first place winner Ann Andrews
won third place in the 1958 contest
The Macon committee on Employment
of the Physically Handicapped this year
sponsored contests in the local schools
in advance of the statewide competition
Three prizes were offered for high
school students in the white and colored
schools These prizes ranged from 25
to 750
Winners in the first group were
First Thwala Ligon Second Georgann
Raines and Third Cynthia Quinn They
are students at McEvoy High School
Winners in the second group were
First Eugenia Vinson Second Eleanor
Floyd and Third Magnolia Glasco They
are students at BallardHudson High
School
Winners in the national competition
were First Barbara Joan Zimmer
Glenn Ridge N J Second Elizabeth
OBrien Summerville Mass Third tie
Diane J Collins Coventry R I and
Brian OLeary San Antonio Texas and
Four of the five winners in the state essay contest get awards
from Governor Ernest Vandiver seated and Cliff Clarke Jr Chair
man of the Governors Committee on Employment of the Handi
capped They are from left Bonnie Sue Johnson Gainesville third
place winner Betty Smith Columbus second Ann Andrews Pelham
first and Saundra Long Atlanta fifth Fourthplace winne Nedra
White Rocky Face was absent
Fifth Margaret OMeara Lake Charles
La
They received cash prizes and a trip
to Washington
In the 1958 competition first place
went to a Georgia student George
Kesler of Augusta
Get OASI Benefits
More than 11000 claims for disability
benefits under the Social Security laws
will be reviewed and passed upon by
the OASI Disability Determination unit
of the Vocational Rehabilitation Division
during the current fiscal year
Reports indicate that cases are being
received at the rate of about 1000 a
month Benefits have been allowed in
6352 cases this year
The average benefit on a nationwide
basis is 70 a month This represents
yearly benefits of approximately 5
336000 to these disabled Georgians
through Social Security
The total cost of operating this phase
of the program is paid out of Social
Security funds
Applicants who may appear feasible
for Vocational Rehabilitation services
are referred to a Counselor for follow
up
Goes To Baltimore
R E Williamson Review Specialist
of the OASI Disability Determination
unit has accepted a position on the
BOASI staff of the Social Security Ad
ministration Baltimore effective June
30 He has been with the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division and the OASI
unit for seven years
To Speak in Georgia
Dr Lawrence G Derthick U S Com
missioner of Education Department of
Health Education and Welfare Wash
ington has accepted an invitation to
speak at the annual dinner during the
Divisions staff training conference in
Savannah August 7
Miss Mary Switzer Director of the
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation will
speak at the first days session Aug
ust 5
Heads Program for Blind
Appointment of Louis H Rives Jr
as Chief of the Division of Services to
the Blind Office of Vocational Rehabili
tation Washington has been announced
by Miss Mary Switzer OVR Director
Mr Rives who is totally blind has been
with OVR since 1947 He is a native of
Norfolk Va and has visited Georgia
many times in connection with services
to the BlindTax Expert
Gets Electric
For nearly 10 years Merlin Loftin
45 who was stricken by a crippling
disease at 4 has conducted business
enterprises from an office in his farm
home near Roopville
Through a correspondence course he
laid the foundation for his main occu
pation as a tax consultant He also
operates a broiler project in partner
ship with another man
Merlin has only limited use of his
arms and hands He was finding it
more difficult to use a standard type
writer in making out income tax re
turns and carrying on correspondence
A friend Lonnie Rogers president of
the Heard County Lions Club decided
to do something about it He got in
touch with representatives of the Royal
McBee Corporation Soon the formali
ties were worked out for an electric
machine
The Lions Club sponsored the applica
tion Before long an authorization for
delivery of the machine was cleared A
few days later George Spurlin Presi
dent of DeKalb Office Equipment Co
Decatur who had become interested in
the project drove to Carroll County to
deliver the new typewriter
Merlin was grateful proudand hap
py over the gift He said it was the one
i piece of equipment he needed to speed
up production of income tax returns for
his clients during the busy season
Because of the condition of his spine
3i and legs Merlin has a chair with a
seat similar to a bicycle saddle It was
designed especially to meet his needs
The young tax consultant lives with
his mother Mrs Cela Loftin

Top pictureMerlin Loftin seat
ed tries out his new electric type
writer under the watchful eyes of
George Spurlin president of De
Kalb Office Equipment Co De
catur and right Lonnie Rogers
President of the Heard County
Lions Club At rightHe uses a
gadget designed to hold the tele
phone receiver while he makes a
call
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Three visuallyhandicapped youths get experience in greenhouse operations under the supervision of William T
Womack left horticultural assistant at the Georgia Academy for the Blind Macon while enrolled at the adjustment
center conducted each summer by
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
They are William Loy McCollum
19 of Rt 4 Cleveland Carlos
Clark 16 of LaGrange and Ray
mond Gabriel 18 of Crawford
William and Raymond were in the
12th grade Carlos was a 7th
grader At the center they receiv
ed training in selfcare unaided
travel and typing after getting
aptitude and interests tests Plans
for vocational training or job
placement will be developed while
they are enrolled at the center

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lbs for the Handicapped
Passports
to Dignity
The Presidents Committee
on Employment of the
Physically Handicapped
MEMBERS CREE
I BELIEVE that the physically handicapped
should be given equal opportunity to choose
and prepare for occupations commensurate
with their physical abilities and their poten
tialities for learning and acquiring skills
that the physically handicapped should be
given equal opportunity with others similarly
qualified in selection appointment and ad
vancement in employment
I PLEDGE my best efforts in following these
principles in my own employment practices
my support of practical programs designed to
achieve the foregoing principles
my assistance in every feasible way to acquaint
the public generally and employers specifically
with these principles
00Tli59
UBRAFbTwentythreeyearold Jerry Cos
per who has impaired lower limbs
is shown at left in the watch re
pair class at North Georgia Trade
School Clarkesville Before being
injured in a motorcycle accident he
worked as shipping clerk in a tex
tile plant A resident of Bowdon
Rt 4 Jerry had therapy at the
Warm Springs Foundation

Louis H Norrell in center pan
el a former saw mill worker who
has impaired ankles resulting from
a fracture is shown training in
television repair in the electronics
shop at North Georgia Trade
School He also had a cleft palate
Vocational Rehabilitation aided him
with surgery A resident of Dah
lonega Norrell 46 has a wife and
three children

Thirtyeightyearold Joe E
Hughes left in lower panel of Rt
3 Quitman lost his right arm in a
corn puller accident in 1956 He
had surgery to revise the stump
Hughes is a veteran but was in
eligible for Veterans rehabilita
tion services He is shown receiv
ing training in the use of his arti
ficial arm at the Albany amputee
clinic

Mrs Jean Kirkley right in low
er panel lost a leg as the result
of an automobile accident in 1957
She too had training in the use
of a prosthesis at the Albany am
putee clinic Mrs Kirkley has two
small children She is a resident of
Albanys
jam
A record number of disabled persons
were restored to jobs through Georgias
Vocational Rehabilitation services during
the fiscal year which ended June 30
The number rehabilitated was 5628
an increase of 110 over the rehabilita
tions during the previous year when
Georgia led the nation in this phase of
education
During the year 12351 persons re
ceived one or more of the authorized
servicesphysical restoration training
guidance and placement At the end of
the year there were 5938 cases on the
active rolls still receiving services
Among them were 1604 in trade or busi
ness schools colleges and other training
establishments There were 8451 appli
cations awaiting surveys
The men and women returned to jobs
were dependent upon welfare agencies
relatives or friends when they came to
Vocational Rehabilitation for assistance
Their disabilities represented almost
every type that could bar them from
employmentlimb or body impairments
mental and emotional disturbances men
tal retardation lack of vision hearing
deficiencies arrested tuberculosis epilep
sy heart ailments and others
Now they are working in a wide range
of occupations in offices factories serv
ice trade establishments and on farms
They are selfsupporting taxpaying citi
zens some for the first time in their
lives
During the year the Division coop
erated with the State Department of
Public Health and the State Department
of Public Welfare hospitals and other
agencies in developing a coordinated re
habilitation program for the mentally ill
Vocational Rehabilitation counselors
work with other specialists at the hos
pitals and other centers in planning re
habilitation services for patients who
ultimately may be returned to employ
ment Some 137 mentally ill persons were
restored to jobs last year and 383 were
receiving services
A somewhat similar program was car
ried on in Atlanta Savannah and Augus
ta for total evaluation and treatment of
epileptics At those clinics patients are
given medical psychological and voca
tional evaluation A treatment plan is
devised and a vocational program of
counseling and guidance worked out
with training if needed Last year 295
cases were referred to these epileptic
clinics and evaluated 162 became
seizurefree Of the seizurefree clients
115 were placed in employment Thirty
seven were in training at the end of the
year
Of the 5628 disabled persons rehabili
tated last year 331 were blinda record
number for this disability group
In recent years the Division has oper
ated a special project for the rehabilita
tion of blind persons from rural com
munities in agricultural occupations such
as horticulture broiler and egg produc
tion and livestock raising Seventeen of
the 331 blind persons rehabilitated were
placed in special agricultural projects in
their own communities
The greenhouse at the Georgia Acad
emy for the Blind Macon provides train
ing for blind adults and members of the
Senior Class There has been no problem
in the placement of these trainees after
they complete the 12months course Re
ports from nurserymen and florists who
have hired them show they are meeting
production standards for sighted work
ers
The Division sponsors at Atlantas
Grady Hospital an optical aid center
where visually handicapped persons are
given examinations looking to the im
provement of vision through the use of
newlydeveloped types of lenses and other
aids During the year 134 persons were
served at the center
Blind adults who need instruction in
selfcare unaided travel and fundamen
tal training in homemaking and the use
of hand tools attend an adjustment cen
ter at the Academy during the summer
months There were 24 enrolled there
this summer
A similar adjustment center for Ne
groes is operated at the Metropolitan
Association for the Blind headquarters in
Atlanta There were 24 enrolled there
The 62 vending stands for the blind
operated by the Division and the Georgia
Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc
last year provided employment for 82
blind persons who otherwise might be
dependent upon welfare assistance The
gross volume of sales amounted to near
ly 1 million Operators earned 167902
What Others Say
Under the caption Rehabilitation
Agency Sets Excellent Example the
Atlanta Constitution said
For the fifth consecutive year Geor
gia has led the nation in the number of
disabled persons rehabilitated per 100000
of population
Three out of those five years Georgia
was second only to Pennsylvania which
has a much larger population in the total
of persons rehabilitated
The entire state has reason to be
proud of such record It represents an
outstanding accomplishment from both a
humanitarian and economic standpoint
Director A P Jarrell of the Voca
Dr Lawrence G Derthick U S
Commissioner of Education Wash
ington was the main speaker at
the Divisions staff training con
ference in Savannah He is shown
seated with Dr A P Jarrell
State Director of Vocational Reha
bilitation Services
tional Rehabilitation Division of the
State Department of Education his staff
Georgia employers and all others who
have had a hand in making the achieve
ment possible deserve commendation
The results obtained in vocational re
habilitation work contrasts sharply with
the states poor record in curing the
mentally ill and thus making it possible
for them too to become productive mem
bers of society again
An allout effort should be made to
shape the states fledgling mental health
program in such a way that the treat
ment of the mentally ill also become a
field in which Georgia is a front runner
rather than a shameful laggard
Joins OVR Staff
Appointment of Dr Prank H Krusen
founder and Senior Consultant of Mayo
Clinics Section of Physical Medicine
Rochester Minn to assist in launching
a strengthened program of medical re
habilitation in the Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation has been announced by
Miss Mary E Switzer Director of OVR
Dr Krusen will serve for 3 months be
ginning September 16 as Special As
sistant to Miss Switzer for Health and
Medical Affairs He will be on leave from
Mayos ClinicAekabilitation jVfews
Vol 10
JulyAug 1959
No 2
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone 448
Thomasville 309 Upchurch Building
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Gainesville
Athens
110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Dublin
Milledgeville
Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
ram
JriL ERES the text of a telegram from Miss Mary Switzer Director
of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Washington to Dr A P
Jarrell Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
I want to congratulate you and your wonderful staff on Georgias
record for 1959 I have just sent the following telegram to Gover
nor Vandiver
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you and the people
of Georgia on the accomplishments of the Georgia Division of Voca
tional Rehabilitation
In fiscal year 1959 which ended June 30 Georgia led all states
for the second consecutive year in the proportion of its disabled
citizens rehabilitated to productive and satisfying life
Georgias record was 147 per 100000 of population The rec
ords are not completely closed but the National average for the
previous year was 43 rehabilitations per 100000 of population
Georgia also ranked second only to Pennsylvania in the actual
number of disabled men and women rehabilitated with 5628 an
increase of 110 over the previous year Pennsylvania with a much
larger population rehabilitated 5878 individuals
In this respect Georgia also held its rank for the second con
secutive year with many states striving to bring the rehabilitations
to the point where they can displace some of the present leaders
My thanks as head of the National program go to you to Dr
Claude Purcell and to your Legislature for continuing support and
to Dr A P Jarrell your State Rehabilitation Director and his
dedicated statewide staff for a mission well accomplished
Governor Ernest Vandiver wrote
Miss Mary E Switzer Director Office of Vocational Rehabili
tation Department of Health Education and Welfare hs tele
graphed me relative to the superior record which you and the mem
bers of your Division turned in during the fiscal year just concluded
Please accept my congratulations This morning at my press
conference I read to the newsmen from her telegram to me which
contains some impressive figures regarding what has been accom
plished
Please extend my appreciation to all your personnel for their
exemplary work
The Glass Wall Movie
Dramatic results of rehabilitation services for persons with loss of
hearing are illustrated in The Glass Wall a new film produced
by the American Hearing Society through a 31000 grant from the
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Miss Mary E Switzer Director of the Office of Vocational Re
habilitation said It is a tremendously moving production one
of the best movies of its kinds I have ever seen
The 27 V2minute film may be borrowed free of charge for show
ing at meetings of clubs and other organizations Write Miss Ada
M Hill American Hearing Society 919 Eighteenth Street NW
Washington DCNew cafeteria left and girls dormitory at North Georgia Trade School Clarkesville
Designed for
Two new buildings at North Georgia
Trade School Clarkesville were design
ed especially to meet the needs of handi
capped students enrolled there under
the auspices of Vocational Rhabilitation
services
The girls dormitory and the cafeteria
have entrances at ground level The
doors are wide enough to accommodate
wheel chairs
One wing of the dormitory has been
reserved for seriously handicapped stu
dents There are hand rails along the hall
walls There are no raised thresholds in
the wide doorways
The clothes racks in the closet space
are low enough for articles to be reached
by wheel chair occupants The sides of
the tubs are low and above each is a
grabrail for the safety of users with
impaired limbs Wash basins and drink
ing founts also are at low level
Girls in wheel chairs no longer require
the help of an attendant in carrying on
their activities in the dormitory and
cafeteria
The Vocational Rehabilitation Division
has about 100 clients enrolled at North
Georgia Trade School Many of these
students are seriously handicapped The
new facilities are making it easier for
them to be selfsufficient while in train
ing
The designs of these new buildings are
in line with a project sponsored by the
Presidents Committee on Employment
of the Physically Handicapped among
architects and builders
It has been pointed out that buildings
with steps revolving doors and narrow
doorways make it difficult for persons
with some types of disabilities especial
ly those in wheel chairs to use such
buildings either for business or pleasure
The Committee has been urging builders
Typical room in wing designed especially for handicapped students
At desk Elizabeth Mashburn of Hapeville and in background Caro
lyn Bennett also from Hapeville Both are clients of Vocational
Rehabilitation in beauty culture classes BelowElizabeth likes the
new dresser
to have at least one entrance which may
be at ground level or reached by ramp in
tall public buildings Standard designs
also are being worked out for interiors
with a view to the needs of handicapped
people
New Grants Announced
Award of 1536088 in Federal grants
for support of 62 research and demon
stration projects in 11 states and the
District of Columbia has been announced
by the Office of Vocational Rehabilita
tion
Recipients of the grants are private
nonprofit groups State Rehabilitation
agencies and other public organizations
The purpose of the awards is to pay part
of the cost of activities for increasing
knowledge and improving methods that
contribute to the rehabilitation of physi
cally or mentally handicapped people to
suitable employment
in
By Harry E Hayes Director
Services for the Blind
Topeka Kansas
Excerpts from address at the Divi
sions staff training conference
There is more intelligent understand
ing today of the nature of blindness and
the abilities of blind people than at any
time in the past and this understanding
is increasing steadily
The importance of this fact cannot be
overestimated since there is no greater
limiting factor to the assimilation of
blind persons into community life which
includes employment than public mis
understanding even sympathetic mis
understanding
The change has been gradual but is
accelerating as the public has more first
hand contact with blind people at their
work and in social settings
The cumulative impact of organized
public relations efforts by the agencies
is bearing fruit The many films talks
books pamphlets new stories magazine
articles and radio and television pro
grams are being felt Not that we have
achieved full understanding and accept
ancefar from it But the average citi
zenthe average employerno longer
is incredulous when you speak of em
ployment for a blind client He has em
ployed a blind personknows someone
who hasor has heard about successful
placements
Regardless of how adequate our ap
propriations are or how skilled we be
come as rehabilitation workers we will
always be dependent on the public for
job opportunities and the acceptance of
blind persons and those otherwise se
verely handicapped into other aspects of
community life
As a result of our accumulating ex
perience there is a steady improve
ment in the manner in which we are
finding appraising and serving our blind
clients Our philosophy the way we see
the job to be done and the way we are
going about it are all in a state of tran
sition Our results are better so we are
apparently making progress
The contribution of psychology and
psychiatry to the field of rehabilitation
of the blind has been felt only during
the past few years to any great extent
I feel that this contribution has been
most important
The professional people are concerned
with life adjustments and the under
standing of the human personality and
thus have a great deal to give us in
understanding and appraising predict
ing and helping our clients with their
general and vocational adjustments
Miss Evelyn Stewart is shown here in her backyard greenhouse
One of the most important develop
ments of recent years has been the
growth and refinement of adjustment
and diagnostic centers for the blind This
group approach to some of the more
perplexing problems in the rehabilitation
of the blind was given impetus by the
military facilities following World War
II
Refinements are continually being
made in the several civilian centers and
a veterans facility now operating in this
country The coordinated use of multi
discipline staffs and the wide variety of
activities included in these programs are
known to you Counselors
The values of this approach to the re
habilitation field might be simply sum
marized by saying that first it provides
factual information regarding clients
abilities and limitations which make for
intelligent wellbased vocational plans
Secondly it offers help in the important
area of adjustment to life with blindness
which is essential to the success of job
placement and third it serves as a tool
to interpret the vocational rehabilitation
program to the community
Another development which has be
come evident during recent years has
been the greater use of prevocational
and vocational training in the rehabilita
tion of the blind Prevocational training
is offered in adjustment centers shelter
ed workshops and through the services
of home teachers who provide instruc
tion not only in daily living skills but
in vocationally related fields of braille
recordkeeping independent mobility
typing and such
Vocational training has become more
Operates Greenhouse
Miss Evelyn Stewart who has less
than five percent vision operates a
greenhouse in the backyard of her home
at Thomasville
Before losing her sight she was em
ployed as a bookkeeper
Through Vocational Rehabilitation
services she was aided in training in the
fundamentals of horticulture at the Geor
gia Academy for the Blind following
orientation training during a summer
session there
With some help she constructed an at
tractive plastic greenhouse in her back
yard The Division aided her in obtain
ing an initial supply of dish garden
plants clay and plastic pots and other
articles to help her get started in busi
ness Since that time she has purchased
other plants and supplies and more than
doubled her stock of some types of plants
by rooting
Miss Stewart supplies plants to sev
eral stores in the Thomasville area She
says she is enjoying her new vocation
diversified as well as more widespread
We are pinpointing our vocational ob
jectives and providing the best available
training for specific job goals Usually
I think we are recognizing the import
ance of giving our clients a plus in
terms of superior job preparation to
offset any deficiencies which blindness
imposes
We have come a long way in the field
of placing blind workers into suitable
jobs in the past several years The un
natural circumstances of the war periods
Continued on Page 7Gets the News by Ambulance
Reprint from Atlanta Journal
By Dorothy Cremin
One Atlanta Journal correspondent
covers his assignments in style and com
fort
He bought his own ambulance to get
around in
Not that Lurner Williams 32 of Den
ton is lazy Actually hes a livewire
with more fish to fry than a shortorder
cook at the seashore
But rheumatic fever struck the young
man when he was 14 leaving him severe
ly handicapped He must remain on a
stretcher or bed only slightly propped
up
Mr Williams staunchly maintains
however that every disadvantage has an
advantage When I cover banquets I
always get my food first while its still
hot he said He can doze through the
duller speeches too
Besides handling both regular and
sports news for The Atlanta Journal
Mr Williams is a justice of the peace a
tax practitioner they make out your tax
returns a fulltime writer for the Jeff
Davis County Ledger has a weekly re
ligious news radio program and does sup
ply preaching Hes a member of the
Denton Baptist Church
Last winter he was the president of
the OcmulgeeSatilla Basketball League
an amateur organization He is a mem
ber of the Lions Club and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and takes pride
in the fact that he is assigned to work
for the clubs on the same footing as other
members
Nobody considers me a cripple any
more They have accepted me into the
community he said
His motto is keep on keepin on
youll succeed if you keep trying
Thats how he got the job as The
Atlanta Journals correspondent more
than eight years ago
I asked for the job but I didnt live
in the county seat of Hazelhurst so I
was turned down
But I thought if I keep sending them
news sooner or later they would have a
space to fill up he added For 13
weeks I sent in news and on the thir
teenth week the first item appeared No
body said anything but I got a check
at the end of the month and Ive been
working for the paper ever since
Mr Williams used to cover a lot of
his work by telephone
Then I found I could buy an ambu
lance It is a great convenience
He came to Atlanta for the AllStar
football and basketball games accompa
Lurner Williams visits with Sports Editors at Atlanta Journal Left
Furman Bisher and right Joe Rickenbacker
nied by two friends Earl Bailey and
Glynn Mathis who drove and managed
his stretcher for him
This is the first time Ive come to
Atlanta for anything but visits to the
doctor he said
Ed NoteLurner at one time was a
client of the Vocational Rehabilitation
Division
Work For The Blind
Continued From Page 6
with labor shortages and cost plus at
mosphere and the numerous routine un
skilled jobs made placement relatively
easy
It was an opportunity to demonstrate
that blind workers could turn in a full
scale job performance and to a large ex
tent it was a period of informing and
familiarizing the public with the employ
ability of blind persons
Since the war placement has not been
as easy and today there is still real re
sistance to the employment of blind
workers but our response to this chal
lenge has been reasonable and forthright
We are simply doing a more thorough
job of defining skills providing more
adequate training and placing the re
habilitants in a greater variety of occu
pations
We have thrown away the old lists of
practical jobs for blind workers with the
conviction that they will never be com
plete The old practice of grossly classi
fying workers into industrial placement
business enterprise or sheltered work
shop categories and placing them ac
cordingly has been replaced by a much
more refined and particularized ap
proach
We are giving attention to cultivating
special fields of placement such as busi
ness enterprises rural and agricultural
employment and industrial home work
We are placing workers in better more
highly skilled jobs todayand the jobs
are lasting longer
The ultimate goal of all of our efforts
is the complete absorption of the blind
person into his natural group and larger
community
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Fortysixyearold Aubrey L Key of Ochlocknee had followed many occupations before losing his sight in 1958 He
ad farmed served as a carpenters mate in the U S Navy and had worked as an upholsterer
Vocational Rehabilitation aided him with
surgery which increased his sight from
20200 in the left eye to 2040 for dis
tance with extreme restriction of vision
He attended the adjustment center for
adults at the Georgia Academy for the
Blind in Macon Upon his return home
he built a 6000 chick capacity broiler
house on his farm Vocational Rehabilita
tion aided him in equipping the house
with automatic feeders waterers and a
heater
Key recently sold his second flock of
broilers which averaged 36 pounds per
bird with a livability record of 98 per
cent He is working with a processing
company which furnishes the chicks and
feed and markets the broilers Key gets
a specified price per pound of birds with
a premium for a good feed conversion
ratio
ekabllitatioiv Mws
James D Flowers 35 left in
top panel has an impaired hand
resulting from a shotgun accident
A former sheet metal fabricator
he is now learning the machinists
trade at the SmithHughes Voca
tional School in Atlanta Shown
with him is H M Owen instructor
A veteran of World War II he is
receiving aid from VA in the cor
rective surgery while Vocational
Rehabilitation provides the train
ing Another step in the surgical
procedure is scheduled Flowers is
the father of four children He was
a star basketball player in high
school
J C Bearden 44 of Chatsworth
center panel was a saw mill
worker until he lost his vision The
Beardens who have two sons 11
and 13 live on a fiveacre tract
With a bank loan and Vocational
Rehabilitation aid they built a
poultry house and stocked it with
1900 layers The water supply is
pumped from a branch that runs
through the place They have de
veloped a small lake and expect
to produce live fish bait for sale to
retail dealers
Twentyeightyearold Charles
W Fuller left in lower panel of
Lawrenceville has a heart condi
tion which forced him to give up
construction work Through Voca
tional Rehabilitation services he
was trained in TV and radio repair
at the North Georgia Trade School
Clarkesville and assisted in estab
lishing his own shop Fuller is the
father of two children
George K Hensley 35 right in
lower panel of Rt 3 Chatsworth
had a stroke which impaired his
left arm and leg He spent some
time in a VA hospital where he was
fitted with a leg brace Then Vo
cational Rehabilitation assisted him
in a broiler project At the time
this picture was made he had 6500
broilers about ready for market
His poultry house is equipped with
oil brooders The water supply is
pumped from a branch which runs
through his placeNEPH Week Gets Results
Reports from local NEPH committees
indicate a widespread observance of Na
tional Employ the Physically Handicap
ped Week in Georgia October 4 to 10
Representatives of public and volun
teer agencies civic groups religious and
fraternal organizations employers and
labor leaders worked together in an ef
fort to provide more job opportunities
for qualified handicapped workers
Clifford M Clarke Jr Executive Di
rector of the Associated Industries of
Georgia and Chairman of the Governors
Committee on Employment of the Physi
cally Handicapped said reports from
community committees and placement
agencies doubtless would show a sub
stantial increase in the number of job
placements over the previous years
record
Governor Ernest Vandiver sounded the
keynote of the observance with a procla
mation He said
Opportunity for employment should
not be denied any qualified persons
merely because of a physical handicap
An individuals abilitynot his dis
abilityshould be the first consideration
in determining his capacity for employ
ment
It is imperative that jobs be provided
through the public employment services
and other channels so that disabled vet
erans and other handicapped men and
women can become active and participat
ing members of the Nations working
force
A highlight of the observance was the
visit to Georgia of K Vernon Banta of
Washington Deputy Executive Secretary
of the Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handicapped
Mr Banta met with local committee
men in Atlanta and Columbus and spoke
to a Macon civic club
Community committees received gen
erous support from newspapers radio
and television stations in efforts to focus
public attention upon the social and eco
nomic advantages of full employment
for qualified handicapped workers Civic
clubs in many cities invited speakers to
discuss the problems of the disabled in
getting fair employment opportunities
Typical of the editorials in daily and
weekly papers was one in the Columbus
Ledge which said in part
The federal government helps the
various states support extensive pro
grams for rehabilitating the physically
handicapped and preparing them to take
their places in business and industry as
productive workers
Many handicapped workers each year
are trained in work and skills befitting
their capacity and are prepared to enter
employment and give their employers a
dollars worth of work for each dollar
they earn
Some of those rehabilitated persons
get jobs and their employers are pleased
with the work they do and are willing
to hire other handicapped persons when
the need arises for their services
There are some among those trained
however who do not get jobs They are
barred from productive work and taking
their places in the nations labor force
because many employers still havent
seen the potential that is available
through the rehabilitated handicapped
The size of the problem can be illus
trated with facts on the situation in
Georgia
Employment service offices of the
State Department of Labor have about
3600 applicants registered and actively
seeking employment On July 1 the Vo
cational Rehabilitation Division of the
Georgia Department of Education
charged with the training had 5938
on active rolls receiving physical restora
tion and training preparatory to place
ment Additionally there were 8451 ap
plications for services and training
awaiting investigations
Handicapped persons are being re
habilitate trained and fitted for gain
ful employment but unless employers
are willing to give them a chance to
prove their ability the trainees receive
no benefits and the program supported
by the government and the states cannot
be fully effective
Many employers have learned that it
is good business to hire handicapped per
sons specially trained for jobs consistent
with their abilities They have found
handicapped workers as a group pro
duce and appreciate the opportunity
given them resulting in loyal dedicated
workers Those employers find them
efficient and dependent workers and
their safety records are such that there
is no increase in employment insurance
costs
There are other employers however
who still shun the hiring of handicapped
workers Some firms have arbitrary
physical standards which bar workers
with physical defects officials of others
have misconceptions about the ability and
efficiency of the rehabilitated persons as
workers
Agencies rehabilitating the handicap
ped find tht they also have to conduct
educational campaigns to convince em
ployers that those with physical defects
can be valuable employers
That is why National Employ the
Handicapped Week is observed each
year
There are many handicapped persons
who are able and willing to work What
they need is for employers to give them
a chance to prove its good business to
hire the handicapped
Working together for better mental
health will be the theme of the first
annual conference of the Georgia Re
habilitation Association a chapter of
NRA at the Academy of Medicine in
Atlanta December 11 John S Prickett
Jr President has announced
Dr Irville Herbert MacKinnon Super
intendent of the Milledgeville State Hos
pital will be the keynote speaker
There will be three panel discussions
of various phases of the mental health
problem
Speakers for one on helping the men
tally retarded become a part of com
munity life will be Dr I Ignacy Gold
berg Associate Professor Department
of Education and Director of the Mental
Retardation Project Teachers College
Columbia University New York Dr
Norman B Pursley Superintendent
Georgia Training School for Mental De
fectives Gracewood Miss Jetta Dowis
Teacher of Exceptional Children Ros
well Elementary School Roswell and
Mrs George D Stewart Secretary for
the Georgia Association of Retarded
Children
Another panel on helping the emotion
ally disturbed return to community life
will be chaired by Mrs Mariebeth Tur
ner Medical Social Work Supervisor
State Department of Public Welfare
Speakers will be Dr Cecil B Harbin
Chief Clinical Psychologist Mental
Health Services of the Veterans Admin
istration Dr Trawick Stubbs Director
Division of Mental Health State Depart
ment of Public Health Dr Vernelle Fox
Medical Director of the Georgia Clinic
Georgia Commission on Alcoholism and
Senator Peyton Hawes President of the
Georgia Association for Mental Health
The third panel will discuss mental
health of the family and the patient
Miss Mary Webb Executive Director
Georgia Society for Crippled Children
and Adults will lead this discussion
group Speakers will be Dr Charles
Joel Jr Chief NeuroPsychiatric Ex
amination Service of the Veterans Ad
ministration Miss Lorraine Jennrich
Executive Director of the Family Serv
ice Miss Isabel Mungen Public Health
Nurse Consultant State Department of
Public Health and John Forrest Super
visor of Special Services Vocational Re
habilitation Divisionckabilitatiotv Vews
Vol 10
SeptOct 1959
No 3
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 309 Upchurch Building
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
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Ready for Seal Sale
HE Georgia Tuberculosis Association sponsors of the annual
Christmas Seal Sale has announced November 16 as the opening
date of the 1959 campaign
The announcement said No personal or plant solicitation is made
No goal is set for the Christmas Seal sale Rather every citizen is
given an opportunity to acquaint himself with the TB problem and
to determine in his own mind and in the privacy of his home if he
wants to giveand how much
Dr Pierce Harris pastor of Atlantas First Methodist Church is
Honorary Chairman for this years sale in Georgia He says Theres
not a town with a thousand people I havent been in for one reason
or another One thing I know There are a hundred thousand peo
ple in Georgia who could buy 10 worth of Christmas Seals and it
wouldnt even make a dent in their Christmas money The question
is will they And Im asking you So make a note of it now and
lets make this the most successful Christmas Seal Sale our great
state has ever had
The GTA reports the 1958 sale in Georgia produced 33933128
a 24 percent increase over the previous years record Ninetyfour
percent of the funds it says stayed in Georgia to carry on the TB
Associations program of education casefinding patient rehabilita
tion medical and social research
The Vocational Rehabilitation Division offers its services to per
sons 16 years of age and older with a history of tuberculosis An
nually over 200 arrested TB cases are rehabilitated into jobs
The Division maintains an office with a Counselor in charge at
Battey State Hospital to counsel with patients there and initiate
the services they need to get back into suitable employment

Dr Irving Goldstein center Chairman
of the Georgia Bnai Brith Employ the
Handicapped Committee presents certifi
cates for outstanding service to two Atlanta
citizens Judge Jeptha Tanksley left
Judge of Fulton Superior Court and Har
old Levow right of Smart Products Com
pany
The citations from Bnai Brith were pre
sented at a meeting of Gate City Lodge
and was one of the features of the annual
observance of National Employ the Psysi
cally Handicapped Week in Atlanta Oc
tober 410
Judge Tanksley who was seriously
wounded in overseas combat during World
War II was praised for the leadership and
inspiration he has shown as a citizen A
graduate of West Point Military Academy
and Emory University Law School Judge
Tanksley has been active in veterans affairs
and services to the handicapped
The Smart Products Company was cited
for its policy of giving handicapped appli
cants equal opportunities for employment The firm owned by Harold Levow and
Max Sophier makes leather products costume jewelry and other articles It em
ploys about 70 persons many of whom are physically handicapped
Song Record Idea Helps Center
At times it takes imagination unself
ish effort and teamwork to put over even
the most worthwhile community project
A striking example of how it works
comes from Savannah where civic lead
ers have been working for months to
establish an occupational training center
for mentally retarded children and
adults
The Sigma Phi sorority raised funds
for a building on land donated by the
Chatham County Commission The Wo
mens Federation voted 9000 for the
first years operation There was pros
pect of additional revenue from Voca
tional Rehabilitation service fees But
more funds were needed to take full ad
vantage of the proposed grant of Federal
funds
The project is sponsored by the Chat
ham Chapter for the Help of Retarded
Inc
Mrs John E Porter an officer in
both the Federation and the Chapter
came up with the idea of using Savannah
talent in producing and recording two
original songs for the Christmas season
She enlisted the help of Mrs Evelyn
Traylor a Savannah real estate broker
who since the age of 12 had written
songs for the sheer joy of it Mrs
Traylor produced the two songs and
Mrs Porter who is a pianist captured
the music on paper
Then came the problem of arrange
ments and orchestrations Perry Bectal
an Atlanta professional prepared the
original arrangements and worked with
Kenneth E Palmer Jr a Savannah vo
calist on the orchestrations
Talent was needed for the recordings
TV Announcer Bob Nobles a singer con
sulted Jack Elkins a popular Savannah
dance maestro They picked Jan Easter
ling a Savannah high school girl as the
vocalist Jan the daughter of Mr and
Mrs Harry Dierking is a 14yearold
blonde who has presented many radio
TV and civic club performances
They also needed a vocal trio and
called on Jan Fulcher Roseanne Harp
and Mary Louise Rose who had worked
together on local shows
Meanwhile Mrs Porter had made ar
rangements with the Empire Recording
Co in New York for pressing the
records
In late October Jack Elkins Orches
tra Jan Easterling the vocal trio and
technicians made the master tapes in
the studios of WTOC for shipment to
the recording company
The two songs Family Christmas
and There Will Always Be A Christ
mas will be ready for distribution to
Bufords N B Mauldin learned photography while in the air force
but gave it up to work in a pants factory after being discharged
After being dismissed from Battey State Hospital he was aided by
Vocational Rehabilitation in getting photographic equipment and open
ing a studio in Buford His wife does the tinting They have two
children Brenda 14 and Charles 12 He is shown above in his dark
room
the Christmas trade To save expenses
members of the Womens Federation de
cided to paste the record covers by hand
The label bears the name of the Savan
nah Occupational Training Center
Sponsors of the project hope there
will be a tremendous demand for the
Christmas record and sheet music Every
sale will mean money for the operation
of the Center a project that will provide
better services for Georgias mentally
retarded youth and adultsRehabilitation of Mentally Retarded
By Dr Norman B Pursley
Superintendent Georgia Training School
for Mental Defectives
Excerpts from address at VR Divisions
staff training conference
The magnitude of the problem of men
tal retardation is very great indeed
Three percent is the most commonly ac
cepted figure for the overall prevalence
and this figure is intended to include
only those who are truly retarded in
terms of their inherent capabilities and
to exclude the very large group of per
sons who appear to be retarded because
of environmental or emotional factors
but whose potential capabilities are ac
tually within the normal range
This figure is equivalent to five mil
lion people in the United States alone
Only about 150000 or 3 percent of the
total are in institutions or training
schools for the mentally retarded It
is of course important to point out that
a higher proportion of the severely re
tarded are institutionalized and by the
same token a smaller proportion of the
mildly retarded are receiving such care
The population of Georgia is around 4
million at a conservative estimate If
the 3 percent figure is approximately
correct this would mean that we would
have 120000 individuals who fall in the
category of mental deficiency Of this
number 6000 would be idiots or severely
retarded 24000 would be imbeciles or
moderately retarded and 90000 would
be morons or mildly retarded
There are approximately 1340 chil
dren and adults at the Georgia Training
School for Mental Defectives and ap
proximately 2000 adults at the Milledge
ville Hospital with a diagnosis of mental
deficiency with psychosis
This means that the vast majority of
mentally defective people must be as
similated into our society in one man
ner or another Of this group many will
make some sort of adjustment by them
selves and not coming to some agencys
attention will not be labeled as mentally
retarded These will be for the most
part people whose adjustment includes
regular work of some sort
Those who are not able to make this
adjustment through the efforts of them
selves and their families will be in con
tact with the various public agencies A
substantial number should be expected
to apply for Vocational Rehabilitation
services
I am sure that in the past Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselors have had many
cases successfully rehabilitated which in
volved mentally retarded people but
which were tabulated and generally re
garded as not being mentally retarded
because they were workers with some
other presenting complaint generally a
physical handicap People who are men
tally retarded have twice as many physi
cal handicaps as people in the mentally
normal population Counselors who deal
with mentally retarded clients will most
frequently have to be concerned also with
orthopedic visual and other physical
problems
The mentally retarded as a group are
more like others than they are unlike
them Also they differ from each other
in intelligence physical characteristics
and personality as much as you and I do
Mental retardation is a matter of degree
There is a great deal of difference be
tween a 60 IQ and an 80 There is also
a lot of difference between a boy who
tests at 70 and is shy retiring and de
pendent and a boy who tests at 70 and
is aggressive confident and selfreliant
There is a big difference between the
girl with an IQ of 85 who is trying to go
to college and the girl with an IQ of 85
who is cleaning chickens in a poultry
plant
Now the question arises What are we
going to do in regard to prevention
treatment training or education and
Vocational Rehabilitation
It is absolutely essential that more
must be done in regard to prevention
treatment and training On the question
of prevention we must depend on the
research scientists both medical and non
medical to guide us and give us some
thing to work on On the problem of
treatment from a medical standpoint
this will have to be left up to the medical
and psychological professions and their
various disciplines Training we must
leave up to the educators
This brings us to Vocational Rehabili
tion which might better be termed for
this group vocational habilitation
since most of them will not be regain
ing a vocational adjustment but mak
ing an initial one
In this process of assisting retarded
people in becoming productive workers
the Counselor must deal in some manner
or other with the deficits which remain
after these other various disciplines of
preventive and clinical medicine educa
tion etc have done their best It is to
tally unrealistic to expect Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselors to attempt to
rehabilitate and place in employment the
mentally retarded individual whose fam
ily community and school have not done
their part in preparing this person as a
candidate for employment
Work in this country generally re
quires that an individual have a skill
or service to offer that this skill or
service be marketable and that he be
well enough attuned to his surroundings
so that he can consistently utilize these
assets
We have said that we are concerned
with developing a person to his fullest
extent so that he can work and get along
in his environment How far we have to
go is dependent on two things 1 the
individual and 2 his environment
There are boys and girls at Gracewood
who can work and get along in that en
vironment It is a protective largely
noncompetitive rather tightly controlled
situation I am sure that all of you
know people who can get along in mili
tary service but might not on the out
side or people who hold jobs in family
businesses which they could not hold
competitively
This would seem to bring us to two
points 1 We can work at developing
the individual toward fitting into a situa
tion 2 We can to some extent ma
nipulate or modify an environmental sit
uation to fit the individual
We need a thorough and adequate
diagnostic evaluation of the individual
and a thorough evaluation of the envir
onmental situation or situations in which
he will find himself very frequently
The most influential features of an
environmental situation are the other
people who are there be they coworkers
bosses or family members The mentally
retarded individual may be able to get
along with his family situation and he
may be unable to get along without his
family The attitude of a person toward
his family and other people around him
generally is more important than the
physical tangible situation
At Gracewood we have a large num
ber of pupils for whom there is no other
adequate situation available There are
presumably many who could given ade
quate family situations with the protec
tion training instruction and assistance
in development that are necessary sur
vive quite handily in the outside world
These situations are not available
We try to offer educational and voca
tional advantages to the best of our
ability Last year we discharged ap
proximately 50 mentally retarded indi
viduals of all ages Most all of these
children and adults were in the mildly
retarded group
The children who are more severely
retarded continue to stay at the institu
tion therefore we have a long waiting
list Although we are not able to re
habilitate these severely retarded chil
dren and adults at Gracewood we do
feel that we are contributing something
to rehabilitation in general since we re
lieve the parents of the difficult prob
lem with which they cannot cope there
by freeing them of the problem so that
they and other members of the family
group are able to be more productive and
contributing members to our society
Architect Named
Leon Chatelain Jr Washington D
C one of the nations most prominent
architects has been appointed chairman
of the American Standards Association
Sectional Committee on facilities in pub
lic buildings for persons with physical
handicaps
The appointment was announced joint
ly by the Presidents Committee on Em
ployment of the Physically Handicapped
and the National Society for Crippled
Children and Adults cosponsors of the
project
Under the supervision of the American
Standards Association the project is de
signed to plan building adaptations
which will make public offices schools
churches business offices and other
buildings used by the public accessible to
physically handicapped people
Mr Chatelain is a Fellow and Past
President of the American Institute of
Architects
Sixteenyearold John H Austin
Jr center above who has only
about one percent vision is well on
his way in an egg production proj
ect established with Vocational
Rehabilitation aid on his fathers
place near Pooler Shown with him
are at left Edward H Harmond
County Agent of Chatham County
and Charlie Parker Vocational Re
habilitation Counselor
John completed the sixth grade at a local school
and then entered the Georgia Academy for the Blind
at Macon He won a 4H Club award for achieve
ment with his poultry project The picture at right
above shows John and the County Agent inspecting
the flock of layers John has a steady and depend
able outlet for eggs at a Savannah Hospital His
father drives a school bus
The pictures at right show the contrast between
the old type of wooden leg and the new pros
thesis Will Morgan 61 a saw mill worker at
Helena lost his leg several years ago He seemed
satisfied with his peg until the mill closed and
he couldnt get another job Through Vocational
Rehabilitation services he was aided in getting a
modern artificial limb and training in the use of
the prosthesis Will has been working temporarily
in the ice business and other jobs until a permanent
place can be found for him The pictures were made
at an Albany amputee clinic where Morgan was
trained in the use of the limb
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In four years James C Garrett 56 who has only a little vision in one eye has built up a rather substantial business
selling fish bait and fishing tackle at 3558 Moreland avenue near Conley His store faces the highway not far from
his home He started the business with Vocational Rehabilitation aid in a small frame building In the past year or
two he built an addition doubling the size of his floor space Live minnows are kept in four concrete tanks The water
supply is pumped from a spring on his property Garrett is shown at left below dipping minnows The picture at
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Here is a view of the vending
stand in the plant of the McDon
ough Power Equipment Inc Mc
Donough manufacturers of power
lawn mowers and smallscale model
automobiles The operator at left
above is Sarah Goss who attend
ed the Georgia Academy for the
Blind and had some work experi
ence before being placed in this
stand which is operated by Voca
tional Rehabilitation and the Geor
gia Cooperative Services for the
Blind Inc Shown with her are
three employees Frances Up
church H M Simpson and Annie
Ruth Patterson The unit is equip
ped with tables

A veteran employee of the Mc
Donough Power Equipment Inc
is Earnest Ricks at left in center
panel who uses a prosthesis in
operating a drill press Ricks lost
his right arm several years ago
when it was crushed beneath a
section of pipe while he was drill
ing a well after work hours in the
McDonough plant He says he
thought he would never be able to
work again Vocational Rehabilita
tion provided counseling service
and guidance in getting training in
the use of the artificial limb

Fiftyyearold Roy Watson Sr
of Ashburn at right in center
panel is shown receiving training
in the use of an artificial arm at
the Albany Amputee Clinic With
him is Miss Rosemary Feese Oc
cupational Therapist A logger
Watson lost his arm in a gunshot
accident in 1958 The clinic is
sponsored by the Easter Seal So
ciety

A heart condition forced thirtytwoyear old
William L Williford right in lower panel to give
up his welding job in Augusta A high school
graduate he had mechanical aptitude Under the
guidance of a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Williford decided to prepare for a new vocation
He was enrolled at Southern Technical Institute
Chamblee in mechanical technology He is shown
here in the machine sketching class with E J
Muller instructor in that department Williford is
married and the father of two children

Hire the HandicappedArm Amputee Repairs RadioTV
For ten years Oliver D Keys who
lost his left hand in a corn picking ma
chine accident has been a successful
radioTV repairman in Sears Macon
store
Soon after the accident he was aided
by Vocational Rehabilitation in obtain
ing an artificial arm and in training in
a new vocation
Keys case history was featured in
the November issue of the Sears Dixie
land News published monthly for some
40000 employees in the Southern region
The story said a hook device oper
ated by a system of cables connected
with other parts of his body enables
him to manipulate the intricate insides
of a radio or TV with his artificial hand
Keys was cited by both Macon Sears
and the Georgia State Employment Serv
ice as an outstanding worker among
the physically handicapped during the
annual HiretheHandicapped Week of
October 5
RA Staub of Atlanta in Sears per
sonnel department said the company
has long had an interest in employing
qualified handicapped workers
He said Sears keeps informed of
new promotional and educational ideas
and uptodate information concerning
latest developments in the fields of re
habilitation and the placement of dis
abled workers
Jobs most frequently given to quali
fied handicapped workers were listed as
telephone solicitors tailors clerks watch
repairmen switchboard operators and
sales people
Staub said We feel that capability
not disabilityshould be considered
All that handicapped people want is an
equal opportunity to do a job they are
capable of doing
Each Sears store is furnished with a
booklet Program for the Employment
of Physically Handicapped which ex
plains 1 why Sears should employ the
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handicapped 2 industrys experience
with the handicapped 3 Sears gen
eral policy with regard to employment
of the physically handicapped and 4
some answers and questions regarding
the physically handicapped employees
New Prizes for Essay Winners
Firstprize winners in each state tak
ing part in the annual high school essay
contest sponsored by the Presidents
Committee on Employment of the Physi
cally Handicapped this year will be
awarded an expensepaid trip to Wash
ington
Heretofore only those students who
won places in the National contest have
been awarded trips to the National Capi
tal in addition to prizemoney
The new award announced by the
Presidents Committee will be made by
the AFLCIO State leaders of the labor
organization meeting in Washington
acted on the recommendation of George
Meany AFLCIO president and Gordon
M Freeman president of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers and Vice Chairman of the Presidents
Committee
Firstplace winner in the Georgia con
test which closes March 1 will receive
100 and a certificate from the Presi
dents Committee The Georgia prizes
amounting to 200 are provided annually
by the Associated Industries of Georgia
Eleventh and 12th grade students in
public private and parochial schools in
44 states took part in the contest last
year
Commenting on the new award Gen
Melvin J Maas Chairman of the Presi
dents Committee said The generous
act by the AFLCIO in providing trans
portation and living costs to Washing
ton for the Presidents Committee an
nual meeting for the first prize winners
in each state participating in the na
tional essay contest will give new and
increased incentive to 11th and 12th
grade students all over the country
Heres a view of the vending stand opened recently in the Swains
boro Sportswear Company plant Swainsboro by Vocational Rehabili
tation and the Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc The
operator at right is Mrs Evelyn Wiley who was promoted to this
unit from a smaller stand in a furniture factory With her is Shirley
Slater assistant operator A green color scheme is carried out in
the attractive fixtures The vending stand chain now provides em
ployment for more than 80 visuallyhandicapped men and women
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NovDec 1959
No 4
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville
126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens
110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
Buy Easter Seals
The 1960 annual Easter Seal campaign sponsored by the Georgia
Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc opens March 17
and continues through Easter Sunday April 17
State Chairman Ben S Gilmer of At
lanta President of Southern Bell Tele
phone Co says
Easter is still weeks away but going
into the mails are 1960 Easter Seals We
hope you will watch for them They are
messages of hope for crippled children
and adults in all cities in Georgia and
in the nation
The seals in a real sense are personal
Easter greetings awaiting responses that
require understanding and a measure of sacrifice
Through it all the Georgia Society for Crippled Children and
Adults carries out its program of services for hundreds of physically
handicapped Georgians each year
The campaign is indeed a worthy one Through the spiritual
and material giving it entails it is entirely in keeping with the true
significance of the Easter season
The Georgia Society sponsors treatment centers in Atlanta Albany
and Augusta and treatment programs in many other communities
The services include physical and occupational therapies prevoca
tional testing home treatment recreational programs special edu
cation and scholarships for professional personnel in treatment of
specific disabilities
Reports show 250 children and 467 adults were treated last year
under the Societys program
The Georgia Society and the Vocational Rehabilitation Division
work together in providing services to adults in need of rehabilita
tion and employment
Grants for Projects
Federal grants totaling 2747995 to pay part of the cost of
104 research and demonstration projects in 30 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia were announced recently by Miss Mary E Switzer
Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Washington
Among the projects are 17 selected demonstrations designed to
make practical use of knowledge gained through the research pro
gram started six years ago Each of these is based on a prototype
for the development of improved techniques of services to selected
categories of disabled people
Seven of the demonstration projects are concerned with the estab
lishment of occupational training centers for the mentally retarded
Three are for the establishment of optical aids clinic for persons
with low visual acuity or currently classified as blind in order to
increase their opportunities for employment
Research and demonstration grants are made to private nonprofit
groups State Rehabilitation agencies and other public organiza
tions The awards are in support of activities to increase knowledge
and improve methods in the rehabilitation of physically or mentally
handicapped individuals
Several projects in these fields are operating in GeorgiaMakes Record in Collei
It takes more than a physical handi
cap to stop a person determined to get
ahead
A handsome 22yearold Senior at
Emory University is proof of that
He is Nat H Long who has had hand
and speech impairments since infancy
from cerebral palsy Through training
and determination he has just about
overcome the speech defects
A son of Dr and Mrs Nat G Long
young Nat enrolled at Emory Univer
sity under a Vocational Rehabilitation
scholarship providing for tuition Dr
Long currently is pastor of Druid Hills
Methodist Church
Young Nat is president of the Stu
dent Senate president of the Youth
Division of the campus church and on
the official board at Glenn Memorial
Church
He holds membership in the Omi Crom
Delta Kappa national honorary leader
ship society on the student advisory
committee the Student Development
Committee and others
During his Freshman year he was
chosen Delta Tau Delta representative
on the Student Council
The only difficulty I have is in tak
ing notes he said It takes me about
two and a half hours to do what some
body else might do in one hour
At times other students lend me
their notes I take oral examinations
The faculty has been wonderful to me
in making these allowances he said
Despite these disadvantages his
grades have been C or better through
out his college career
Nat is enrolled in the College of Arts
and Science majoring in history Upon
graduation he expects to enter the
school on Theology with a view to fol
lowing in the footsteps of his father in
the pastorial ministry He says he has
Nat Long
done some preaching during summer
vacations
I feel like I would be selling the
world short if I didnt take advantage
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Helping the mentally retarded become a part of community life
was the topic of discussions by this group at the annual conference
of the Georgia Rehabilitation Association in Atlanta on December
11 From left Miss Jetta Dowis teacher of Exceptional children at
Roswell Elementary school who discussed evaluation training and
education of the mentally retarded in Georgias school system Dr
Ignacy Goldberg Director of Mental Retardation project Teachers
College Columbia University New York who discussed the prob
lems of mental retardation from a national viewpoint and Mrs
George D Stewart of Atlanta Secretary of the Georgia Association
of Retarded Children who discussed the work of the association
At right Dr Norman Pursley Superintendent Georgia School for
Mental Defectives Gracewood He spoke on helping the mentally
retarded become a part of community life
of the opportunities I have had he
said
Nat attended Garden Hills Elemen
tary School North Fulton High School
and the famous Webb School at Bell
Buckle Tenn before entering Emory
University
His younger brother James T Long
20 is a Sophomore at Yale He has a
sister Mrs E 0 Kellum
Conference on Aging
A regional conference on Positive
Health and Life Fulfillment for the
Aging will be held in Atlanta March
78 according to an announcement by
the American Medical Associations Com
mittee on Aging
The meeting is being held in coopera
tion with medical societies in Georgia
Alabama Florida North and South
Carolina and Tennessee
Representatives of state and com
munity groups interested in the subject
have been invited to attend the confer
ence The purpose it is pointed out is
to explore opportunities for positive
health and meaningful living among
older people through exercise of indi
vidual group and community initiative
Vocational Rehabilitation agencies are
more and more reaching the older age
disabled persons who may be returned
to employment through one or more of
their servicesVice Admiral Ross T Mclntire MC
USN Ret personal physician to the
late President Franklin D Roossvelt
and first Chairman of the Presidents
Committee on Employment of the Physi
cally Handicapped died suddenly in
Chicago on December 8 He was buried
with full military honors in Arlington
National Cemetery following Methodist
services in the Fort Meyer Chapel
At the time of his death Admiral
Mclntire was Executive Director of the
International College of Surgeons with
headquarters in Chicago
He was a frequent visitor to Georgia
with President Roosevelt and later as
Chairman of the Presidents Committee
and as Director of the College of Sur
geons
His many years of service to the Na
tion brought tributes from associates on
the Presidents Committee and others
Major General Melvin J Maas
USMCR Ret who succeeded Dr Mc
lntire as Chairman of the committee
said
Ross Mclntire was the bone and
sinew of the Presidents Committee from
its beginning In his quiet but forceful
way he engineered the foundations of
the program that today has captured the
imagination of millions He was not only
a great Navy Surgeon General and a
great leader of the American Red Cross
Blood Program but he was a great
American and an inspiration to all privi
leged to work with him
Robert Ramspeck former Congress
man from Georgias Fifth District and
a former Vice Chairman of the Presi
dents Committee said
During one early period when Dr
Mclntire was Chairman of the Presi
dents Committee it was my privilege
to work very closely with him after he
had named me as Vice Chairman and
Chairman of the Executive Committee
I came to know him and appreciate his
deep interest and feeling for the prob
lems of the handicapped and to appre
ciate how much of his time talents and
energy he put into the program
Born in Salem Oregon in 1889 Dr
Mclntire received his medical degree
from Williamette University Medical
School now the University of Oregon
in 1912 He was commissioned an As
sistant Surgeon in 1917 and became
chief of the Navys Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery with rank of Rear Ad
miral in 1938 He was made a Vice
Admiral in 1944 two years before his
retirement
Many of todays modern miracles
of rehabilitation were first perfected
during World War II by the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery and todays Na
tional Naval Medical Center at Bethesda
Admiral Mclntire
Md is in many ways a lasting monu
ment to Admiral Mclntire who con
vinced both the President and Congress
of the Nations need for such an estab
lishment
Rehabilitation Story Wins Award
Miss Lillian Barker is shown
here with Annette Dionne shortly
before the quints marriage to
Germain Allard of Montreal
An article by Miss Lillian Barker on
Georgias Vocational Rehabilitation pro
gram which appeared in the August
September issue of Georgia Magazine
has been awarded first place in the Pen
Womens biennial contest for printed
feature stories contributing to public
enlightenment
Announcement of the award was made
by Miss Frances Vejtasa National
Chairman of Editors the National Lea
gue of American Pen Women Inc
The Atlanta author is biographer of
the Dionne Quints and a member of the
Atlanta Branch of the National League
In her prizewinning article Miss Bar
ker showed with facts and figures how
Georgia leads the Nation in relation to
population in the number of disabled
persons rehabilitated into employment
The announcement of the award said
The judges pronounced the contest most
difficult but fascinating The crosssec
tion of the entries was impressive
coming from Maine to California and
from Florida to Washington State All
topics varied
Second prizewinner in the contest was
Blanche Fearington DeLand Fla for
her feature Seeing Hands introduc
ing the Daytona Museum of Art for the
Blind published in Florida Illustrated
Aileen Mallory Topeka Kan Asso
ciated Editor of Cappers Farmer re
ceived honorable mention for her article
The Medicine Man is Back which ap
peared in that magazine
Awards in this and other categories
of writing will be presented to the win
ners at the NLAPW Biennial Conven
tion in Washington April 26Willie Mae Moss who has an
impaired leg resulting from a gun
shot wound is being aided by Vo
cational Rehabilitation in college
training A graduate of David T
Howard High School in Atlanta
she had some work at Payne Col
lege Augusta Now she is en
rolled at Clarke College in Atlanta
preparatory to becoming a social
science teacher She has two chil
dren She is shown seated at left
above in the laboratory with Dr
William Banks Professor of Bi
ology At right above she is shown
with Mrs Doris C Ford Assistant
Dean of Women She is making an
outstanding scholastic record at
the college

Valdostas Willie Bess in center panel is shown at the Albany Am
putee Clinic receiving training in the use of a modern prosthesis A
pulp wood worker and truck driver Bess lost his arm as the result of
a gunshot accident while on a hunting trip Vocational Rehabilita
tion aided him in obtaining the artificial limb and training in the
use of it He is the father of five children all under 14 years of
age He is shown using the prosthesis on the work board at the
clinic which is sponsored by the Easter Seal Society Bess has gone
back to his former occupation driving trucks and tractors

Twentythreeyearold Donius Williams right Route 1 Madison
a dairy farm worker was severely burned on his body and legs in
an explosion on December 15 1958 when he tried to rekindle a fire
with fuel oil He received emergency treatment at a Greensboro
hospital Vocational Rehabilitation aided him in getting plastic sur
gery operations and physical therapy He is shown with Fannie
Dix at her nursing home in Atlanta Williams has a wife and two
yearold son who are living with his parents until he is able to
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HELP FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN PRISON see story on page 3AboveMrs Henrietta Salter of Al
bany 1S shown demonstrating the use of
an abovetheknee suction socket artifi
cial limb at the Easter Seal Society am
putee clinic Shown with her is Dr John
Meier
Mrs Salter lost her leg after injuries
sustained in an automobile accident She
had surgery on the stump before fitting
with the prosthesis

LeftJohn D Free of Talmo double
amputee is shown learning to use his
artificial limbs on stairs The picture was
made at an Atlanta amputee clinic Free
lost h legs several years ago in an acci
dent He is employed as a butcher
aziine
How 1100 mentally retarded young
adults were able to earn more than
1800000 in their first year after reha
bhtaton is told in a feature article in
the first issue of Rehabilitation Record
a new 40page bimonthly periodical pre
pared by the Office of Vocational Reha
bilitation and released today
The new publication will review activi
ties of the FederalState program of vo
cational rehabilitation with special em
phasis on research developments sup
ported by OVR
Eleven articles covering medical as
pects training of rehabilitation workers
blindness older workers State opera
tions and research are included in the
publication
In Training Mentally Retarded for
Employment Fred A Schumacher and
James C Townsell of the OVR describe
the great strides made in rehabilitating
mentally retarded youths in recent years
Twentyone special demonstration work
shops are analyzed together with other
FederalState and private activities in
the rehabilitation of mentally retarded
young adults The wide range of skilled
semiskilled and unskilled occupations
held by these young people whose condi
tions were once regarded as all but hope
less also are reported
Contributors to the first issue include
Arthur S Flemming Secretary of
Health Education and Welfare Mary
E Switzer Director Office of Voca
tional Rehabilitation Mrs Emiley Lam
born of OVR Reverend Thomas J Car
roll Director Catholic Guild for the
Blind and Dr Frank H Krusen founder
of the Mayo Clinics Department of Phys
ic nMne and Special Assistant to
the OVR Director
Joins OVR Staff
Appointment of Morton A Seidenfeld
as Assistant Chief of the Office of Voca
tional Rehabilitations Division of Re
search Grants and Demonstrations has
been announced by Miss Mary Switzer
OVR Director
For the past 14 years Mr Seidenfeld
has been Chief of Psychological Services
Dvision of the National Foundation for
infantile paralysis During World War
II he was Chief Clinical Psychologist in
the Neuropsychiatric Consultants Divi
sion for the Surgeon General of the
Army He held the rank of lieutenant
colonel on his discharge from the service
in 1945 He is a Fellow or member of 17
professional organizationsTheres Hope for Handicapped Convicts Too
by Michael J Karabelas
Editor of The Atlantian inmate
magazine
In Georgia and around the nation Vo
cational Rehabilitation Agencies are co
operating with Federal and state correc
tional institutions in a unique experi
ment to rehabilitate the physically handi
capped convicted criminal by correcting
his handicap and converting him into
skilled craftsman so that upon release
from prison he may become a productive
and respected member of his community
The following actual case histories
were taken from the files of the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiarys Vocational Coun
selor Only the names have been changed
to protect the individuals involved from
any possible embarrassment inconveni
ence or hardship

John was a repulsive figure at first
sight where his nose should have been
there was nothing but a mass of scarred
tissue which spread over his features in
a grotesque caricature of what a horror
face would look like A convicted crimi
nal with a history of frequent social
offenses there was considerable specu
lation when he left prison that he would
not be on the streets for any extended
period of time
The scoffers were mistaken John was
met by a representative of Georgias Vo
cational Rehabilitation Division who
helped him get a job in a craftsmans
trade Today John has been out almost
two years he has married and has
earned the respect of his community
John was a convicted embezzler who
had served a fiveyear sentence in At
lantas Federal Penitentiary
When he entered Atlanta John was a
bitter hostile man possessing a huge in
feriority complex and a host of emotional
problems which had driven him into alco
holism and then into crime
The eldest son born to a middleclass
lowincome American family John knew
very little parental love and the benefits
of a happy home life When he was seven
years old his parents separated and
when his mother remarried John lived
with them
At five years of age John had fallen
onto some jagged glass and rocks which
completely destroyed the bridge of his
nose and split open a greater part of the
facial tissue He was an exceptionally
bright child with an IQ of 121 however
he was forced to quit school after the
ninth grade to help support the family
when his stepfather fell seriously ill
His childhood was not a happy or nor
mal one since boys and girls avoided his
company due to his unpleasing and some
what hideous countenance He became a
loner who frequented those establish
ments with poor reputations he sought
companionship and excitement
When 23 years of age he met and mar
ried a girl of his own age only to have
the marriage end in divorce less than a
year later
With this further rejection John
drifted more and more into blandish
ments of alcoholism and petty thievery
On one occasion early 1949 an at
tempt was made to graft a piece of his
rib bone to the destroyed bridge of his
nose The operation was moderately suc
cessful yet there was no followup until
many years later John was still judged
as unpleasing in appearance by those
whom he met
When John entered Atlanta Prison and
appeared before the Classification Com
mittee a sixman board responsible
MabtlLtattoivkAWs
Scene in hospital
Welding school Instructor J L Jar
rett left
for outlining individual programs he
was immediately referred to the Voca
tional Counselor under whose care and
guidance he would receive benefits of a
special program provided especially for
handicapped convicts
In cooperation with the Vocational
Counselor of Georgias Vocational Reha
bilitation Division John was immediately
scheduled for corrective surgery This
programmed undertaking is financed
jointly by Vocational Rehabilitation and
the prison A professional plastic sur
geon was retained to operate on Johns
marred features
In three short months Johns facial
features were back to normal with only
a slight almost indiscernible scar re
maining as a reminder of the once hor
ribly scarred face Probably equally im
portant to the observant Vocational
Counselor was the immediate lessening
of Johns inferiority complex which
solved many of his emotional problems
Joseph H Scarbrough Vocational Re
habilitation Counselor center and
George Graf Vocational Counselor in
terview amputee inmate
As an adjunct to the operation a hernia
rupture was corrected at the same
time
The twoman counseling team then
entered John in a local Trade Training
Program in eighteen months he was
graduated a skilled craftsman in the
Sheet Metal trade
When he was paroled the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division of Georgia got
him a job as a Sheet Metal worker with
a starting wage of 150 an hour They
also provided the funds which purchased
Johns craftsmans tools
Today John has continued to improve
his status in the community and in the
shop He has remarried owns his own
home and he is the father of a oneyear
old son

Tom went to prison A firsttime loser
with only minor previous involvements
with the law he was openly hostile and
Continued on Page 6
Sheet metal class R J Richards In
structorri
Kabilitation Mws
e
State Superintendent of School
Vol 10 JanFeb 1960 No 5
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
mate Superintendent of Schools
DR A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge 218 Wegt g
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta jog University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross 706 j
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St N W
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave S W
MU 86525
Newnan 44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
10 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Athens
Macon
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
406 Bankers Insurance Bide
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
DUbHn t05 N Frankli St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick w
m a Wav Building
Phone AM 56541
ye7sCaSgrCe ltS inC6Pti0n nearlyforty
Thats why it was called Voca
deTsltrPeRabilati0n and Placed uS
dei State Boards for Vocational Edu
cation in most states In a few states
it is under other agencies
fm fanl disabled People who apply
for assistance were unskilled workers
before being stricken by cripplings
eases or injured in accidents ofhers
have physical limitations which make
it necessary for them to change Their
occupations uge wien
tvoefru the two state operated
Americus t t CIarkevine anl
Americuswere opened Georgias
Tompelled1 T Twas
compelled to send clients to trarle
schools m other states for traLimr in
mechanical skills The only Sterna
tive was to place them in busmess
establishments for onthejob traXg
had about 200 trainees enrolled at aTwf fVhe Pivision has
Others have been trained in local vocatinV I e two schools
cities There is seldom any difficu tv innKfA0lS m the Prinpal
m industries and service trades Pacing these men and women
new ffIT locations for
trade training in skills pppIhiL i aduIts They will offer
nities and 1 dSwStSSiS8 in he
ties IIve in trainees from the surrounding coun
ZtJ that the
through people who are expert2 ot be maintained except
skills and who have top quahtyeducation f11 and technical
lems that confront us education for dealing with the prob
ems of Aged Studied
and facilities for
ernors Commission on Aging byacJraS be made to the Gov
Conference in Athens next June committee m advance of the State
TSSSSiS SeVeral pointed by D
aged m various areas dy the services and needs of the
fall will SttfSoSSh by GVenor Ernest Vandiver last
Conference on Afj to the Whitelious
Similar studies are being made in all statesRepairs Radios from Wheelchair
Reprint from Douglas Enterprise
At Woods Radio and TV Repair Shop
there is an outstanding example of what
can be accomplished when an individual
who has a severe physical impairment
develops a skill and an understanding
employer is willing to hire that person
Clyde W Davis of Douglas became
afflicted with arthritis when he was
twelve years old Eventually this crip
pling disease made it necessary for him
to stop school As soon as he was able
he returned to high school for more edu
cation but this time he went in a wheel
chair to which he has been confined ever
since
He stopped school when his parents
left Nicholls but never did he give up
the idea for more education for he rea
lized that he must learn something
with his arms and hands if he were to
taste success His faith in himself and
his ability were the things that impressed
the Vocational Rehabilitation represen
tatives who worked with him
He had worked on radios for several
years and expressed an interest in learn
ing how to repair radios and TV It was
recognized that difficulties could be en
countered in his getting a job however
it was felt if he had sufficient ability
the fact that he did his work from a
wheel chair would be of little importance
He was therefore provided training
in Radio and TV Repair at the North
Georgia Trade and Vocational School in
Clarkesville and graduated in June Mr
Gene and Charlie Wood had known
Clyde before he went to school and when
he returned he spent a good bit of time
with them in their shop During this
time they observed the kind of work he
could do and offered him employment
with them
Mrs Jane Connell Vocational Reha
bilitation Counselor who has worked
with Mr Davis emphasizes that success
Clyde Davis
has been accomplished primarily because
of this young mans determination to be
a selfsupporting contributing member
of society
He is proving the statement Its
Abilitynot Disability that counts

SIS
Stressing the voluntary nature of the
hirethehandicapped program in the
United States Earl Bunting former
President of the National Association of
Manufacturers and a Vice Chairman of
the Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handicapped
urged increased consideration of the abil
ities of physically impaired workers in
an address recently before the National
Industrial Council New York City
We must have job opportunities for
our rehabilitated handicapped workers
Mr Bunting said and we want them
to open up the voluntary waythrough
the private initiative of the American
employer We ask company presidents
personnel directors plant managers and
foremen to give equal employment op
portunity to the physically handicapped
workers in their communities Many get
this opportunity but many more do not
We urge those employers who are not
giving the handicapped job opportunities
to pause and question the basic assump
tions on which they have been operating
to review their requirements in hir
ing work assignments and promotion
to change their concepts and adopt real
istic hiring practices that permit handi
capped workers to qualify for available
jobs on the basis of their ability to do
these jobs
The speaker pointed out that the Presi
dents Committee at no time sponsors or
opposes any legislation However he
said the committee urges workmens
compensation officials to speed up re
ferrals of injured workmen to rehabili
tation agencies and tries to encourage
physicians who make preemployment
physical examinations to look at the
whole man rather than only at his dis
ability
We urge employers Mr Bunting
said to adopt nondiscriminatory em
ployment policiesthe kind that accept
the principle that an individuals ability
and not his disability should be the first
consideration in determining his capacity
for employment
Workmens compensation laws he
said must give the employer parity of
risk if he employs handicapped workers
He must not be left open to unfair lia
bility
Mr Bunting struck a heartening note
when he said It is encouraging to me
to know that the trend is toward this
kind of protection for both the worker
and the employer who gives him a job
Connecticut recently improved its work
mens compensation law and removed
restrictions on the use of the second
injury fund Now the fund may be used
in cases where there is an increase in
disability Before use of the fund was
limited to cases of total disability and
rarely used
The Presidents Committee does not
endorse recommend or oppose any par
ticular type of legislations We believe
that this is solely the prerogative of the
States and Committeeaffiliated organ
izations But you gentlemen in this room
have spent many yearsand perhaps
literally millions of hours of time wres
tling with these problems It is my opin
ion that some more hard work will enable
you to find ways and means of meeting
the situationsTheres Hope
Continued from Page 3
bitter towards the world in general and
his jailers in particular At first glance
there was little indication that he would
adopt any personal rehabilitation while
in prison It was further evident that
Tom pitied and felt sorry for himself
Tom a convicted car thief was serv
ing a twoyear sentence in Atlantas Fed
eral Prison
Born to respected middleclass low
income American parents and the oldest
of four boys Tom enjoyed a normal
healthy childhood until the age of five
when he was suddenly stricken with an
attack of poliomyelitis which left his
right leg permanently crippled Early
efforts to relieve this condition through
use of corrective surgery failed An ex
ceptionally bright child IQ 121 Tom
still managed to lead a relatively normal
childhood completing 11 grades of for
mal schooling before he was forced to
find work to supplement the familys low
income No record exists of early involve
ment with the law
When he was in his early twenties
Tom married and two children were born
of the union which later ended in di
vorce
The failure of this marriage was due
to a great part in Toms inability to
adjust to his handicapped condition es
pecially when upon his doctors advice
the now withered and useless right leg
was amputated immediately below the
knee Toms emotional turbulence in
creased until he sought relief in alcohol
and later in the commission of antisocial
acts
Cut adrift from responsibility feeling
sorry for himself Tom roamed the coun
try picking up oddjobs as a radiator
mechanic whenever and wherever he
could At times when he wasnt working
he liked to joyride to his next destina
tion in some other persons car For
this Tom received a twoyear prison
sentence
In Atlanta Prison Tom appeared be
fore the Classification Committee the
board whose responsibility it is to outline
individual rehabilitation programs for
prisoners during their terms of impris
onment Because of his handicapped con
dition he was referred to the prisons
Vocational Counselor who works in close
rapport with Georgias Vocational Reha
bilitation Counselor and a special pro
gram designed for the handicapped man
was put into effect
Immediately steps were taken to out
fit Tom with an artificial limb largely
through the efforts of Georgias Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation and in co
operation with Floridas Division of Vo
cational Rehabilitation which provided
the funds necessary to purchase the arti
ficial device Florida was Toms home
residence to which he would return upon
release
Simultaneously he was enrolled in the
prisons Trade Training Program as a
trainee in the Welding School a 12
month training course and became a
skilled craftsman The Welding Course
was specifically prescribed for Tom as
it would complement his experience in
radiatorrepair work
Upon graduation from the Welding
1960 State Board of EducationFront row from left Mrs Bruce
Schaefer Toccoa Dr Claude Purcell State Superintendent of Schools
Chairman James S Peters Manchester Henry Stewart Sr Cedar
town and Mrs Julius Y Talmadge Athens Back row from left
Robert B Wright Jr Moultrie L E Sweat Blackshear Paul S
Stone Waynesboro Francis Shurling Wrightsville John McDonough
Atlanta and Clarke W Duncan Buena Vista Mr Stone succeeded the
late Henry Blount of Waynesboro Mr Wright succeeded W T Boden
hamer of Ty Ty Mr McDonough succeeded George P Whitman Jr
of College Park
Governor S Ernest Vandiver third from left presents a citation
from the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Physically
Handicapped to Clifford M Clarke Jr for outstanding service in
promoting the hirethehandicapped program Mr Clarke is Executive
Vice President of the Associated Industries of Georgia and Chairman
of the Governors Committee on Employment of the Handicapped At
left Elbert Forester Assistant Director Employment Security Ag
ency State Department of Labor second from right William Allgood
Public Relations Department of Labor and Bruce Hall Secretary of
the Governors Committee
Course Toms classroom and shop train
ing were further augmented with prac
tical application of these skills in main
tenance work inside the prison commu
nity
Eighteen months after entering prison
Tom was released on parole A repre
sentative of Georgias Vocational Reha
bilitation Division helped him secure a
job in an automobile repair shop as a
welderradiator mechanic
Today Tom has been out almost four
years and he has continued to make
steady and satisfactory progress he has
earned the respect of his employer his
coworkers and his community
Toms early critics were gladly mis
taken

Tom is another product of a unique
experiment where correctional officials
and Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
are cooperating in an effort to rehabili
tate physically handicapped convicted
criminals by correcting their handicaps
and converting them into skilled craftsMagnolia Jones of Waynesboro para
lyzed from the waist down is shown
practicing getting in and out of a wheel
chair at the University Hospital Augus
ta where she received physical therapy
through Vocational Rehabilitation serv
ices Her exercises were under the super
vision of Miss Jacquelyn Neihuss RPT
shown at right Magnolia was disabled
from a spinal injury resulting from an
accidental gunshot wound
Fulton County Welfare workers coop
erate with Vocational Rehabilitation
counselors in social and domestic prob
lems arising in connection with rehabili
tation services for disabled recipients of
Aid to Dependent Children benefits
Mrs Erdie W Chandler Public Wel
fare worker assigned as a specialist with
the Fulton CountyVocational Rehabili
tation project is shown here in the apart
ment of Willie Mae Moss a VR client
at left
Willie Mae who has an impaired leg
resulting from a gunshot wound is being
aided by Vocational Rehabilitation in
college training at Clarke College At
lanta

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An occupational training center for mentally retarded chil
dren and adults was dedicated on February 21 in Savannah
The center was built on land donated by Chatham County
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority raised funds for construction of the
building Other community groups provided funds for the first
years operation
Jack Ahern center director presided
over ceremonies participated in by rep
resentatives of the Board of Education
Vocational Rehabilitation Services the
Georgia Association for Retarded Chil
dren Savannah Womens Federation
United Community Services and other
agencies
Among the platform guests were
James S Peters of Manchester Chair
man of the State Board of Education
W A Crump of Atlanta Specialist for
Mentally Retarded Vocational Rehabili
tation Division and E K Bell Savannah
District Supervisor DVR
The facility offers a striking example
of community leaders and agencies work
ing together to provide better services
for handicapped peopleProblems of Disabled Viewed
Four hundred professional rehabilita
ion workers and representatives of re
nted agencies attended the Southeast
ern Regional Conference of the National
I shabilitation Association in Atlanta
April 18 to 21
Expanding Horizons in Rehabilita
tion was the theme of this years con
ference There were general sessions
sect nal meetings workshops and a
business session of the regional organi
i ition
Dr A P Jarrell State Director of
Vocational Rehabilitation Services pre
sided at the first general session Lee
Evans president of the Atlanta Board
Aldermen extended official greetings
Dr Claude Purcell State Superintendent
oi Schools welcomed the visitors
The keynote address was delivered by
Dr Judson Ward VicePresident and
of Faculties Emory University
The developments of the past 30
years excite one with the tremendous
possibilities for human betterment he
said In the light of history it is truly
remarkable to view this great nation as
it reaches the point where it can afford
to indulge in the social benefits which
the group is now furnishing to many
individuals
In ancient times the weak the aged
the halt the blind and the lame were
such an economic burden that they were
outcasts There was neither religion nor
time nor resources to be concerned about
them
In America today we keep millions
of our young men from the productive
channels of agriculture commerce and
industry while we educate them We
house and provide medical care for nu
merous persons who because of all kinds
of afflictions or handicaps can make no
or certainly little contribution to the
basic problem of providing food cloth
ing shelter and military protection to
the nation But even more significant
than this we direct thousandsyea mil
lionsof workers to work with these
nonproductive persons They provide
services of help and mercy
It is significant that our nation is
wealthy enough to pay these people and
to do without their services in provid
ing the basic services for national se
curity But much more importantthis
nation has the philosophyindeed the
religionthat each human being is a
child of God with the rights thereto
appertaining and the religion that makes
us care that makes our hearts go out to
all he said
Louis R Schubert OVR Regional Rep
resentative presided at a session featur
Dr A P Jarrell center State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services receives the Cummings Award from John S Prickett Jr
Assistant Director and Regional Chairman at the Regional NRA
Conference in Atlanta At leftDr H B Cummings for whom
the award was named
Gets Cunimings Award
Dr A P Jarrell State Director of
Vocational Rehabilitation Services has
been cited by the National Rehabilitation
Association for exceptional contribu
tions in the rehabilitation of disabled
persons
At the Southeastern Regional Confer
ence here in April Dr Jarrell was given
the Cummings Award for 1960 the
highest honor that may be bestowed
upon a professional rehabilitation work
er in this region
The award was named for Dr H B
Cummings a pioneer in vocational re
habilitation services who served for
many years as Regional Representative
of the Office of Vocational Rehabilita
tion in the Southeast Dr Cummings
now retired is a consultant to OVR He
lives in Denton Texas
Dr Jarrell began his career in Voca
tional Rehabilitation nearly 20 years ago
as a Counselor in Central and South
Georgia areas In 1944 he was ap
pointed Assistant Director in charge of
technical services He administered the
physical restoration program including
medical care and hospitalization In 1955
he was appointed State Director by the
State Board of Education to succeed the
late Dr Paul S Barrett
Dr Jarrell also administers the two
state schools for handicapped children
the Georgia Academy for the Blind at
Macon and the Georgia School for the
Deaf at Cave Spring
Under his administration as Director
Georgia has led the nation every year
in the number of disabled persons in
proportion to population restored to
jobs through rehabilitation services He
serves on boards of several public and
volunteer agencies interested in services
to disabled children and adults
ing an address by H B Cummings for
merly Regional Representative now re
tired but acting as a consultant to OVR
Speaking on the Challenge of the Fu
ture Dr Cummings pointed up the need
for recruitment and training of more
professional workers the development
of more facilitiesrehabilitation centers
schools hospitals and workshops and
the encouragement of local community
interest and responsibility
Another general session dealt with
mental health and emotional aspects of
disability The speakers were Dr James
F Garrett Assistant Director Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation Washington
and Dr William P Hurder Associate
Director for Mental Health Southern
Regional Education Board Atlanta
The four sectional meetings were at
tended by 1 OASI Disability Determi
Continued on Page 5OKc GcovoOoooXorvo
MabilitatioaVews
Vol 10
MarApr 1960
No 6
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Says
A report from the U S Department of Labor on the Manpower
Challenge of the 60s predicts the increase in the number of work
ers in the labor force during this decade will be up from 645 million
to 87 million in 1970
The biggest increase it says will occur in
occupations requiring the most education and
training Some reasons are 1 continuing
shift from an agricultural to an industrial
economy 2 rapid expansion in research
and development activities and 3 growing
need for educational and medical services
Young workers will have to prepare them
selves for a rapidly changing and more com
plex world of work will need more educa
tion and training with better guidance and
counseling and will have to compete more
keenly for better jobs
An important source of manpower in the
years to come will be the welltrained handi
capped workers In this connection it is sig
nificant that about 780 young personsmen
and womenwho have physical limitations
currently are enrolled in colleges under the sponsorship of our Vo
cational Rehabilitation Services
Under this phase of the rehabilitation program the applicant for
assistance in college training must meet eligibility requirements as
to handicaps and scholastic achievements Moreover he must have
a definite vocational objective and maintain passing grades while
in college
The Vocational Rehabilitation Division this year as in recent
years is sponsoring students in nearly every college in the state
and some in other states Enrollments in some Georgia colleges
according to the last reports were University of Georgia 100 Geor
gia Tech 54 Emory University 35 Mercer 29 Georgia Teachers
College 27 Young Harris 27 Valdosta State College 26 and Rein
hardt College 12
For about eight years a Georgia philanthropist Scott Appleby
of Washington has had a scholarship fund at Young Harris College
for physically handicapped students Under the plan the Appleby
Scholarship pays the students room board and other expenses which
cannot be paid out of rehabilitation funds Many students who
qualified for these scholarships at Young Harris have made outstand
ing records in college
A few years ago Mr Appleby established a similar scholarship
fund at Reinhardt College Just recently he announced the addi
tion of two other Georgia collegesLaGrange and Mercer Univer
sityto the scholarship program
Through the generosity of this distinguished Georgian more young
men and young women handicapped physically and financially will
have opportunities to get a college education and qualify for profes
sional and technical careers in the years to come
New Film Available
The Biggest Bridge in Action a 16mm sound film that tells a
dramatic story has been produced for the Presidents Committee
on Employment of the Physically Handicapped by Mutual of Omaha
It shows how a mans handicap and a womans determination helped
a town build a bridge over which the physically handicapped could
cross to a useful productive future Prints are available for show
ings before community groups and on TV For information write
Modern Talking Pictures 3 East 54th Street New York CityColumbus Girl Wins Essay Contest
Attractive Evelyn Coulter a junior
at Baker High School Columbus has
been awarded first place in the state
essay contest sponsored annually by the
Governors Committee on Employment
of the Physically Handicapped and the
Associated Industries of Georgia j
Her essay on Jobs for the Handicap
ped Passports to Dignity was entered
in competition with othersAy juniors
and seniors in high schools throughout
the state
She gets 100 provided by AlG a
certificate from the Presidents Commit
tee and an expensepaid trip to Wash
ington for the annual meeting of the
Presidents Committee The Washington
trip offered all firstplace state winners
this year is awarded by the APLCIO
Miss Coulter the daughter of Mr and
Mrs W P Coulter is in an accelerated
English class at Baker She is a ma
jorette member of the Teen Age Grand
Jury chaplain of the TriHi Y and on
the staff of the school year book
Mrs Alvin Dennis the English teach
er said Miss Coulter is a good thinker
and knows how to organize her mate
rial
The winning essay in each state is
entered in the national competition for
cash prizes aggregating 2000
The other Georgia winners who also
received certificates and cash awards
were SecondEunice Hunter Archer
High School Atlanta ThirdSunny
Harris Pelham High School Pelham
FourthDiane York Roosevelt High
School Atlanta and FifthBarbara
Problems of Disabled
Continued from Page 3
nation Specialists 2 Representatives
of agencies for the blind 3 Sheltered
workshop staff members and 4 work
ers interested in the use and interpre
tation of medical information
Carl Fox Executive Director of the
Georgia Tuberculosis Association and
President of the Georgia Rehabilitation
Association presided over a workshop
on state NRA Chapters with a panel
discussion of objectives of state organi
zations
Dr Henry E Russell of Memphis
Minister of the Second Presbyterian
Church spoke at the annual banquet
always a highlight of the regional con
ferences He is a brother of Georgias
Senior U S Senator Richard B Russell
This was the third regional confer
ence held in Georgia The first in 1948
Chambers LaGrange High School La
Grange
The Presidents Committee has an
nounced the national winners as fol
lows FirstGail Marie Chadwell Reno
High School Reno Nevada Second
twoway tie between Kay Clausing
Whitmer High School Toledo Ohio and
Cynthia Neild Pawtucket West High
School Pawtucket R I FourthCraig
Grant South High School Denver Colo
and Fiftha twoway tie between San
dra Jean Fairburn Hueytown High
School Hueytown Ala and Kay Smith
Woodrow Wilson High School Dallas
Texas
First prize in the national contest was
1000 and a trip to Washington The
prizes will be distributed at the meeting
of the Presidents Committee in May
Mabilitatioiv Mws
Chairman Clarke presents certifi
cate and check to Miss Sunny Har
ris of Pelham third prize winner
in essay contest
was in Atlanta the second in 1954 was
in Savannah Next years meeting will
be in Biloxi Miss
Reports on InterAmerican
Meeting
Encouraging progress in the develop
ment of new facilities and procedures
for the rehabilitation of handicapped
people was reported at the Fourth Inter
American Conference on Rehabilitation
by delegates from 21 countries says
Joseph Hunt Assistant Director of the
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in
an article which appeared recently in
America National Catholic Weekly Re
view
The conference held in San Juan was
sponsored by the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico the International Society
for the Welfare of Cripples and the
U S Office of Vocational Rehabilita
tion Miss Mary E Switzer OVR direc
tor was designated by the first confer
ence resolution as one of the outstand
Miss Evelyn Coulter center re
ceives certificate and check from
Governor Ernest Vandiver At left
Clifford M Clarke Jr Vice Presi
dent of the Associated Industries
of Georgia and Chairman of the
Governors Committee on Employ
ment of the Handicapped
Miss Coulter poses with her Eng
lish Teacher Mrs Alice M Dennis
ing international leaders in the rehabili
tation of the handicapped
The service needs of the disabled in
Latin American countries are great but
the money facilities and professional
resources are not equal to the task
said Mr Hunt This was recognized
he said in the discussion of the central
theme Those representing countries
whose economic and professional resour
ces are much less than others were urged
to look up and not feel that any substan
tial program is impossible for them The
remarkable progress of the Puerto Rican
program in the past ten years was citedGeorgia Counselor Gets Award
A Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor Mrs Jane Melton Connell of
Waycross has been awarded the 1960
CaseoftheYear trophy for Coun
selors serving sighted clients in the
Southeastern region comprising six
states
The award was made at the Regional
Conference of the National Rehabilita
tion Association in Atlanta April 1821
For years the Vocational Rehabilita
tion agencies in this region have been
sponsoring two caseoftheyear con
testsone for Counselors serving sight
ed clients and the other for Counselors
working with blind persons Counselors
submit reports on cases they consider
best illustrate rehabilitation techniques
The cases are reviewed by a committee
The judges decisions are based on the
completeness of the information show
ing professional competence on the part
of the Counselor in serving the client
The case submitted by Mrs Connell
involved a woman who was paralyzed
from the waist down and was restored to
work in selfemployment in a telephone
answering service in her home com
munity
The caseoftheyear award for Coun
selors serving blind clients went to W
M Wilson of Florence Alabama
Mrs Jane Connell right of Waycross winner of the Caseofthe
Year contest for Counselors serving sighted clients in Southeastern
Region At left Counselor W M Wilson of Florence Ala who
received the award for Counselors to the blind At center Nathan
Nolan Vocational Rehabilitation District Director who was chairman
of the contest committee
Nathan Nolan District Supervisor
with headquarters in Albany was Chair
man of the awards committee
Mrs Connell and Mr Wilson received
watches
ress in
The states of the South are increas
ing their investment in training profes
sional workers in the field of mental
health Dr William P Hurder of At
lanta Associate Director for Mental
Health Southern Regional Education
Board told the rehabilitation workers
attending the recent NRA Regional con
ference
In 1954 he said eight universities
in the South were accredited to give the
doctors degree in clinical psychology
in 1959 there were twelve
In 1954 no university gave the mas
ters degree in psychiatric nursing in the
South in 1959 there were three
Psychiatry and social work training
programs have also grown in the last
five years
There were eight social work schools
in 1954 there were twelve in 1960
In 1954 there were 1211 psychia
trists in the Southern region in 1959
this number had grown to 1812 and the
rate of growth was greater than that
for the nation as a whole
Psychologists had grown from 2383
in 1954 to 2732 in 1959 but the rate
of growth was less than that of the
nation as a whole
Although mental hospital populations
have decreased the number of admis
sions have increased in the last four
years and the number of live discharges
from public mental hospitals have in
creased over the same period of time
The increased rate of entering and
leaving mental hospitals has created a
demand for more professional services
for the mentally ill in communities Few
communities have not kept up with this
demand
Although there are increased number
of psychiatric units in general medical
surgical hospitals and increasing num
bers of halfway houses and daycare
hospitals for the mentally ill the num
bers are not nearly sufficient
In more and more of our states Vo
cational Rehabilitation is being applied
to the convalescent or discharged men
tal hospital patient Rehabilitation pro
grams for mental patients seen in the
mental health clinics in communities also
are growing in number
G E Currie
Gets Promotion
Dr A P Jarrell State Director has
announced the appointment of G E
Currie of Savannah as Supervisor of
Special Disability Groups with headquar
ters in Atlanta
Mr Currie succeeds John Forrest who
was recently appointed Assistant Re
gional Representative for rehabilitation
facilities in the Southeastern region
Mr Currie had been a Counselor in
the Savannah area for many years He
is Chairman of the Rehabilitation Coun
seling Division of the National Rehabili
tation Association for this region100th Vending Stand Opened

The one hundredth vending stand for
the blind opened by the Vocational Re
habilitation Division and the Georgia
Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc
was formally dedicated recently in Syl
vania
This unit of the statewide chain of
business enterprises is located in the
Sylvania Garment Company plant which
employs about 250 persons It is oper
ated by Howard Davis 39 who has only
about ten percent vision A native of
Screven County Davis attended the
Georgia Academy for the Blind at Ma
con and had little work experience be
fore being trained and placed in this
stand
Like other vending stand units this
one was designed especially to meet the
requirements of the location It is a
modern selfservice unit The fixtures
are of stainless steel Davis dispenses
soft drinks packaged foods confection
and tobacco products The plant man
agement installed tables for the use of
employees during lunch periods and
coffee breaks
The vending stand program was in
augurated about fifteen years ago to
provide job opportunities for visually
handicapped persons who otherwise
might be dependent upon public welfare
Stand No 1 was opened in the old Post
office Building at Walton and Forsyth
streets Atlanta under the management
of Clyde Archer in 1945 Mr Archer has
reached retirement age and draws So
cial Security benefits but he still works
parttime in the same location
The second stand was opened in the
Postoffice Building in LaGrange with
Miss Pearl Dozier in charge She is still
there The third unit was located in the
DeKalb County Court House The first
operator died several years ago but the
business is still going with another
manager
Currently there are 65 units in opera
tion employing approximately 90 blind
persons Some which were opened in
defense plants were discontinued when
the facilities closed
There are twentyeight stands in in
dustrial plants nine in Postoffices eight
in County Court Houses five in hos
pitals and fifteen in other public build
ings including the State Highway De
partment Building the State Office
Building and the State Agricultural De
partment Building
Dr A P Jarrell second from left State Director of Vocational
Rehabilitation Services visits vending stand in Sylvania Garment
Company plant Sylvania Shown from leftGeorge L Nunnally
Swainsboro Assistant Supervisor of Business Enterprises Dr Jar
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LeftRobert H Epps a native of Hancock County operates the modern vending stand in the Knox Corporation plant
at Thomson Shown with him is Dr A P Jarrell State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services who recently
visited the unit Epps has a congenital visual handicap The picture at right shows a section of the stainless steel
fixtures

ervabllLtatloiv Mws
At the dedication of the Bobby Dodd Sheltered Workshop for retarded children Center Ben Fort
son Secretary of State left to right F E Wynn District Supervisor Vocational Rehabilitation Serv
ices J F Moore President Atlanta Chapter Retarded Children Coach Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech
and Rev Newton Wise Chaplain Civitan International See Story on Page 3f

Typical of the staffing of cases in workshops for
mentally retarded persons is this scene in the Bobby
Dodd center in Atlanta Members of the workshop
staff and Vocational Rehabilitation counselors get to
gether to evaluate clients work potential and problems
From left Dr Terese Hite Assistant Director Miss
Eleanor Deely Social Worker William Center Direc
tor Wilson Harry Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
and F E Wynn Vocational Rehabilitation District
Supervisor
Center panelTrainee at right gets instructions
in method of packaging detergent samples under super
vision of Ernest Wofford Assistant Workshop Super
visor left and William Center The work is being
done under a contract with the manufacturer

Left in lower panel Trainee
operates a power sewing machine
in making red danger flags used by
truckers on overhanging loads and
on construction jobs This type of
training leads to jobs as power
machine operator in industry
Counselor Wilson Harry observes
the work
At right in lower panelTrainee
spray paints soft drink crates
Under a contract with the manu
facturer broken crates are repair
ed and painted

Hire the HandicappedIts good
business
Although Georgias Vocational Reha
bilitation Division has been working with
mentally retarded persons since the pas
sage of Public Law 113 in 1943 provision
of services usually was based on some
diagnosed physically disability
Many individuals who received phy
sical restoration artificial appliances
training guidance and job placement
had an underlying handicap of mental
retardation
Realizing that mental retardation may
constitute a clients major vocational
handicap regardless of physical dis
ability the Division in 1958 undertook
to provide specialized services for this
group
With financial assistance provided
through an Office of Vocational Re
habilitation grant a threeyear project
was started The primary objects of the
project were 1 the development of
better techniques for evaluating the vo
cational potential of mentally retarded
persons 2 the development of facilities
for training and job preparation and
3 the provision of necessary Vocational
Rehabilitation services to a larger group
of mentally retarded persons
The special disability unit in the State
office was designated to carry out the
program John Forrest now Assistant
Regional Representative of OVR was
Supervisor of the unit He was succeeded
by G E Currie a Savannah Counselor
John McFarland was named Special
ist for the mentally retarded Later
he resigned to join the staff at the
Georgia Training School for Mental De
fectives and Counselor W A Crump
took his place
Mr Crump has worked with the staff
at the two occupational training centers
which have been established since the
project was initiated He also works
with other agencies and groups inter
ested in the problems of the mentally
retarded
During the first year of the project
the Specialist for the mentally retarded
carried a caseload operated an evalua
tion clinics provided consultation to Vo
cational Counselors in the field and
evaluated the vocational potential of
patients at the training school at Grace
wood and of the older pupils in special
education classes in public schools
During the second year more efficient
referral appraisal and evaluation pro
cedures were developed The number of
cases accepted for service increased sixty
percent and the number rehabilitated
into employment increased twentyfour
percent
Meanwhile community interest in the
establishment of occupational training
Trainees in workshop learn to assemble charcoal lighters The
lighters are made from short cardboard cylinders wrapped in tissue
paper and stuffed with newspaper and a fuse Then they are dipped
in paraffin They are shown working on a contract for 10000 lighters
Shown in the background is Warren Wages Shop Supervisor
centers had been sparked The Savan
nah Occupational Center was dedicated
on February 21 It was sponsored by a
number of organizations including the
Chatham Chapter Association for Men
tally Retarded Children Coordinating
Council on Services to the Handicapped
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Savannah
Womans Federation and Vocational Re
habilitation Funds came from an OVR
grant and the local nonprofit organiza
tions
Then about a month later the Bobby
Dodd Sheltered Workshop was opened
in the old Farmers Market in Atlanta
It was sponsored by the Greater At
lanta Chapter for the Retarded Children
and Vocational Rehabilitation Funds
for this center also came from a Federal
grant and the volunteer agency
These workshops concentrate on the
evaluation of the trainees work poten
tial providing personal and social ad
justment services and the development
of the trainees work habits and skills
The trainees gain experience by work
ing on subcontract production in mak
ing danger flags packaging fertilizer
pellets detergents and toys repairing
soft drink cases and boats cleaning and
painting steel scaffolds painting real
estate signs making survey stakes and
making up sample kits of various prod
ucts
The Savannah workshop had ten train
Trainee learns silk screen paint
ing under supervision of Ernest
Wofford
ees enrolled according to the last report
available The Atlanta center had twen
tyfive trainees and facilities for thirty
Continued on Page 6MabilitatiotvAfevs
Vol 10
MayJune 1960
No 7
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jpfferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
126 N
LEnox 47201
Athens
110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Says
The State Board of Education has authorized the Department
to include trainable children in the program for Exceptional
Children This means those children with IQs of about 35 to 55
They are not educable but can be trained
The Board authorized this after the
196061 budget was set up and instructed
us to work out and submit plans at a later
meeting So our program for these children
in 196061 will be largely exploratory It will
not really get underway until 196162 How
ever we have allotted 450 teachers for special
classes this year which is about 75 more than
we had last year Commitments for these
teachers already have been made to the local
communities
We expect to build 24 area Vocational
Technical schools to which youths and adults
can drive from a radius of 40 miles The
schools are being built on a partnership basis
between the local communities and the State
Governor Vandiver has indicated that he
would provide 8000000 in State funds to
wards the completion of this area trade school building program
We expect the schools to train Georgians in marketable skills
for the many jobs that await them in Georgias expanding and
incoming industries
We have served our people in Vocational Agriculture with a
good program for many years We must keep up with this for
food and fiber are basic to our economy We also must strengthen
our trade and industrial program There has been a dramatic shift
of population from farms to urban centers and we owe these the
same educational service we have rendered agriculture through
the years
On September 12 we begin our new television program from
Station WMVG in Athens This will be on Channel 8 which we
share with the University of Georgia We will teach science math
and languages
We have already experimented with television teaching by com
mercial TV and by closed circuit TV Schools in the area of WGTV
have their receiving sets made possible through the National Defense
Education Act We hope later to extend the services through a
statewide net work when funds become available
Another important thing we have done is to provide state scho
larships for future teachers We urgently need more young teachers
We want the brightest minds we can get This year we have
150000 to use for scholarships for young Georgians who want to
become teachers They must be in the upper 20 per cent of their
class must pass the college entrance tests and must maintain at
least a B average in college They can get up to 1000 a year The
State has been helping to finance the education of future doctors
and we feel that teachers also are important
EPH Stamp
The Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
has announced that a new Employ the Handicapped 4cent com
memorative stamp will be released August 28 in New York at special
ceremonies opening the Eighth World Congress of the International
Society for the Welfare of Cripples
Maj Gen Melvin J Maas Chairman of the Presidents Com
mittee has asked all interested agencies and individuals to contact
their postmasters and place orders for the stamps and First Day
covers
Local EPH Committees are urged to arrange some ceremony in
connection with the first day salesRehabilitationA Force in International Relations
The interdependence of nations is one
of the certainties of this age As the
world shrinks in time and distance all
of us become increasingly aware of
how one part of the world depends on
other parts not only for economic well
being but for measures that protect
world health and enhance the welfare
of the disabled
It is eminently fitting that such an
important organization in our national
rehabilitation effort as the Presidents
Committee on Employment of the Phy
sically Handicapped should help to point
up the fact that rehabilitation has grown
into a truly worldwide movement by
bringing us together at this luncheon
to make us better prepared for the
highly important international meetings
that will take place this year and their
effect on international understanding as
well as international rehabilitation
We are on the eve of the Eighth
World Congress of the International
Society for the Welfare of Cripples in
New York City in August Its theme
Rehabilitation and World Peace is par
ticularly appropriate Mans greater
awareness of the forces within his en
vironment that affect his welfare is
bringing to a heartening glow the regard
for the disabled that in this country
was kindled 40 years ago Few of us
who are concerned with rehabilitation
can escape the feeling that the forum
of five thousand people from many
countries who will exchange opinions
information and viewpoints at the Con
gress despite any differences in nation
ality religion ideology or economic
status can end with anything but accord
and greater bonds of international
friendship
I was literally amazed last summer
while attending the First Mediterranean
Conference on Rehabilitation in Athens
Greece to learn of the progress that
some of the eastern nations have made
toward rehabilitating their disabled
They too are realizing the great burden
of dependency that can be erased through
vocational rehabilitation of the disabled
As the importance of the individual be
comes more pronounced in nations that
for centuries had accepted ill health and
disability as a condition of existence
the health of the individual becomes of
more concern
This feeling was substantiated and ex
tended toward most of the nations of the
world by a publication since issued under
direction of the Committee on Govern
ment Operations of the United States
Senate Under the title Rehabilitation
of the Disabled in Thirtyseven Coun
tries of the World it is a highly in
By Miss Mary E Switzer
Director Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation
Address before the Annual Meeting of
the Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handicapped
formative contribution to the cause of
international rehabilitation programs
and the needs and hopes of the future
In January a seminar on International
Rehabilitation held here in Washington
was the means of our taking a look at
the expansion of activities and interest
in international rehabilitation in the
past few years It was sponsored by the
National Rehabilitation Association and
the International Society for the Wel
fare of Cripples and marked the first
time that voluntary groups in the United
States had met with government agencies
concerned with rehabilitation to review
the past and to explore the future of
our programs with relation to interna
tional rehabilitation
One of the subjects for seminar discus
sion was the use to which counterpart
funds in several countries could be placed
as the world moves toward acceptance
of rehabilitation as a universal ideal
rather than purely national activities
The United States government ac
quires and expends large amounts of
foreign currencies in its overseas opera
tions The Department of Health Edu
cation and Welfare in its proposed
budget for 1961 has asked for 930000
in these funds to be set aside for reha
bilitation activities in nine countries
Included are India 350000 Israel
100000 Yugoslavia and Poland 90000
each United Arab Republics 80000
Pakistan 70000 Brazil 60000 Indo
nesia 50000 and Burma 40000
These funds which of course have
to be expended in the countries where
they are accumulated would be used
for two principal purposes educa
tional activities in the need for and
use of rehabilitation measures and for
support of selected research and demon
stration projects The program would
be carried on through the regular grant
mechanisms of the Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation with utilization of the
resources of the various international
rehabilitation organizations
A major problem in international re
habilitation according to the seminar
is the public attitude of governments
and their people toward rehabilitation
One of the reasons for slow progress
in some countries is this lack of under
standing of what rehabilitation is and
what it means Possibly one of the best
uses to which some of these funds could
be put is to aid the efforts of strong
international rehabilitation organizations
in emphasizing to governments and peo
ple the dividends that rehabilitation of
the disabled can pay
It is considerably within our own
interests that international research and
demonstration projects be initiated
There are 20 million persons throughout
the world for instance who are stricken
and disfigured by Hansens disease or
leprosy Some are in the United States
particularly in the new State of Hawaii
New drugs and surgical procedures en
able many patients to regain use of their
hands Many scars are eliminated Total
rehabilitation is becoming a reality but
more research is needed Highly valuable
work is underway in India and with
further development of research facilities
there specialists from all over the world
can learn the techniques that are helping
so much to remove the effects of this
dread disease
In Burma there exists an ideal op
portunity to conduct research into the
manufacture of prosthesis from native
materials that are resistant to the ef
fects of heat and humidity The reha
bilitation center in Solo has done some
remarkable things along this line which
could be of benefit to us and to the rest
of the world if further research and
demonstrations were conducted
A great deal of rehabilitation activity
in India is among its blind but one of
the great problems there is finding em
ployment for those who are prepared
for work This is being overcome and
the methods used to find employment in
a country that is overpopulated where
unemployment is widespread are worthy
of study
These are some of the trends in our
thinking and illustrate some of the ways
these funds could be importantly used
Other projects in relation to the specific
needs of various countries are in our
collective thoughts so that international
research will be speeded on its way to
solution of problems common to many
countries
Rehabilitation by its very nature in
volves people closely with the verities
of life their physical or mental state
their independence their abilities to earn
and to enjoy basic satisfactions This
universal yearning of the disabled to be
accepted on individual merit has met a
guardian and protector in that phase of
the growing PeopletoPeople Program
that deals with the disabled and the
handicapped
Continued on Page 7Chaiivbound Girl Wins Teaching Job
A recent issue of The Metter Adver
tiser carried a reprint of a feature story
which appeared in The Tampa Tribune
about Laura Jean Cook a polio victim
who graduated from the University of
Tampa this spring
Miss Cook whose home is on Route
1 Metter was aided through college
under the auspices of Georgias Voca
tional Rehabilitation services She se
lected the Florida institution because the
buildings are equipped with ramps for
easy access by wheel chair students
Despite the handicap of having both
legs paralyzed she plans to get married
to another wheel chair polio victim
named Albert Gray and will teach the
first grade at ClairMel City Elemen
tary School next fall said The Tampa
Tribune story
Things are going good right now
for Cookie as her friends call her but
until Friday morning she was about the
most unhappy person in Tampa it
continued
Cookie almost got caught in the red
tape web that goes with government
While she was finishing up that
last year of college the state legisla
ture passed a law prohibiting certifica
tion of school teachers who are physically
handicapped to the point where the in
capacity interferes with their teaching
Cookie didnt even know about the
law until she heard about it indirectly
from another teacher early this year
Then when time came to graduate it
appeared University of Tampa officials
wouldnt recommend certification for her
because of the new law
Apparently that law knocking phy
sically handicapped out of teaching was
passed without fanfare because nobody
seemed to know it was there until word
got around in the last two weeks about
Cookies plight
Despite her trouble getting certified
Hillsboro County school principals
werent concerned about Cookies ability
to teach Seven of them contacted her
for interviews and she landed the job
she wanted most
The principal there ClairMel
School found that the only problem
Cookie will have is a fourinch step lead
ing into the building and two wood
chocks will enable her to roll her wheel
chair up there without much trouble
Cookie needs no assistance doing any
thing else
Dr David Delo the university presi
dent heard about her trouble and in
vestigated it He told newsmen
Cookie will definitely be recommended
by the university
She had thought she would return to
Miss Laura Jean Cook
her home town of Metter Ga to teach
until she met and fell in love with Al
Al has another year at the University
of Tampa where he studies accounting
In an editorial note The Metter Ad
vertiser said Many have followed with
special interest the exceptionally fine
character qualities Laura Jean Cook has
shown in her undaunted effort to pursue
a happy and rewarding career for her
self despite circumstances that for many
would have been a handicap Her cour
age and success in doing so deserves ad
miration and applause from all who know
her
World Congress
To Meet in U S
A worldwide interchange of knowledge
in the field of rehabilitation and employ
ment of the physically handicapped will
take place when the Eight World Con
gress of the International Society for the
Welfare of Cripples meets August 28 to
September 2 in New York
Held for the first time outside Europe
the Congress will evolve from plans
shaped by more than 100 US citizens
The National Society for Crippled Chil
dren and Adults will be host of the
meeting
More than 5500 physicians nurses
therapists educators scientists employ
ers industrialists government officials
and voluntary agency leaders will repre
sent more than 70 countries
5000 Offered For
Better Wheelchair
An inventor who can devise a revolu
tionary wheelchair to make it easier for
a physically handicapped person to move
around in an industrial building can win
himself a 5000 prize it was announced
recently by Secretary of Commerce Fred
erick H Mueller speaking for the Na
tional Inventors Council
This wheelchair will have to be quite
a radical development he said but if
it can be developed many more physically
handicapped people can be employed
Some firms are reluctant to hire capable
persons dependent on wheelchairs be
cause of the difficulty of bringing the
chairs into and out of industrial space
The chair must meet these require
ments maximum weight of occupant
200 lbs approximate weight of chair
5075 lbs chair may be folded and
stowed in automobile should be capable
of negotiating any stairs with average
height risers and various depth of tread
should be able to turn on stair landing
Operation of the drive mechanism by
either the occupant or an attendant
should be possible Retail cost of pro
duction models should be no more than
500
The National Inventors Council in the
US Department of Commerce has been
designated as the agency to receive
and screen ideas presented
The prize money has been provided
by a publicspirited private citizen who
has long been interested in the better
ment of the physically handicapped it
was announced
Continued from Page 3
The number of mentally retarded per
sons rehabilitated into competitive jobs
increased from 37 during fiscal 195859
to 76 during the year ending June 30
1960
The extent to which the Division will
be able to expand its services to the
mentally retarded will continue to be
dependent to some degree upon the cali
ber of academic and prevocational in
struction provided in public and private
schools the availability of formal voca
tional training the development of com
munity workshops and other facilities
community attitude toward this group
and employer acceptance of them as
workersRehabilitation
Ami International Force
Continued from Page 5
Our coworker and friend General
Melvin Maas Chairman of the Presi
dents Committee on Employment of the
Physically Handicapped has most ap
propriately been named to head the Com
mittee on the Physically Handicapped
within the PeopletoPeople Program
Under his guidance the Committee is
doing several things that add a needed
human touch to international rehabilita
tion On the more administrative side
the Committee has brought together in
liaison the efforts of close to 30 organiza
tions in the United States that are con
cerned with rehabilitation and has
formed lines of communication with re
habilitation groups all over the world
It has also performed a notable service
in compiling a directory of international
rehabilitation groups
In more personal and intimate context
the Committee promotes correspondence
among disabled persons in many coun
tries and on the intensely practical side
the Committee provides a fine service
for amputees over the world by acting
as a clearing house for component parts
of the many kinds of prosthetic devices
that are in world use
The research and demonstration pro
gram of the OVR is developing on its
own account somewhat an international
flavor Though we do not have as many
resources for this purpose as we would
like some of our projects do have world
wide implications We have moved to
support world organizations working in
international rehabilitation and to carry
on projects that will benefit other na
tions as well as ourselves
Grants have been made to the Interna
tional Society for the Welfare of Crip
ples to aid the exchange of information
that is developed on technical skills and
knowledge in their Congresses and the
same was done for the American Con
gress of Physical Medicine and Reha
bilitation in Chicago this year Another
grant was to the Excerpta Medica Foun
dation to abstract worldwide publica
tions on rehabilitation and publish them
periodically
In more active settings the World
Federation for Mental Health has re
ceived a grant to study attitudes toward
mental health and mental illness in
diverse settings so that there will be
greater opportunity for effective com
munity health programs to evolve
The mission of rehabilitation is to
mend and not destroy to prevent and
heal the scars of disability We have
arrived at the place where all of us
must blend our national aspirations for
Shown here are Isaac Obie in Boy Scout uniform being tested
at the center for the development of deafblind children at left Dr
Louis M DiCarlo noted audiologist John Henderson Psychologist
and Mrs Feme Root Coordinator at the Center Dr DiCarlo is di
rector of Gordon D Hoople Hearing and Speech Center Syracuse
N Y and consultant to numerous agencies and organizations Isaac
is proud of his Scout uniform
A deafblind boy from rural Georgia
was one of 16 handicapped children ac
cepted during the past year for diagnos
tic evaluation at the Syracuse University
Center Syracuse NY
Twelveyearold Isaac Obie of Rt 1
Palmetto a pupil at the Negro Division
of the Georgia Academy for the Blind
Macon recently was flown to Syracuse
for interviews and examination at the
center for the Development of Deaf
Blind children
He was accompanied by his mother
Mrs Mary Obie and Miss Lenore M
Harvey Chief of Psychological Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Division All
expenses in connection with the trip were
paid by the American Foundation for
the Blind
Isaac is a welldeveloped boy who lost
his sight through an accident at the age
our disabled into a world viewpoint
We who work in rehabilitation should
keep in mind that whatever our task
may be in working with and for the
disabled we are individual ambassadors
of peace Our efforts to restore the
hopes of those who seek only adequate
opportunity to live useful and satisfying
lives justify our existence in rehabili
tation More than that our cumulative
efforts can mount up to becoming a
powerful instrument in international
affairs one that could be profound in
the establishment and maintenance of
enduring peace among nations
of five His right eye has been enuc
leated and there is a cataract on his left
eye
During the past five years his hear
ing has become progressively worse He
wears a hearing aid which is of little
use to him His speech is remarkably
good considering his inability to hear
A report on his case says Isaac has
good personality development with no
emotional disturbances which are so fre
quently found in children with his dis
ability He is talented and has demon
strated remarkable learning ability and
independence
There are seven other children in the
family
At the center Isaac was given a com
plete physical neurological psychologi
cal ophthalmological and audiological
examination
It was recommended that he be sent
to the Perkins School for the Blind Wa
tertown Mass This school is the first
in the United States to undertake the
teaching of deafblind children
The State Department of Education
will pay part of the tuition for Isaacs
education The American Foundation for
the Blind is supplementing the allot
ment with a 1500 scholarship
The diagnostic staff at the center in
cludes a pediatrician ophthalmologist
psychologist and an educator Other spe
cialists are called in when needed Staff
members examine the children in the in
formal atmosphere of playrooms in the
Special Education Building at the Uni
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SOSla f0WS BWAthieanntat5Z
In nursing it is an accepted princi
ple that the rehabilitation of the patient
begins from the moment he enters the
doctors office and continues until he is
restored to complete physical mental
social vocational and economic useful
ness
In the hospital the nurse encounters
handicapped persons of all types the
cardiac the diabetic the paraplegic the
amputee and the blind just to mention
a few Often it becomes necessary for
these patients to change fields of em
ployment Change of employment pre
sents a major problem to an individual
who has spent many years working in a
position which he enjoyed and in which
he felt secure As a result of this sud
den handicap he becomes depressed and
moody A patient in this condition pre
sents a challenge to the nurse whether
she be a student nurse or a graduate
and offers her an excellent opportunity
for patient teaching
Another accepted principle in rehabili
tation nursing is to gain the confidence
of the patient and let him know that
whatever his disability he is an accept
able person and can live a normal life
within certain specific limitations
The faculty at Crawford W Long Me
morial Hospital School of Nursing feels
that this should be taught to the student
at the beginning of her clinical experi
ence and continued throughout the cur
riculum
In her experience dealing with Ortho
pedic patients the instructor in Ortho
pedic Nursing Mrs Glendora Robinson
discovered that when she mentioned the
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Divi
sion many patients felt that the facili
ties offered by this service were limited
to those people who could perform man
ual skills As this fact became more and
more apparent Mrs Robinson introduced
a unit in Rehabilitation Nursing into the
course using teaching devises provided
by the Vocational Rehabilitation Divi
sion Among these teaching devises are
various pamphlets and the motion pic
ture films which have been used in
teaching Orthopedics since the summer
quarter of 1959
JTlf6 after studying the unit in
renaomtation nursing reviewing the lit
erature and seeing the film each stu
dent in orthopedics is assigned to a pa
tient on the wards who might require
the services of the Vocational Rehabili
tation Division At this time under the
direction of the instructor the student
discusses the facilities available to the
patient the value of these facilities in
future employment and how they may
be obtained y
Evaluation of this unit indicates that
the students have shown increased inter
est in rehabilitation nursing and have
been able to utilize material learned in
this course in many other areas of nursiiiifV
Lieutenant Governor Garland Byrd standing was the principal speaker at the annual dinner during the Voca
tional Rehabilitation Divisions recent staff training conference in Savannah Others shown from left Henry Stewart
Sr of Cedartown Vice Chairman of the State Board of Education E B Whitten of Washington Executive Director
National Rehabilitation Association Dr A P Jarrell State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Mrs
Jarrell
Lieut Gov Praises Rehabilitation Record
Here are some excerpts from Lieuten
ant Governor Garland Byrds address at
the Vocational Rehabilitation Divisions
staff training conference in Savannah
I want to congratulate you for Geor
gias outstanding performance in reha
bilitation during the fiscal year which
ended June 30
Our state thanks to your tireless
efforts is again at the top of the list of
states in the number of disabled persons
rehabilitated to successful employment
and happy life
The states record of 154 rehabilita
tions per 100000 of population I am
told is a mark that has never been at
tained before Another remarkable
achievement is that you helped to effect
the rehabilitation of 5914 disabled men
and women during the past fiscal year
I note with pride and interest the
comment Miss Mary Switzer Director
of the Office of Vocational Rehabilita
tion Washington had for your new
record
I as Lieutenant Governor and as
President of your State Senate want to
assure you that you have had in the
past do have nowand will continue to
have in the futuremy wholehearted
support of any endeavors you might un
dertake
I am overjoyed with the growing suc
cess of your program and unless I am
badly mistakenand I dont think I am
Miss Switzer can expect many more
miracles from Georgia in the future
Georgia is rapidly making a transi
tion from an agricultural to an indus
trial state We still have a definite need
for agriculture and agriculture will al
TELEGRAM
Honorable Ernest Vandiver
Governor of Georgia
Atlanta Georgia
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you and the people of Georgia
once more this year on the outstanding performance of your State Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation during the fiscal year that ended June 30 1960 Again
Georgia is at the top of the list of states in the number of disabled people
rehabilitated to successful employment and satisfying life Your States record
is 154 rehabilitants per 100000 of population This figure had never been at
tained before Another remarkable achievement is that your State helped to
effect the rehabilitation of 5914 disabled men and women during the past fiscal
year It places Georgia third among all the States in the total number rehabili
tated Georgias record is surpassed only by New York and Pennsylvania both
with populations which greatly exceed that of Georgia New York led Georgia
by only 651 rehabilitations Pennsylvania by only 100
We have come to expect miracles from Georgia Your State has been one
of the leaders for many years and I hope your support that of your Legislature
and the continuing approbation of your people will keep Georgia in the forefront
for many years to come All in rehabilitation work are grateful for the excellent
support of the past You have a highly dedicated and energetic staff whose
members display great professional skill and ingenuity in their work with the
disabled and I hope that you will share my congratulations with your people
I send my personal regards to you and my best wishes for continuance of success
in your administration
Miss Mary E Switzer Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
ways play a big role in the economy of
Georgia We still must have the farmer
to produce the food and fibre
Butdue to modern machines and
methodsagriculture no longer employs
a majority of the states work force as
it has in years past The main body of
the work force is now in industry
That creates a problem because not
nearly enough of our people are trained
to meet the needs for industrial work
That is where Vocational Education
comes inand that is where you in the
field of Vocational Rehabilitation come
in
It is plain to see that we must in
crease the scope of the industrial arts
or trade and industry phase of the Vo
cational Education program to meet
the increasing industrial demandsYo 6covoJNoooXotvcCV
Mabilitdtiori Afews
Vol 10
JulyAug 1960
No 8
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey Hospital Rome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 8438
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 66541
More Help forgDisabled
By JOSEPH R MURPHY
District Manager
Social Security Administration
FOR THE fourth time in six years Congress has passed amend
ments to the Social Security law which liberalizes the protection
afforded disabled workers and their dependents
Under the 1960 amendments approximately 250000 people
disabled workers under 50 years of age and certain of their depend
entsare now eligible for Social Security benefits Until now only
those disabled workers between 50 and 65 and their dependents were
eligible for monthly Social Security payments
Younger disabled workers are more likely to have families de
pendent on them than older workers age 50 and over Before the
change in the Social Security law many of them were dependent
upon Public Assistance payments which are financed out of general
tax funds It is estimated that 28 million will be saved in public
assistance payments during the next year now that many of these
disabled workers and their families are eligible for disability insur
ance benefits based on their past earnings and Social Security tax
contributions It is expected that savings will be even greater in the
years to come when fewer people who become disabled before age
50 will need help through public assistance
Severely disabled workers under 50 who have worked under So
cial Security but have never applied to have their Social Security
records frozen should get in touch with their nearest Social Security
district office now to inquire about their rights to payments
To qualify for disability insurance benefits a disabled worker
must be so severely disabled that he is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity
In addition he must have worked under Social Security for at
least 5 years out of the ten years before he became disabled
Benefits for disabled persons under 50 and their families can
start with the month of November 1960 The benefit checks payable
for the month of November 1960 will be mailed out early in De
cember
Under the new law beneficiaries who go to work despite severe
handicaps can continue to be paid their benefits for 12 months
whether they go to work under a Vocational Rehabilitation plan or
on their own
Not until after the first nine months not necessarily 9 consecu
tive months of this 12month period will a decision be made as to
whether the work done by the beneficiary in those 9 months shows
that he has regained his ability to work If he is found able to
engage in substantial work and therefore is no longer disabled
within the meaning of the law he will still be paid his benefits for
three months longer
Beneficiaries who recover from their disabilities before they have
worked in each of 9 months as well as beneficiaries who recover
before they have tested their ability to work will have their benefits
paid to them for 3 months after they recover
Another change in the disability provisions will help disability
beneficiaries who regain their ability to work but become disabled
again within 5 years after their benefits have been stopped These
people will not have to wait another six months after the beginning
of their second period of disability before their benefits can start
againA goldstamped album of 50 Employ
the Handicapped 4cent commemorative
stamps was presented to Governor Er
nest Vandiver by Atlanta Postmaster
B F Sanders at the Governors press
conference on August 29
Similar ceremonies were held in many
other states at the suggestion of the
Presidents Committee on Employment of
the Handicapped
The stamp was released nationally on
August 28 in New York City at the
opening session of the Eighth World
Congress of the International Society
for the Welfare of Cripples
Postmaster Sanders said he was mak
ing the presentation in behalf of Post
master General Arthur E Summerfield
Governor Vandiver said he appreci
ated the album and the idea back of the
issuance of the commemorative stamp
The new stamp printed in blue car
ries a picture of a man confined to a
wheelchair capably operating a drill
press The central design was adopted
from an actual photograph by Carl Rob
erts New York artist
Issuance of the commemorative stamp
was intended to call attention to the na
tionwide program to provide equal job
opportunities for qualified handicapped
workers
Governor Ernest Vandiver sec
ond from left accepts an album
of the new 4cent Employ the
Handicapped commemorative
stamp from Atlantas Postmaster
B F Sanders Shown in the pic
ture from left to right Bruce
Hall Secretary of the Governors
Committee on Employment of the
Physically Handicapped and Voca
tional Rehabilitation Division staff
member Governor Vandiver Mar
ion Williamson Director Employ
ment Security Agency Georgia
Department of Labor Postmaster
Sanders C C Cole Jr President
of the Atlanta Stamp Collectors
Club and Miss Reba McCrary Re
ceptionist Secretary of States Of
fice and member of the Physical
Wrecks Social Club At rightre
production of the stamp
Magazine Features Georgia Project
How two State projects have reduced
dependency increased earnings and pre
vented family breakdowns by restoring
handicapped parents to employment and
personal independence is described in the
JulyAugust issue of Rehabilitation Rec
ord a bimonthly publication of the Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation says a news
release from OVR
Doubling Income Through Rehabili
tation reports on a 3year project in
Fulton County Georgia which employed
a team approach of various public
agencies to restore 141 disabled parents
whose children had been public assist
ance recipients to a wide range of occu
pations
According to Dr A P Jarrell direc
tor of the Georgia Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation and Wellborn R Ellis
administrator of the Fulton County De
partment of Public Welfare total in
come of those helped to employment was
nearly double their income from both
limited earnings and from Aid to De
pendent Children grants prior to the
project By the end of the project more
than 80 percent of this doubled income
was in earnings In 119 instances em
ployment of the parent resulted in com
plete ending of ADC grants and in 11
others the amount of the grant was re
duced
Writing on a Florida project Opera
tion Hope Bruce Thomason of the Uni
versity of Floridas J Hillis Miller
Health Center reports that this commu
nitywide cooperative project resulted in
the rehabilitation of about onefourth of
the 411 disabled fathers assisted He esti
mates that if all the rehabilitated fath
ers remained employed for 50 weeks
STATtS PO
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their earnings for the year would be
more than 206000 whereas total re
habilitation costs came to less than
43000
Of the work of the 15 local and State
agencies who collaborated in Operation
Hope under direction of the State reha
bilitation and welfare agencies the au
thor states The money saved by giving
these troubled families some sympathetic
concentrated and skilled help is just
part of the picture when we think fur
ther of the unseenbutreal savings in
terms of the health problems crime de
linquency and other manifestations of
family disruption that can be prevented
Use of Orthetic Devices in Rehabili
tation by Robert L Bennett executive
director Georgia Warm Springs Foun
dation describes new devices for the
physically handicapped which aid recov
ery and increase functionUsefulness Need Not End With Retirement
By Dr J Gorham Garrison
That part of the day just before sunset
many times is the most serene and beau
tiful of the entire day And so can the
days of ones retirement from the active
duties and chores of life be the most
satisfying Certainly that period of life
called retirement need not be one of
entire relaxation uselessness nor bore
dom It can be useful
Just a year ago when I retired from
the responsibilities of Area Representa
tive State Department of Education
there were indeed some misgivings as to
what retirement would be like since I
had been quite active all my life and had
never experienced a single season with
out employment
But now after a year in this new
phase of life I can say that it is a pe
riod filled with joy peace and satisfac
tion never before experienced Some
friends have commented Instead of re
tiring I have just reTIRED with new
treads
The most difficult thing in retirement
for me was the relinquishment of ties
and relations with friends with whom I
had been associated in religious and edu
cational endeavor for 48 years That was
like a nightmare
But with a desire to stay in the har
ness I soon found that there were many
opportunities for activity and I was soon
engaged in many services in which I
could extend my life in usefulness to
others I was unlike so many others who
have said upon retirement I will now
catch up with my fishing Not that I
have any antipathy for the fine sport of
fishing but I yet do not find time for
that
Modestly and gratefully I can say
that I am preaching about as much as I
ever didsomewhere nearly every Sun
day There are more calls for public
speaking and addresses than ever Many
invitations have come for addresses at
fraternal orders and conventions civic
clubs and educational meetings I try to
accept all that my time and schedule
will permit I find it a satisfying hobby
to serve as news correspondent for three
daily newspapers And more or less as
a regular employment I edit and publish
a 16page monthly religious and educa
tional magazine which has a circulation
in Georgia and 12 other states
One can imagine I am sure that with
these chores and opportunities there is
not much time for boredom I will not
undertake to evaluate the usefulness of
my activities but I can testify as to the
great joy and satisfaction of a retired
life
There are many factors that have con
tributed to the opportunities enumerated
herein for which I am very thankful
and to many persons and agencies I am
indebted no little Although beginning a
state of retirement a year ago I am glad
the people would not let me alone
Many opportunities hitherto not thought
of have presented themselves
My friends and associates are familiar
with the physical misfortunes and handi
caps that have been mine in recent years
Indeed such misfortune probably hast
ened the time of retirement But with the
Dr J Gorham Garrison
Ochlochnee
A retired minister and area rep
resentative of the State Depart
ment of Education he made the
keynote address at the recent staff
conference of the Vocational Re
habilitation Division in Savannah
kindness sympathy and helpfulness of
friends the task of overcoming difficul
ties has been made easy The assistance
and encouragement of Masonic brethren
Kiwanians and other friends has been
material and most stimulating
Not the least of my gratitude is for the
counsel and helpfulness of Georgias Vo
cational Rehabilitation Service of the
State Department of Education But for
their help I would have been rendered
useless years ago Fifteen years ago I
was threatened with the loss of my left
leg Indeed local doctors had said that
an immediate amputation would be ad
visable
It was while I was engaged in the
dread and preparation for such an ordeal
that a representative of the Rehabilita
tion Service came along and gave coun
sel and help He advised and recom
mended a specialist in Atlanta and in
sisted that I go to him for a diagnostic
examination I went and as a result I
lost only a portion of the great toe My
leg was saved for a period of eight years
before actual amputation became neces
sary With the ravage and development
of an incurable disease for six more
years in January 1959 the amputation
of my second leg became necessary in
order to save my life
With this double amputation friends
and relatives expressed the fear and
opinion He is through now But not
so in the providence of God
With the expert care and services of a
wonderful surgeon and physicians and
good hospital attendants I was soon able
to come home for further recovery
Now again comes the wonderful serv
ice of Vocational Rehabilitation that I
might be rehabilitated for normal activi
ties
In a very short while by this help I
was again serving as a fulltime em
ployee of the Department of Education
While still in a wheel chair at my home
Carl Fox President of the Geor
gia Rehabilitation Association pre
sents the caseoftheyear award
plaque to Mrs Jane M Connell
of Waycross The award is made
annually for outstanding counsel
ing service to a sighted client
Mrs Connells case report also won
the Southeastern Regional Award
BelowCounselor Tommy Mc
Collum receives a similar award
for work with a blind client The
presentations were made at the Vo
cational Rehabilitation Divisions
staff training conference in Sa
vannah
Nathan B Nolan District Supervisor
Albany office visited me knowing that
I would need physical therapy at an
Albany clinic in order that I might be
able to properly use the prostheses neces
sary to walk again Mr R Watt Jr too
was most helpful and considerate The
instruction and help received there is
probably the difference between sitting
at home in a wheelchair the remainder
of my days and walking and that with
out the use of crutches I can not say
too much in praise of these men of the
Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Finally let me give this brief testi
mony
With the grace and strength of God
together with implicit confidence and
faith in Him and with the assistance of
benevolent agencies and friends plus
selfwill and determination theres no
telling what one can doBlind Youth
Reprint From Atlanta Constitution
Sammie Arnold opened his eyes and
got a good look at his mother for the
first time in eight years
I want to thank the Lord and Dr
Smith for this said Sammies mother
Mildred And I want to write to the
family of the one who died and willed his
eye so my boy can see again
Sammie suffering from a rare cor
neal dystrophy was totally blind in his
right eye and 80 per cent blind in his
left eye The 17yearold Negro youth
has been suffering from this condition
since he was three years old For the
past eight years he was able to dis
tinguish only light and vague shapes
But Saturday Sammie could see again
just three days after Dr William A
Smith Jr performed a corneal trans
plant on his right eye
It will be several weeks before we
know whether the sight in his right eye
has been permanently restored Dr
Smith said
Although corneal transplants are fair
ly common Dr Smith said Sammies
condition was rare
I could complete practice and never
see another case like this he said
Dr Smith said Sammies left eye may
get better now that his right eye has
been repaired But if it doesnt Dr Smith
says he hopes to perform a transplant
on the left eye
The money for Sammies delicate op
eration and hospital care came through
the Division of Vocational Rehabilita
tion of the State Department of Educa
tion
The division learned about Sammie
through Douglas County social workers
who reported that the youth was at
tempting to get odd jobs but couldnt
hold them because of his handicap
When a human cornea became avail
able through the death of an undis
closed donor last week Sammie was
rushed to Atlanta and the transplant
was made
The Record
Rehabilitations under the StateFed
eral program in the US in fiscal 1960
were 88300 in 1959 80700 in 1958
74300 Each of the last four years has
been a new record year
The people rehabilitated in 1960 alone
added an estimated 130 million more
manhours to the Nations production
effort Of the 1960 total 18000 were
originally on relief at a cost to the tax
payers of 17 million
I
Sammie Arnold after his eye
operation is happy over the pros
pects of being able to see again
Shown with him is Vocational Re
habilitation Counselor George Mau
III Sammy will return to work in
a service station in Douglasville
At rightHoward Bennett dou
ble amputee on his bicycle in front
of his Buford home
Atnputee Rides Bicycle
Bufords 39yearold Howard Bennett
has been a double amputee since he was
21 He lost his legs below the knees in
a train accident
Through Vocational Rehabilitation
services he was recently aided in get
ting a new pair of artificial limbs re
placing his worn out prostheses
Through the years he has become not
only a good walker as the limbmak
ers say but an accomplished cyclist
Bennett rides his bicycle over the two
mile route between his home and the
Buford Dry Cleaners plant where he
works and anywhere else he has to go in
and around Buford
He recently demonstrated his riding
skill for a photographer
It is estimated that 270000 Americans
annually become disabled to a degree re
quiring Vocational Rehabilitation These
must be added to the 2150000 backlog
who need rehabilitation and a job oppor
tunity
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AJeeAjiia on PaceA salesman in a department
store until he lost his vision about
three years ago Charles H Mc
Hugh 36 of Lilburn is well on the
way to a successful career as a
greenhouse operator Records indi
cate he has a 98 percent loss of
sight in one eye and a little vision
in the other The impairment re
sulted from an eye infection
Single and a high school grad
uate McHugh was enrolled in the
adjustment center for adults con
ducted by Vocational Rehabilita
tion Services at the Georgia Acad
emy for the Blind Macon Later he
was provided with training in
greenhouse operations
He was aided by Vocational Re
habilitation in establishing his
business at the family home in
Gwinnett County McHugh raises
flowers for the retail trade He
plans to develop a nursery
His plastic greenhouse is shown
in the center panel

At left in lower panelJames
Blair 25 of Columbus paralyzed
from the waist down as the result
of an automobile accident is shown
at Warm Springs Foundation
learning to use crutches Before
the accident he had worked as a
meat cutter in a grocery store At
Warm Springs he is receiving phys
ical and occupational therapy un
der the Vocational Rehabilitation
program Later he probably will
be provided with training in a new
vocation

At right in lower panelThirty
seven yearold James Attaway Rt
4 Carrollton is a Vocational Re
habilitation trainee enrolled in the
watch repair class at North Geor
gia Trade School Clarkesville A
textile mill hand and diesel engine
mechanic he lost the use of his
limbs from a spinal tumor the rec
ords indicate He is married and
has four children and had service
in the Armed ForcesBlind Typists Work in Hospital
By MARY FORTSON
Reprint from The Macon News
Three blind stenographers who work
daily in the medical record department
of Macon Hospital are pioneers in a new
field of usefulness for persons without
sight
Mrs Mary Johnson the first trainee
came to the hospital about a year ago
soon after the plan for using blind
stenographic help was initiated by Mrs
Thelma Van Norte administrative medi
cal record librarian
Mrs Van Norte had witnessed such a
stenographic pool in action at hospitals
in Indianapolis Ind where she had
worked with blind typists in similar
work
With the help of Hospital Administra
tor James Griffith and the Macon Hos
pital board of trustees who gave per
mission for the experiment and the Vo
cational Rehabilitation Office in Macon
which located Mrs Johnson for her Mrs
Van Norte and her staff got the plan
rolling
Within the past year two new trainees
have been added both of them totally
blind They are Bill Flynt and Mrs Na
dine Yarbrough
The output of these typists is amazing
as they transcribe dictation containing
complicated medical terms with an accu
racy and neatness that would put many
sighted typists to shame
Because there are no braille medical
dictionaries of any detail the three medi
cal record workers are developing a card
file of their own in braille filling it with
new and unfamiliar words and informa
tion used in the medical profession
They get some help from a medical
secretarys handbook in braille and an
English braille dictionary supplied by the
Vocational Rehabilitation Division They
also make use of a Talking Book ma
chine supplied by the Federal govern
ment and at the present time are study
ing an anatomy textbook put on record
by volunteers at the University of Geor
gia who make records for the use of
blind students
To illustrate the skill with which the
three typists work Mrs Van Norte
pointed out that Macon Hospital is one
of the few metropolitan hospitals in the
nation that can boast of a record depart
ment that is completely up to date with
its files
A summary of each operation per
formed at the hospital here in the morn
ing will be found on the hospital chart by
afternoon thanks to the diligence of the
blind stenographic pool who are respon
sible for the accuracy and timeliness of
the records
As soon as a physician sees a patient
or performs an operation he immediate
ly dictates his observations on dicta
phones placed throughout the hospital It
is by listening to these dictating ma
chines that the typists copy the records
The importance of accurate up to date
records is shown in the method of ac
creditation for hospitals which are
strictly rated on the quality of their
records
Mrs Evelyn Wesley an experienced
medical secretary who has been with Ma
con Hospital for the past seven years
helps the trio of typists with unfamiliar
words and keeps current on advanced
techniques new drugs and similar
changes
A great deal of help especially in the
placing and financial aspects of the
stenographic pool has come from local
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
John L Lewis and W L Flanagan who
have taken a great deal of interest in
this unusual method of staffing
All three of the medical record secre
taries carry on a full schedule of activi
ties in addition to fulltime work at the
hospital
Mrs Johnson is married and is the
mother of two sons She has proved an
inspiration to all according to Mrs Van
Norte who said the talented worker was
typing operations like a veteran just a
short time after coming to the hospital
Mary Johnson studied at Wesleyan
College for two years after her gradu
ation from the Georgia Academy for the
Blind
Nadine Yarbrough is the most recent
trainee having come here on a tempo
rary basis from her home in LaGrange
Her husband a skilled factory worker
has been seeking employment in Macon
so that he and their two little girls may
move to the city permanently and his
wife can retain her position with the hos
pital
Bill Flynt was the second recruit hav
ing been in the department since April
He studied at Mercer University for two
years after graduating from the Georgia
Academy for the Blind Just as are his
two blind coworkers young Flynt is an
accomplished pianist and organist
MabiliUteAws
Three stenographers at Macon Hos
pital Mrs Mary Johnson second
from left Mrs Nadine Yarbrough
and Bill Flynt Standing in rear
Mrs Evelyn Wesley
Not satisfied with turning out near
perfect records the blind youth bakes
most of the birthday cakes for the medi
cal records department birthday celebra
tions he confessed
His mother Mrs W G Flynt who has
been a great help to the blind workers in
helping them with spelling and new
words says she just gives her son the
run of the kitchen and lets him concoct
what he will
These three persons are determined
to prove their own worth which they
have done Mrs Van Norte said so
that the field for blind secretarial help
will be broadened not only in medicine
but in other commercial endeavors as
well
One of two window displays in the Fulton Federal Savings and Loan
Association offices in Atlanta during National Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week October 28
MabilitatioriiVews
Vol 10
SeptOct 1960
No 9
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Rome
Battey Hospital
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome 314 West Building
Phone 46259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone Fairfax 21904
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Says
GEORGIAS schools have made tremendous progress even though
we still have problems The Georgia school dollar is buying
more education than ever before We have better qualified
teachers a better curriculum more attractive school buildings safer
transportation and better textbooks Georgia stands first in the
nation in Vocational Rehabilitation services
Nearly five thousand school buses make
it possible for every child in Georgia to
reach a school from his own front door and
get 12 years of free public school education
Of course we still have big problems to
solve But Georgians always have had the
courage and ingenuity to solve their prob
lems when they work together
There were enrolled in Georgias 1931
schools in 197 local systems last year 1000
578 children To teach these children the
state allots some 32000 teachers and the
local systems hire about 2000 more
Since the State has been providing grants
to help teachers finance a return to college
for summer study and others have received grants through the Na
tional Defense Educational Act 88 percent of Georgias teachers
now hold 4 or 5year certificates and have Bachelors or Masters
degrees
We would like to have a professionally qualified teacher in every
classroom in Georgia and that need is our biggest problem at present
We are now offering scholarships to finance the education of future
teachers who can cancel these loans by teaching in Georgia There
are 200 of these bright young people who were granted these scholar
ships this year and the General Assembly and the State Board of
Education have authorized investing at least 150000 a year in this
paying investment from now on
Some new and progressive steps taken in education in recent years
are these television teaching the doubling of enrollment in language
increased interest in math and science plans for about 20 area trade
schools that will bring training in highly skilled vocational courses
within the reach of all Georgians and plans for another school build
ing program to relieve a shortage of some 4600 classrooms
The progress Georgia has made in recent years in education has
been the result of many people working together Georgians invest
not only their money but their time and energy in helping us to have
good schools for our children
We have two good reasons for putting quality education as our
top priority in Georgia today
First and most important is that our children must be well educated
it they are to cope with the current complexities of the world Chil
dren in school now will live a large part of their lives in the next
century They will have problems we cannot even envision But we
can give them an excellent education to help them solve whatever
problems they may have
Second Georgia puts more than half its total revenue into educa
tion We must be sure we are buying quality education This invest
ment pays dividends As proof you have only to look at those coun
tries with little education No matter how rich they are in natural
resources their income is low and their living standards meager
Education has played a big role in enabling Georgians to develop
our resources and attain our present standard of livingBy W A Hopkins M D
Open heart surgery is a new name
coined in the past ten years This term
connotates to the average layman an op
eration on the heart in which a heart
lung machine is used Actually this is
the exact fact
For many years it was impossible to
open the heart to repair defects within
the chambers because of the blood loss
Not too many years ago it was found
that by the use of a donor or another
person that a cross circulation could be
established between the donor and child
so that the heart could be opened The
donors heart could pump oxygenated
blood into the child while its heart was
being repaired However this was cum
bersome and actually was not practical
in great numbers of cases
Soon a machine was devised that could
do two things First of all it could take
over the pumping action of the heart and
secondly it could take over the oxygena
tion of the blood that is accomplished in
the lungs When this became practical
for use the heartlung machine became
a reality
At first this was only delegated to use
in certain centers for experimental pur
poses etc but as generally in medicine
this developed into a process that could
be made available for all people in all
parts of the country Soon centers for
open heart surgery began to spring up
all over the country and a few years ago
it began in our own state
The first such machine in our state
was developed by a group in Cleveland
Ohio and was known as the KayCross
heartlung machine This machine was
brought to Atlanta by surgeons at St
Josephs Infirmary and the first success
ful open heart case was done at St Jo
sephs Infirmary
Soon thereafter the machines began
to become more common in use and then
one was developed by the group over in
the Medical College of Georgia Augus
ta and soon they were doing open heart
surgery In a short period thereafter
another center opened up at Emory Uni
versity here in Atlanta
At the present time there are three
main centers in the state that are doing
open heart surgery One is the Medical
College of Georgia one at Emory and one
at St Josephs Hospital in Atlanta
Georgia As time goes on one can be
certain that other centers will develop
this
Now what does open heart surgery
do It opens up a field of surgery that
has for many years been unavailable
By the use of the heartlung machines
we can bypass both the heart and lungs
and in a dry field open the heart up
and perform operations that were pre
viously impossible
This ability to open the heart in a dry
field gives us an advantage of being
able to repair these defects under direct
vision and therefore are able to do a
much better job Not all defects in the
heart require open heart surgery Such
things as mitral stenosis can be repaired
without open heart surgery The mitral
stenosis is a process caused by rheu
matic fever It produces obstruction to
the mitral valve one of the main valves
inside of the heart In addition to that
Continued on Page 7
I
Scene in operating room during open heart surgery procedure
Is Typist
By Jane Gullat
Reprint from
The Columbus Enquirer
Mrs Evie Barron 25 knows what it
is like to be totally blind then recapture
enough eyesight to see only blurred
images and finally regain 20 per cent
vision
The cycle took nearly seven years a
series of operationsand a lot of spunk
and faith
But the future looks bright now and
pretty secure for Mrs Barron and her
two children Donnie 4 and Dianne 5
The family lives at 808B Riverview
Apts Phenix City
There are many things Mrs Barron
cannot do such as drive a car or sew
and read as she used to but she can and
does work She is employed now as
secretary of the XRay Department at
Cobb Memorial Hospital
She is among the physically handi
capped who can understand a need for
National Employ the Physically Handi
capped Week now in progress
Mrs Barrons trouble began when she
was 18 and a senior at Central High
School The cause glaucoma
The attack of glaucoma robbed her out
of her sight and left her totally blind
about a week Limited vision enough to
let her see blurred images was restored
after a first and then a second operation
at a Fort Benning hospital
Later she underwent surgery at Wal
ter Reed Army Hospital in Washington
and there regained 20 per cent vision
At that time Mrs Barron says she
was told glasses would not help her and
she bought a magnifying glass to help
her see That was in 1954
In August 1958 Mrs Barron visited
the Columbus office Division of Voca
tional Rehabilitation State Department
Mrs Evie Barron at work as secre
tary in Xray department at Cobb
Memorial Hospital StandingDr
L G Barraza radiologist
of Education She says she sought as
sistance there at the suggestion of a
friend and because she needed to make
a living for herself and her two children
The future began to look brighter after
that
Continued on Page 7

They Learn to Talk Again
An East Point automobile salesman
who learned to talk again after the surgi
cal removal of his larynx and vocal cords
now counsels and teaches others going
through similar ordeals
James Buddy Hammond underwent
an operation for cancer of the larynx in
1957 He knew that permanent loss of
his voice doubtless would end his career
as a car salesman He was determined
to overcome the handicap
It was largely through his own efforts
that he learned to say a few words in
about three months after the operation
Afterwards he mastered the esophageal
speech method of talking It is ac
complished by swallowing a stomach full
of air and then expelling it so vigorously
that it vibrates in the throat
Out of this experience came a desire
to help others faced with the same prob
lem Under Vocational Rehabilitation
sponsorship Mr Hammond went to the
University of Miami School of Medicine
for a course in speech therapy and quali
fied as an instructor in postlaryngec
tomy speech
Throat specialists say it is reassuring
to patients faced with a laryngectomy to
be counseled by a qualified instructor be
fore the operation
Mr Hammond now is on call state
wide in Georgia for service to patients
before and after surgery Speech therapy
begins as soon as the doctors say the
patient is ready for it And usually it
isnt long before the patient is able to
carry on a normal conversation
Mr Hammond is active in civic affairs
in Atlanta He helped to launch the 1960
fund crusade of the Fulton County Unit
of the American Cancer Society At that
time he made what the newspapers
termed a moving address to some 400
crusaders He received an award from
the cancer society He also has been cited
by Radio Station WQXI as Citizen of the
Day for outstanding community service
He is Secretary Treasurer of the
Georgia Laryngectomy Association
Mr Hammond is connected with the
Ed Voyles Motor Co East Point Geor
gias largest Rambler dealers His as
sociates at the motor company say
Buddy can outtalk anybody on this car
lot
First interview after surgery The patient is James A McGaughey
Others in the group are Mrs Louise Garrett nurse at the Ponce de
Leon Infirmary and Buddy Hammond
Above Speech therapist Ham
mond begins instruction in esopha
geal speech

At leftMr McGaughey is shown
back on the job as truck driver for
Roadway Express Inc

At right Buddy gets award
from American Cancer Society for
outstanding contribution to the
fund crusade Making the presen
tation at left Lon Sullivan Direc
tor of the Georgia Chapter
HEART SURGERY
Continued from Page 5
certain congenital defects may also be
repaired without the use of open heart
surgery
The future holds a great deal of prom
ise It is in the future with the replace
ment of valves that open heart surgery
will have its greatest effectiveness
There are many diseases and processes
that damage the heart and make the
heart unable to do its job at the present
time Some of the valves of the heart
may be repaired The main ones have
not had satisfactory replacement
At this time there are many artificial
valves being worked on and research is
developing newer types of these plastic
valves for insertion within the heart As
yet we have not had a completely satis
factory valve replacement for the major
valves within the heart However I am
certain that with the work that is being
done before many years have passed
this will be feasible The only way that
these valves can be replaced is by resort
ing to open heart techniques using the
heartlung machine
The ultimate of course in repair of
the heart would be total replacement of
the heart and although this sounds rath
er farfetched at this time it is not A
few years ago if we had said that we
had a machine that could take over the
function of the heart even for a small
period of time we would have thought
that also was impossible
The horizons are unlimited and I think
that the future is indeed very bright
GLAUCOMA VICTIM
Continued from Page 5
It was suggested that she brush up on
her typing and she did so at the Elev
enth Street School in Columbus where
she lived until six months ago
Then in October she visited the Opti
cal Aid Center at Grady Memorial Hos
pital in Atlanta for sight evaluation She
was fitted with glasses thereglasses
with 800 plus magnification she points
out
The last and perhaps most important
step in 1958 came Dec 1 1958the day
she started training as a darkroom tech
nician at Cobb Memorial Hospital She
learned to develop XRay films and later
ran the darkroom
She advanced another step in Febru
ary 1960 when she became department
secretary and began working for Dr L
G Barraza radiologist Now she does
dictaphone typing writes up patient
cases keeps the books and makes up
financial statements among other things
She also operates the darkroom on
Tuesdays
Mrs Barron recalls having eye trouble
even in her younger years but points out
doctors could not diagnose the trouble
until the attack of glaucoma in 1954
She quotes a doctor at Walter Reed
Army Hospital as saying glaucoma usual
ly doesnt occur in a person of 18 and
says she was never told the cause or
origin
A recurrence is possible she says
but I dont think it is likely
After the attack Mrs Barron was
concerned not only about her vision but
over whether she would be able to grad
uate with her class at Central High
School That worry ended when she was
permitted to attend classes listen to lec
tures and then take oral final examina
tions
Mrs Barron compensated for her vi
sion loss in many ways Instead of
making all her clothes as she once did or
reading a lot she says she became a
fanatical housekeeper would learn to
cook new dishes and take care of her
children
She feels now the future is pretty
sure
Presidents Committee To Work
With Mentally Handicapped
The Presidents Committees NEPH
Newsletter says it is estimated there are
750000 persons in mental hospitals on a
given day and that 425000 persons will
be admitted or readmitted to such hos
pitals
In addition 1500000 persons includ
ing children are seen yearly by private
psychiatrists or in psychiatric clinics
Noting the enormity of the problem of
placing mentally restored and mentally
retarded persons and noting that many
Governors Committees have incorporated
placement of such persons in their pro
grams the Executive Committee of the
Presidents Committee at a recent meet
ing decided to incorporate employment
of the mentally and emotionally handi
capped in its program
Robert L Davis of Rt 4 Jack
son a double amputee is shown at
Warm Springs Foundation where
he is receiving treatment under the
auspices of Vocational Rehabilita
tion services The amputations be
came necessary from diabetes He
has been fitted with prostheses and
is receiving training in the use of
the artificial limbs

A second year student at More
house College James Maner Jr
21 became paralyzed from the
waist down as the result of an au
tomobile accident He was hos
pitalized at Atlantas Grady Hos
pital for emergency treatment He
is shown receiving therapy at
Warm Springs Foundation through
Vocational Rehabilitation services
He wants to continue his college
education after being discharged
from the Foundation
Disability From Diabetes
Although diabetes is eighth among the
leading causes of death in the US it is
a relatively minor cause of physical dis
ability since the discovery of insulin in
1922 A new report on diabetes by the
U S National Health Survey showed
only 2 million lost work days last year
by the nations 15 million diabetics 90
percent of whom said they had no chronic
physical limitations
Robert L Davis
James Maner Jr
Cost To Nation
The cost to the Nation of Public As
sistance to disabled persons and their
dependents is over a billion dollars an
nually says the NEPH NewsletterDivision of Vocational Rehabilitation
Georgia Department of Education
275 State Office Annex
Atlanta 3 Georgia
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This is the attractive window display at the King variety store Broadview Plaza
Atlanta during NEPH Week October 28 The mannequins costume was furnished
by the Goodwill Industry store
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g

iAndrew Gazaway of Aragon is
shown in top panel getting occu
pational therapy at the Warm
Springs Foundation under the aus
pices of Vocational Rehabilitation
Shown with him is Miss Beverly
Alexander Occupational Therapist
Gazaway a former mill worker is
paralyzed in the lower extremities
He has a wife and four children

R D Carroll 46 of Dalton left
in lower panel lost his left leg as
the result of an injury by an earth
grading machine He is shown here
at an Atlanta amputee clinic where
he is receiving training in the use
of the prosthesis Carroll father of
three children worked for the City
of Dalton

Lucius D Overstreet 19 of Bu
ford Rt 3 was paralyzed from the
waist down as the result of an au
tomobile accident in February 1960
He is shown at right in lower
panel standing in braces for the
first time at the Warm Springs
Foundation where he was sent by
Vocational Rehabilitation services
for evaluation and training

Regional Meeting Planned
The Southern Regional meetings of
the Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handicapped is
scheduled to be held in Atlanta on May
25 1961 Clifford Clarke Jr Chairman
of the Governors Committee has an
nounced
The states in the region are Georgia
Florida Alabama Mississippi South
Carolina and Tennessee
The planning committee will meet in
Atlanta on February 16 It is expected
that chairmen and secretaries of Gov
ernors Committees from each state will
attendFair Chance
Vincent P Hippolitus of Washington
Director of Field Operations of the Pres
idents Committee on Employment of the
Physically Handicapped was the keynote
speaker at the second annual conference
of the Georgia Rehabilitation Association
in Atlanta on December 9
Here are some excerpts from his
speech
The major purpose of the Presidents
Committee the corresponding Governors
Committees in the states and their coun
terpart Mayors Committees in the com
munities is to impress all employers
with the importance of giving equal op
portunity for employment to handicap
ped workersto impress them effective
ly and in a manner that will cause them
to adopt realistic hiring practices for the
disabledthe kind that permit the handi
capped to compete with the nonhandi
capped for available jobs and under
their own steam
This of course is not a program of
charity and we try to make that point
clear to every employer Every execu
tive in competitive business and industry
is saddled with a relentless monkey on
his back known as the monthly and an
nual profit and loss statement The
executive must show a profit if his com
pany is to survivetherefore he must
have efficient and safe employees This
means that he cannot be expected to em
ploy the handicapped simply out of chari
ty Such employment must be economi
cally justified
Consequently we have neverand we
shall neverask any employer to be a
good Samaritan and give the handi
capped jobs despite their disabilities We
urge employment of these competitive
workmen solely on the basis of ability
their ability to do the work that needs
to be done Consideration of emotion
either for or against employment of the
handicapped has no part in this en
deavor
Our national program of vocational
rehabilitation prepares disabled citizens
for occupations they can perform safely
and efficiently And the end of this vo
cational rehabilitation road is in the in
dustrial plant the store the office on
the construction job on the farm Gain
ful employment is the object of vocation
al rehabilitation Therefore and this is
obvious the employer is the key to the
successful end of the vocational rehabili
tation processbecause without job op
portunities such rehabilitation is im
practical
While we must have job opportunities
for our rehabilitated handicapped work
ers we disapprove of all legal compul
sion such as have been adopted in certain
European countries to force employment
of their disabled We want them to open
up the voluntary waythrough the pri
vate initiative of the American employer
Also we question seriously the wisdom
of motivating employers as has been
advocated by some by offering a cash re
turnsuch as a business tax deduction
on the salaries of handicapped employees
Our program is based on the prin
ciple that a sound and lasting solution
to the problem can be attained through
public and employer understandingand
cooperation the kind that leads to the
intelligent resolution of any problem
Our product is the handicapped worker
Panel on employment problems of special
disability groups LeftDr Joseph H
Dimon Atlanta Mrs Margaret V Camp
Battey State Hospital Rome W C
Petty Vocational Rehabilitation Mil
ledgeville John W Forrest Assistant
Regional Representative of OVR mod
erator Virgil G Saylor Veterans Ad
ministration Atlanta Miss Evelyn
Brockington Crippled Childrens Divi
sion State Department of Public Health
and Linwood Beck Georgia Heart Asso
ciation Atlanta

a worker who can produce and work
safelya worker who can contribute to
the employers profit objective just as
well and in many cases better than the
nonhandicapped The problem is to cor
rect vision We still have many employ
ers who have myopia when it comes to
seeing abilitybut they have perfect
2020 visual acuity when it comes to see
ing disability
The Presidents Committee is inter
ested in all factors that affect the em
ployment of our disabled For example
we urge workmens compensation offi
cials to speed up referrals of injured
workmen to rehabilitation agencies
These early referrals help to result in
early rehabilitationwhich is most im
portant to the individualand they re
sult in the early return of the injured
worker to his job which is most import
ant to our national economy
We urge physicians to see the whole
man and his vast potentialities for work
to know rehabilitation procedures and
the physical requirements of the jobs in
his areato seek community assistance
in the rehabilitation of the injured work
man to communicate effectively with
the employment officer so that the handi
capped worker can be placed properly
We urge employers to adopt employ
ment policies favorable to the handi
cappedthe kind that accepts the prin
ciple that an individuals ability and not
his disability should be the first consid
eration in determining his capacity for
employment
We ask plant physicians to place the
preemployment physical evaluation in
its proper perspectiveas a device to
encourage the employment of the handi
capped not as an instrument for reject
ing them
We try to gain the understanding
and cooperation of safety engineers be
cause an intelligent plant safety pro
gram is an important factor in employ
ment of the handicapped
Foremen and supervisors can block
the handicapped if they are not in agree
ment with the advantages to be derived
iekabilltatioivVews
At GRA conference front row left to
rightVincent P Hippolitus Theodore
D Wheaton of Oklahoma City Person
nel Director of Tinker Air Force Base
and President of the Oklahoma Rehabili
tation Association Donald Davis of Ok
lahoma City Executive Secretary Gov
ernors Committee on Employment of the
Handicapped Back rowCarl Fox Ex
ecutive Director of the Georgia TB Asso
ciation and President of GRA and Geor
gia C Beckmann Jr of Warm Springs
Presidentelect of GRA

Don Davis fulltime Executive Secretary
of the Oklahoma Governors Committee
spoke on the work of the Governors
Committee in a yearround program pro
moting job opportunities for handi
capped workers
Ted Wheaton spoke on personnel policies
in employment of the handicapped Tink
er Air Force Base has won national
recognition for its sound policies in pro
viding equal job opportunities for handi
capped workers
by giving them employment We seek
their understanding and cooperation
And then there is the small employ
er It is important to reach him effec
tively because out of the nations 4
million companies fully 4 million are in
the category of small business
Through our educational and infor
mational program we hope that some
day the physically handicapped and the
mentally restored will receive equal em
ployment opportunities as a matter of
courseand with full employer realiza
tion that there is no financial risk in
volved when these workers are properly
selected and placed in the jobs they can
do safely and wellAekabilitation Ve ws
New Grants for Research
Vol 10
NovDec 1960
No 10
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmloek 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 46259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah
35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins
Phone PA 23639
Bldg
T
he Office of Vocational Rehabilitation on December 1 an
nounced the award of 110 grants totaling 3461699 to finance the
cost of research and demonstration projects Grants for 56 new
projects amounted to 1767699 and for 54 continuing projects
1694000
In making the announcement Miss Mary E Switzer OVR Di
rector called the initiation and growth of the research program one
of the major highlights of her 10 years as head of OVR
The grants just announced brought the number to 424 and the
total amount to 23 Million since unanimous passage by Congress
in 1954 of a new vocational rehabilitation law This law authorized
a program of research for the first time
Other OVR highlights of the past decade included the following
The number of successful rehabilitations of disabled people to
productive and satisfying life exceeded the number in the first 30
years of the programs operation by almost 100000 The totals
were 589399 from 1921 through 1950 and 686150 for the past
10 years
A total of 351 rehabilitation facilities have been constructed
expanded or improved These are centers in which services are pro
vided for severely disabled people
At the same time 153 sheltered workshops in which handicapped
people can develop work tolerance work habits and a chance to
compete in the open labor market have been established or improved
The training of professional personnel to provide services to dis
abled people in an expanding program has increased markedly from
77 teaching grants and traineeships for 200 students in 1955 to 212
teaching grants in 150 universities and colleges and traineeships for
1400 students
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
Vet Training Extended
A training program for disabled World War II veterans that
ended in July has been brought back to life for another five years
A W Tate Manager of the Veterans Administration Regional Of
fice in Atlanta has announced
Some 1000 veteransmost with serious disabilitiesstand to
benefit
They were undergoing training when the program Public Law
16 came to an end on July 25 A new law permits virtually all of
them those who were in training on June 1 to resume their courses
at Government expense Also the law established a new deadline
of July 25 1965
Mr Tate explained that the vocational training program for most
disabled World War II veterans ended four years ago But a
special fouryear extension was granted in certain exceptional cases
mainly veterans so badly disabled they couldnt possibly have
come in under the original deadline It is this four year extension
that expired in July and to which five more years have been added
by the new law
The law does one thing more Mr Tate said It keeps open the
doors of the vocational training program to disabled World War II
veterans classed as exceptional cases They now have the right to
begin training so long as they can complete it by the new 1965
deadlineWins Fight After 12 Years
At 22 James E Phillips had his first
job after battling for 12 years with crip
pling illnesses that at times nearly took
his life
Though seriously handicapped he was
keeping books and doing general office
work for the Faulk Plumbing Heating
and Air Conditioning Company Tifton
where he had on the job training He
was also contributing to the support of
his parents four brothers and a sister
It was James courage and determina
tion plus good medical care and the
help of many agencies and individuals
that made it possible for him to live and
work says Prank Harmon the Vocation
al Rehabilitation Counselor who worked
with the young man for four years
James was 18 and in the 11th grade
when referred to Vocational Rehabilita
tion by his chemistry instructor Records
showed that at 10 he had had rheu
matic fever and meningitis A cerebral
hemmorrhage left him partially para
lyzed on his right side He was in a
coma for eight days and had temporary
loss of speech and memory Doctors held
out little hopes for his recovery He was
in bed for three months
At the time of referral James wanted
to complete his high school education
but had to give up the idea when heart
specialists warned him against attempt
ing to walk up the stairs at the three
story school building He still had im
pairments of the right arm and leg and
in his speech
A medical examination revealed that
Phillips physical condition was worse
than it appeared Doctors ordered com
plete bed rest and medication Arrange
ments were made through the Welfare
Department for hospitalization as a
stateaid patient
He was in the hospital for two
months went home for Christmas had
a relapse and was readmitted to the hos
pital for three weeks Again it appeared
he would not live
It was seven months before he was
well enough to think about training for
a job He wanted training as a parts
man in an auto supply store or garage
but there was some doubt about his phy
sical ability to stand up under this type
of work
He and the Counselor talked about
training in commercial courses Tests
had shown that he was weak in spelling
math and business English Arrange
ments were made with a high school
commercial teacher to tutor Phillips at
night It was a slow process but the
young man was making some progress
even in typing with one hand Then an
other illness delayed his training for
about nine months At the end of this
period doctors reported Phillips health
was better than it had been in years It
was then that he was placed with the
plumbing establishment for on the job
training which led to permanent em
ployment
Tennessee Leaders Visit School of Deaf
Georgias coordinated program of
services to the deaf through the Georgia
School for the Deaf and the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division was studied re
cently by two administrators from
Tennessee
Dr Lloyd Graunke of Knoxville Su
perintendent of the Tennessee School for
the Deaf and Earl Oldham of Nash
ville Director of Tennessees Vocational
Rehabilitation Division visited the Cave
Spring school on November 28
They were accompanied by Louis
Schubert Atlanta Regional Representa
tive of the Office of Vocational Rehabili
tation Henry Stewart Sr of Cedar
town ViceChairman of the State Board
of Education Dr A P Jarrell State
Director of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services and Counselor J B Cheatham
of the Rome VR office
They spent the day inspecting the fa
cilities at the school and discussing the
program with Superintendent S A New
ton and the staff members The visitors
from Tennessee were particularly inter
ested in the method by which the school
staff and Vocational Rehabilitation
Visit print shop Left to rightDr Lloyd Graunke a student Woody
Crider shop superintendent and Earl Oldham
Counselors work together in guiding
deaf children through school and into
advanced training if needed to prepare
them for successful careersNew Buildings At
Mrs Beatrice Stover
Homebound Worker
Excerpts from story in
Gainesville Daily Times
Mrs Beatrice Stover of Gainesville
was born with muscular dystrophy a dis
ease which eats away at the muscle tis
sue slowly usually but always steadily
But physically and mentally Mrs
Stover is a remarkable woman She has
fought back against the work of the dis
ease
In the meantime Mrs Stover has made
her life full and meaningful
Through her own efforts she has
learned how to sew She does not now
have the use of her legs but her hands
and arms are still strong
Physically she is unique because in
most cases muscular dystrophy works
progressively upon the tissues never
letting up its work of deterioration Not
so with Mrs Stover The disease is tem
porarily static
She will have use of her hands and
arms for possibly three to five years
Because of this the Georgia Vocational
Rehabilitation Division was able to look
into and eventually take on her case
Said Vocational Rehabilitation Coun
selor Ralph Hampton Most times we
cannot take on muscular dystrophy cases
we must wait until the disabling
condition has become permanent and
static
We observed her about six months
before we were able to officially deter
mine the disease had become arrested
and then we were able to give her some
help
In addition Hampton said there was
no problem in teaching Mrs Stover a
trade She already knew one
Through the auspices of Vocational
Rehabilitation Mrs Stover has a sewing
machine and is building up something of
a clientele Said Hampton She does
fine work so we recommend her when
ever we can
The State Board of Education has
authorized a contract for the construc
tion of new dormitory and dining facili
ties for boys in intermediate and high
school grades at the Georgia School for
the Deaf Cave Spring Dr A P Jarrell
State Director of Vocational Rehabili
tation Services has announced
Plans call for three cottagetype build
ings with living quarters in each for
48 boys and two house parents The
fourth building of similar design will
be a dining hall with a recreation area
and living quarters for the Dean of Men
and a house parent
Each dormitory will have two play
rooms equipped with TV sets
The buildings will be of brick struc
tural tile and steel construction They
will be connected by 10ft covered walks
which can be used for skating
The new facility will relieve the over
crowded condition that has existed at
the boys dormitory for several years
The present boys dormitory will be
modernized to provide additional accom
modations for girls
Rules for Essay Contest
Clifford Clarke Jr Chairman of the
Governors Committee on Employment of
the Physically Handicapped has an
nounced the theme rules and closing
dates of the 1961 National Essay Con
test among 11th and 12th grade stu
dents in Georgia schools
The theme for this years contest is
Jobs for the Handicappeda Commu
nity Challenge
Five prizes ranging from 100 to 10
will be awarded Georgia students These
prizes have been provided by the Asso
ciated Industries of Georgia Inc
The firstplace essay in each state will
be entered in the National competition
sponsored by the Presidents Committee
on Employment of the Physically Handi
capped The first place winners in each
state will get an expensepaid trip to
Washington as guest of the AFLCIO
to attend the annual meeting of the
Presidents Committee
The Georgia contest will close March
1 1961 The essays should be mailed to
Mr Clarke at 680 West Peachtree street
N W Atlanta
Architects drawing of the proposed new dormitory and dining facility
at the Georgia School for the Deaf Cave SpringWillie Fred Williams 43 of Eaton
ton Rt 1 is shown in top panel
at the Warm Springs Foundation
where he was sent by Vocational
Rehabilitation for physical evalu
ation and therapy Williams was
unable to use his lower limbs and
was limited in all body movements

Anill Lockett 39 of Plains is
shown in the center panel before
and after surgery for the removal
of a large tumorous mass on the
side of her face The facial de
formity was affecting her eyesight
and making it difficult for her to
carry on her work as a fish bait
grader and packer The operation
was performed without cost to Vo
cational Rehabilitation services
She is employed by the Carter
Worm Farm which has been oper
ating about 11 years Mr Hugh
Carter said her earnings were well
above the minimum wage The
Carter farm last year shipped
about 30000000 worms according
to reports The enterprise was fea
tured recently in an article in a
national magazine

Products of the arts and crafts
classes at the Negro unit of the
Georgia Academy for the Blind
were on display recently at a lo
cal fair See lower panel They
attracted widespread interest
Children at the Academy get aca
demic training through the high
school level together with selected
vocational courses
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Gets Citation
The Fort Benning Post Exchange was
cited recently by the Presidents Com
mittee on Employment of the Physically
Handicapped for its outstanding record
in providing equal job opportunities for
qualified handicapped workers in civil
ian personnel
The nomination was sponsored by the
Columbus Committee on Employment of
the Handicapped the Georgia State Em
ployment Service and the Vocational Re
habilitation Division
The Employers Merit Award was pre
sented recently to Major General Hugh
P Harris Commanding General of the
Infantry Center at a luncheon in the
Officers Club The presentation was
made by Georgias Commissioner of La
bor Ben T Huiet representing the
Governors Committee
Major General Hugh P Harris center Commanding General of the
Infantry Center Fort Benning receives Employers Merit Award for
the Post Exchange The presentation was made by Georgias Com
missioner of Labor Bent T Huiet right At left Marion William
son Director of the Georgia Employment Security AgencyveeorV0caVIOtVcc
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Pace 3Will Roberts 45 and his wife
shown behind the counter clients
of Vocational Rehabilitation serv
ices operate a neighborhood gro
cery store and grill at 1074 Ada
Avenue N W Atlanta after a
long period of unemployment
growing out of disabilities
He had a congenital impairment
of the back arthritis and other
disabilities She had arthritis and
a lung condition They have five
children ranging in age from 17
to 4 and were referred to VR
by the Fulton County Welfare De
partment He received some physi
cal restoration services including
surgery She received some medi
cal treatment They also were giv
en financial assistance in equip
ping and stocking the establish
ment Before becoming disabled
Roberts had operated a restaurant
at Cumming

Electrician Brooks Jackson ex
treme left in center panel at 40
was forced out of his job in 1959
by a stroke which left him with
limb impairments He has a wife
and nine children ranging in age
from 15 to 3 He too was referred
by the Fulton DPW Through Vo
cational Rehabilitation services he
was aided in getting new tools and
equipment to go in business for
himself The Jacksons live at 1156
Gordon Street S W Atlanta He
did the electrical work for the
Roberts enterprise He is shown
here with Will Roberts

Fortyyearold Mack McGee
right in center panel is back in
the service station business after
being out of work for a long time
because of arthritis He also has a
visual disability in one eye McGee
operates the Little Oil Company
station off Main street in East
Point He has a wife and five chil
dren in age ranges 14 to 4 and
came to VR through the Fulton
DPW He received treatment and
was aided in getting needed equip
ment and stock for his station

For years J B Shealey 43 left
in lower panel had been a truck
driver for commercial lines A
stroke and a heart condition forced
him to give up his job Married
and the father of five children 16
to 3 he needed help to get back
on his feet He was referred to
VR by the Fulton DPW and was
provided with some treatment for
the heart condition Then he was
aided in opening a service station
at 826 Bankhead Avenue Atlanta

Handicapped by curvature of the
spine and other disabilities Mrs
Dorothy Springer right in lower
panel a widow with three children
under 12 was aided by Vocational
Rehabilitation in getting training
in beauty culture and equipping
her own shop at 1112 Delaware
Avenue S E Atlanta She was
awarded one of three prizes for her
class at school She too came to
VR through the Fulton County
DPWProject for MentallyIll Approved
A project to determine the effective
ness of Vocational Rehabilitation serv
ices in the treatment of psychiatric pa
tients has been undertaken at Milledge
ville with a grant of Federal funds
Its the latest of seven research and
demonstration projects authorized for
Georgia under the 1954 amendments to
the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation
laws
For nearly three years the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division and the State
Department of Public Health have been
working together in a team approach
to the rehabilitation of mentally ill pa
tients receiving shortterm intensive
treatment in general hospitals The new
project will involve some patients with
longterm illnesses
The Federal funds granted through
the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
will provide for a special staff and
services The teams will include Vo
cational Rehabilitation specialists psy
chiatrists psychiatric social workers
psychologists psychiatric nurses and
therapists
Records show that about 3500 pa
tients are discharged annually from the
Milledgeville State Hospital It is esti
mated that between 500 and 700 would
be eligible for and could receive sub
stantial benefits from vocational re
habilitation services
The patients accepted for services un
der the project will be given trial work
experiences in real work situations At
Milledgeville there are shops and other
facilities of types usually found in small
cities Permission has been granted to
use these facilities in the vocational pro
gram such as woodworking carpentry
sheet metal electric motor repairs elec
tric wiring automobile mechanics up
holstery sewing air conditioning and
refrigeration
The project at intensive treatment
centers was inaugurated at Eugene Tal
madge Memorial Hospital Augusta in
1958 When the center was opened at
Atlantas Grady Hospital a Rehabilita
tion Specialist was assigned to the team
tliGrs
As of January 1 this year 264 pa
tients at the two hospitals had received
services Eightysix of them were back
at work thirtythree on their former
jobs In many instances the Rehabilita
tion Counselor interceded to get the
tension creating operations of the jobs
Some of the major job classifications
were Industrial clerical sales waitress
truck driver service station attendant
farm labor beautifician
At the same time 18 clients were in
training in schools and on the job The
jobs objectives for which they were
training included clerical work business
administrator cosmetology dry clean
ing auto mechanics barber teacher
cabinet maker practical nurse elec
trician and bookkeeper
Many of those in training were re
ceiving psychotherapy to support them
during the training period Twentyone
others were ready for employment when
suitable jobs could be found for them
The other Georgia projects are The
Bobby Dodd Workshop for the mentally
retarded sponsored by the Greater At
lanta Chapter of the Georgia Associa
tion for Retarded Children a similar
workshop in Savannah sponsored by the
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Robert M Long right Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist for
psychiatric cases at the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital Inten
sive Treatment Center Augusta shows some of the occupational
information available to clients Bringing together the occupational
information with the clients measured aptitudes and interests leads
to possible solutions of the clients vocational problem
Shown above is a client back to camera being interviewed by the
team at the Grady Hospital Intensive Treatment Center Atlanta In
the picture I to r are Lewis Morris Vocational Rehabilitation
Specialist Mrs Marjorie Scott RN Miss Sara E Cooper RN
Miss Jackie Daugherty HN Dr J M Perkins Ward Administra
tor Dr P M Templer Jr Resident Psychiatrist and Dr W L
Maden Chief Resident Psychiatrist
Chatham County Association a project
sponsored by the Medical College of
Georgia to evaluate the effectiveness
of medical services provided to persons
with orthopedic disabilities in relation to
their vocational adjustment the optical
aid clinic at Grady Hospital and the
greenhouse project at the Georgia Acad
emy for the Blind Macon to expand
employment opportunities for blind per
sons in greenhouse and nursery occupa
tions
Occupational therapists plav an
important part in the rehabilita
tion of emotionally disturbed pa
tients Shown here is Miss Betty
Hodges OT right demonstrat
ing the supervision of the work of
a VR client in a creative activity
at the Eugene Talmadge Memorial
Hospital Intensive Treatment Cen
ter
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MabilitatioriiAWs
Vol 10
JanFeb 1961
No 11
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 6 1509
Americus S Ga Vocational School
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
126 N
LEnox 47201
Athens
110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 46259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
Problems of Aged Viewed
HT
JL he workshop on Vocational Rehabilitation at the White House
Conference on Aging made some definite recommendations to the
Section on Rehabilitation for use in the preparation of the full report
They were
1That Vocational Rehabilitation services be improved and ex
panded so that older disabled persons may maintain or regain their
ability to work and secure suitable employment
2That staffs be increased to provide specialized services to
older disabled persons through the establishment of special pro
grams in the national Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in state
offices in other public and voluntary agencies
3That additional funds both public and voluntary be allocated
for program development and services in behalf of Vocational
Rehabilitation for the aging
4That local State and national organizations interested in and
concerned with the problems of the aging initiate programs of edu
cation to create more job opportunities for qualified older workers
5That there is great and urgent need to more fully implement
the existing Vocational Rehabilitation laws so that older persons
may receive their full share of the authorized services
6That legislation be enacted and funds appropriated to encour
age the establishment expansion and support of communitybased
clientcentered rehabilitation workshop opportunities for the aging
which shall provide under sound professional and administrative
standards vocational diagnostic and therapeutic services and termi
nal employment for those who cannot be moved into competitive
employment
7That a program be developed and supported under national
standards to provide such services for the aging as are presently
available and authorized under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
that will lead toward achieving increased capacity for selfcare and
independence
8Although progress has been made in improving the imple
mentation of the disability benefit features of the Social Security
Act it is recommended that in the interest of the individual and
the community at large that the national and state agencies con
cerned with this law continue to explore the methodology for the
maximum utilization of their respective skills in order to carry out
the intent of the law
9That every effort be made through a cooperative program at
the national and local level to bring to the attention of the com
munity at large the opportunities for professional careers in all
phases of rehabilitation work and that appropriate steps be taken
at all levels to maintain a competitive position for attracting quali
fied prospective employees to the rehabilitation fieldHelp for Older Disabled Urged
Rehabilitation of disabled persons in
the older age brackets was one of the
major topics discussed at the White
House Conference on Aging January 11
12 attended by about 3000 delegates
and observers
Georgia was represented at the con
ference by a delegation of 40 recom
mended by the Governors Commission
on Aging and 10 representatives of na
tional agencies with headquarters in the
Dr Howard A Rusk head of the New
York Institute of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation was Chairman of the
Section on Rehabilitation
This section like the others came up
with a policy statement and recom
mendations
The policy statement said
Rehabilitation is the only hope for
those afflicted with and disabled by
chronic or degenerative conditions until
such time as specific means are found
to prevent and cure them The rehabili
tation program must be dynamic and
total designed to meet the physical emo
tional social and vocational needs of the
chronically ill and disabled
Only a fraction of those needing these
services can secure them due to lack
of facilities personnel financial re
sources and knowledge as to the oppor
tunities available through such dynamic
rehabilitation In an effort to meet these
deficiencies and promote understanding
the following recommendations are of
fered by the Section on Rehabilitation
Vocational rehabilitation services
must be improved and expanded so that
older disabled persons may obtain or
regain their ability to work and secure
suitable employment
This requires staff increases greater
public understanding of career oppor
tunities in rehabilitation additional
funds specifically allocated for the voca
tional rehabilitation of the aging crea
tion of more job opportunities for quali
fied older workers continued explora
tion of methodology for maximum utili
zation of the work skills of beneficiaries
receiving Social Security disability bene
fits the enactment of Federal grantsin
aid legislation to help communities es
tablish rehabilitation workshops meet
ing acceptable standards to provide diag
nostic and therapeutic services and
terminal employment for those not capa
ble of competitive work
Such workshops should be eligible
to secure Federal surplus property on
the same basis as schools and hospitals
Qualified teachers must be provided
and well structured units concerned with
the teaching of rehabilitation principles
need to be established or expanded in
schools of medicine dentistry nursmg
and in departments of psychology edu
cation and other related disciplines
both on the graduate and undergraduate
level
Hospitals and rehabilitation centers
should have adequate outpatient and in
patient facilities for the rehabilitation
of the aging Rehabilitation services
could well be a condition of accreditation
for hospitals particularly those with ap
proved internship training programs
Facilities offering longterm care
should be required to have minimum re
habilitation services to be licensed or
otherwise approved Staff training pro
grams should be available The fee struc
ture should be such as to encourage
the provision of rehabilitation services
These facilities should be encouraged to
affiliate with organized and approved
training programs for the improvement
of their nonprofessional staff Persons
with practical knowledge may serve a
useful purpose to supplement the serv
ices of professional workers
Geriatric rehabilitation must begin
with the first professional exposure and
persistently continue in the institution
or institution to which the patient is
subsequently admitted Prompt and com
prehensive rehabilitation evaluation
must be made at the earliest possible
time to determine the patients future
needs
Admission of emotionally disturbed
older people to psychiatric institutions
should be preceded by a thorough evalua
tion by qualified medical personnel
A Federal grant in aid program
should be established to help states de
velop programs designed to inculcate
rehabilitation practices in governmental
nonprofit and proprietary institutions
providing longterm services to handi
capped older people This would involve
research demonstration and training of
personnel
Communities should develop addition
al supporting services and facilities such
as home care programs homemaker
services day hospitals patient clubs
halfway houses foster homes and pre
ventive clinics for well older people
Careful attention to the training of the
aging in the use of prosthetic and self
care devices would enable many of them
to lead more independent lives
State councils of representatives of
public agencies concerned with rehabili
tation services to seriously handicapped
older persons should be established Lo
cal councils should be organized also to
serve as centers for public information
referral and planning services
Public assistance agencies should be
given the financial resources to imple
ment the provisions of their laws for
selfhelp and self care to include persons
who are not recipients of public assist
ance They should strengthen the re
habilitation concept in their medical care
programs
State rehabilitation agencies should
utilize existing authority to provide more
rehabilitation services to older people
Arbitrary age limits where they exist
should be removed Public health agen
cies should be more adequately financed
in order to allow them to assume a
greater responsibiliy in the field of re
habilitation and related services
Voluntary and other health insurance
plans should provide inpatient plans as
well as outpatient coverage for rehabili
tation services in hospitals and in re
habilitation centers
As one means of strengthening re
habilitation efforts consideration should
be given to the establishment of a Na
tional Institute of Rehabilitation
Research should be encouraged to
identify administrative and organiza
tional patterns through which rehabili
tation services can be provided effec
tively for older people In this and other
fields voluntary effort must be encour
aged at all levels and individual com
munity initiative emphasized Churches
schools libraries and other public and
private institutions should be alert to the
needs of older handicapped people with
in the scope of their own activities
There should be a Federal grantinaid
program to help communities establish
rehabilitation facilities as well as work
shops
To promote the wellbeing of per
sons suffering visual loss and maintain
their integration as members of society
there are available a considerable array
of valid processes
These consist of two major kinds
1 means of sight preservation and
restoration including visual aids and
2 means of selfmanagement as blind
individuals
For the first of these the combined
talents of medicine optometry and so
cial work require special facilities and
training under the ageis of properly
constituted public health programs
For the second resources of rehabili
tation are required particularly skills
in selfmanagement as developed in re
habilitation centers for the blind as well
as the liberal use of such motivation
measures as reader and guide service
Pragmatically sanctioned treatment
and care as developed in various exist
ing programs for the blind can be serv
iceable to the aged population if ex
panded There is need to learn more
about the true function of work leisure
and recreation in the lives of aging per
sons with visual loss
There is both ignorance and com
placency with respect to the serious
problems presented by hearing loss
among the aging There is great need
therefore to point up the problems of
the hard of hearing and the deaf and
to stimulate public concern
We need to establish a system for
casefinding in both urban and rural
areas and to promote the training of
professional and technical personnel
Hearing aids and training in their use
should be provided as needed We need
also to devise special plans for the job
placement and job maintenance for our
older people with hearing impairments
Appropriate safety provisions for
these older individuals with hearing loss
should be incorporated in housing plan
ning Deaf persons requiring institu
tional care should be provided appro
priate accommodations in institutions
serving the aged
Several million of our older citizens
are dependent on others for meeting the
normal demands of daily living They
cannot travel feed themselves dress
communicate adequately or move about
without aid If they were provided mod
ern rehabilitation services many could
once again learn to live their lives in
independence and with greater dignity
Some could return to work
The benefits from rehabilitation
services would extend not only to these
disabled persons alone but to their fami
lies and society as a whole A Federal
grantinaid program should be estab
lished to provide the rehabilitation serv
ices they need that would lead to inde
pendent living
The recommendations of the White
House conference if followed not only
would change the course and tempo of
the present program of rehabilitation of
the aged but would make possible new
lives of dignity for a considerable seg
ment of our populationRegional Job Meeting Planned
Three hundred representatives of
agencies concerned with the rehabilita
tion and employment of physically dis
abled persons are expected in Atlanta on
May 25 for a regional meeting of the
Presidents Committee on Employment
of the Handicapped
The Georgia Governors Committee on
EPH will be the host agency It will be
the first time a regional meeting of this
type has been held in Georgia
Similar sessions have been held in
Biloxi Miami and Montgomery The
states to be represented besides Geor
gia are Alabama Florida Mississippi
South Carolina and Tennessee
Clifford M Clarke Jr Executive Di
rector of the Associated Industries of
Georgia and Chairman of the Governors
Committee said the program is de
signed to focus attention upon the eco
nomic importance of giving qualified
handicapped persons equal opportunities
for employment
There will be panel discussions of re
habilitation and placement services pre
employment medical examinations which
set up barriers to the hiring of persons
with heart conditions and other types
of disabilities
Governor Ernest Vandiver is sched
uled to welcome the visitors Maj Gen
Melvin J Maas USMC Ret Chairman
of the Presidents Committee will speak
at the morning session
Dr G Roy Fugal Manager of Em
ployment Practices of the General Elec
tric Company New York will be the
principal speaker at the luncheon
Topics for discussion during the after
noon session include The Tennessee
Approach to promoting job opportuni
ties for the handicapped YearRound
programs of Service to the handicap
ped Workshops Placement of the
Severely disabled South Carolinas
Program for the Mentally Retarded
and How Workmens Compensation Af
fects Employment of the Handicapped
All sessions will be held at the Bilt
more Hotel
School for Deaf Services Featured
Romes NewsTribune Columnist Ber
nard Street featured the services of the
Georgia School for the Deaf Cave
Spring in a recent issue of the Rome
daily
Here are some excerpts from the
column
The important role played by the
Georgia School for the Deaf at Cave
Spring is often overlooked even by resi
dents of Floyd County and it is good
to see that the State Board of Education
has approved 350000 in funds for the
construction of three badly needed new
dormitories at the school
The institution which has been serv
ing Georgians for 113 years has an en
rollment of 336 white students and 150
Negro students from all sections of the
state
Allocation of the money to the School
for the Deaf recommended by Dr A
P Jarrell Director of Vocational Re
habilitation will enable Supt S A New
ton to authorize completion of architect
drawings and bids probably can be taken
in April
Coinciding with the announcement of
the fund allocation is the current issue
of The School Helper official publica
tion of the Georgia School for the Deaf
produced by a joint facultystudent staff
and printed in the schools printing de
partment The current edition of The
School Helper places special emphasis
on the widespread vocational program
for students although the school also
stresses an academic program
Students at the School for the Deaf
including boys and girls of all ages are
given an opportunity to learn to work
with their hands as well as their minds
developing skills which enable many
graduates to step into jobs immediately
following their graduation And most of
the vocational subjects being taught pre
pare the graduates for skilled wellpay
ing jobs
The vocational program at the School
for the Deaf ranges from subjects as
cosmetology to power sewing for girls
to home economics and other fields For
the boys the school offers complete
courses with proper tools and equip
ment for mastering such trades as
printing shoe repair woodworking and
masonry with courses being offered for
both white and Negro students
New Vending Stand
Another unit soon will be added to
Georgias chain of vending stands for
the blind operated by the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division and the Georgia
Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc
The 1961 session of the General As
sembly passed a bill authorizing the
Secretary of State as keeper of the
Capitol building and grounds to provide
space for the stand in the Capitol The
stand probably will be located on the
ground floor of the building
There are stands in several other
stateowned buildingsS t a t e Office
Agricultural Department State High
way Department and Public Safety De
partment
Charlie Call 49 of Douglasville
Rt 1 had a congenital spinal im
pairment which became a job
handicap after a back injury He
had worked as an automotive parts
man and learned the fundamentals
of motor mechanics After the ac
cident he was unable to work for a
long period He came to Voca
tional Rehabilitation through the
Welfare Department and was aid
ed in getting needed surgery tools
and equipment Now he operates
his own business dismantling and
rebuilding wrecked cars selling
parts and doing repairs The Calls
have two children
Sewing is a popular vocational
course offered at the Georgia
School for the Deaf Cave Spring
It prepares the trainees for jobs
in garment industries and for
homemaking duties Shown in the
top panel are Cornelia White of
Savannah and at right Estelle
Long of Mt Zion

Brick masonry is a popular
course for boys at the Georgia
School for the deaf Students are
taught the basic skills of the trade
In practice classes they develop
the speed necessary for jobs in the
trade after graduation Shown in
the picture center panel are
from left Horace Parrish instruc
tor Jerome Buchanan LaFayette
Grady Payne Toccoa Ralph Jack
son Bartow Willie Donalson
Bainbridge Russell Williams
Cairo and Robert Crockett Doug

Boys and girls at the Georgia
School for the Deaf have oppor
tunities to learn the skills required
for jobs in the laundry and dry
cleaning business Seniors must be
able to master operations on both
laundry and dry cleaning equip
ment before receiving vocational
certificates Shown in the picture
lower panel are from left Clar
ence Reese Atlanta James Hutch
ins Hogansville Henry Kennedy
Cobbtown Clarence Jones Hape
ville Patricia Gibson Atlanta and
Valeria McClendon Cuthbert

Other vocational courses at the
Negro unit include woodworking
shoe repairing cosmetology and
home economics
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Woodworking is one of the vocational
courses offered at the Georgia School
for the Deaf at Cave Spring Students
are taught to follow printed directions
and mechanical drawings how to use
hand and power tools and machines
They also have opportunities to gain
experience in making various types of
articles and in doing minor repairs on
furniture Shown in the picture from
left are Emmet Lewis Cartersville
Delmar Shealy Tallapoosa and Roland
Swanson Atlanta
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
6
Despite a visual disability Willie
B Collins operates a cabinet shop
at Carrollton He was attempting
to support his wife and eleven chil
dren on a farm when referred to
Vocational Rehabilitation He was
sent to the adjustment center at
the Georgia Academy for the Blind
Macon where he discovered an apti
tude for woodworking Arrange
ments were made for the shop loca
tion and Collins built the walls and
poured the cement floor Voca
tional Rehabilitation provided the
equipment

Thomas Lee Huckaba left in
center panel was disabled for more
than four months by what was
diagnosed as hysterical blindness
Through counseling he regained his
confidence and sight and found a
suitable job in a Carrollton soft
drink bottling plant He says he is
making more money than he did
before his handicapping experience
and seems happy with his present
situation

A veteran of the Korean conflict
Frank Rinaldi right in center pan
el lost an eye in an accident while
working on the fan belt of a car
He received treatment at a Vet
erans Hospital and was referred to
Vocational Rehabilitation Through
VR services he was aided in getting
initial stock for a service station in
Augusta

Delmar Shealy left in lower
panel learned woodworking while
attending the Georgia School for
the Deaf at Cave Spring Upon
graduation this spring he was
placed in the Quality Furniture
Manufacturing Company plant at
Tallapoosa

Jerry Cosper right in lower
panel who has impaired lower
limbs resulting from a spinal in
jury in a motorcycle accident now
operates a watch repair shop at
Bowdon Before the acident he was
a shipping clerk in a rubber plant
He received treatment at Warm
Springs and training at the North
Georgia Trade School Clarkesville
Vocational Rehabilitation also aid
ed him in getting tools and equip
ment for his shopRehabilitations Reach Record High
In making public the telegram repro
duced on this page from Miss Mary
Switzer Director of the Office of Voca
tional Rehabilitation Washington Gov
ernor Ernest Vandiver said
This is an enviable record one which
amply demonstrates Georgias determina
tion to rehabilitate the maximum number
of its disabled citizens
But we have not and will not slacken
our efforts merely because of what we
have achieved in the past Before us lie
even greater goals in the field of con
servation of our human resources
During the year which ended June 30
more than 12800 disabled persons were
provided with one or more services
6014 were restored to jobs and 6111
were on the active rolls preparatory to
placement At the end of the year 7955
applications for assistance were pending
The number of rehabilitations in 1960
61 fiscal year represented an increase
of 100 over the previous years record
The major types of disabilities in the
cases rehabilitated included
Orthopedic impairments except ampu
tations 1162 amputations of upper ex
tremities 111 amputations of lower ex
tremities 359 amputations of upper and
lower extremities 4 blind 332 other vis
ual impairments 347 emotional disorders
252 deaf 55 hard of hearing 151 ar
rested tuberculosis 140 cardiac diseases
110 mental retardation 100 epilepsy 81
and speech impairments 39
Records show that 411 were removed
from welfare rolls at an estimated annual
savings of 414041 of tax funds
The job classifications in which these
men and women were placed were pro
fessional 167 semiprofessional and man
agerial 151 clerical and sales 606 serv
ice occupations 1436 agricultural 703
skilled 524 semiskilled 743 unskilled
362 sheltered workshops 16 and home
making 1306
Another Record
The OASI Disability Determination
unit which reviews applications for dis
ability benefits under the Social Security
program processed a record number of
cases during the year
Records show that 15833 applications
were received an increase of 5083 over
195960 fiscal year Determinations were
made in 15169 cases an increase of
3870 over the previous years record
Counselor for Deaf
J H Whitworth who for the past
three years has been associated with
the Georgia School for the Deaf at
Cave Spring has been appointed Voca
tional Rehabilitation Counselor to work
statewide with deaf persons Dr A P
Jarrell Director of Rehabilitation Serv
ices has announced
Mr Whitworth will make his head
quarters at Cave Spring and continue to
counsel students at the school
TELEGRAM
Honorable S Ernest Vandiver
Governor of Georgia
Atlanta Georgia
Once again I have the pleasure of congratulating you on the per
formance of the Georgia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation during
the year that ended June 30 1961 This Agency set a new alltime
record for the state in the number of disabled men and women restored
to productive employment and satisfying life with 6014 rehabilitations
This ranks Georgia third among all states in total rehabilitations be
hind New York and Pennsylvania respectively in both of which the
population vastly exceeds that of Georgia In addition Georgia rehabili
tated 152 disabled people per 100000 of population which is three
times as great as the national average of 51 This ranks Georgia
second only to West Virginia in this respect West Virginia rehabili
tated 188 per 100000 of population This is a record to be proud of
one in which all of the people of Georgia can share the great economic
and social benefits that result and one which your leadership and
support and that of your Legislature made possible Not only were
the overall results of your Rehabilitation program outstanding but
they result from as wellbalanced a program as any state can boast
with great emphasis placed on restoring those with such severe dis
abilities as mental illness mental retardation blindness and many
crippling diseases and disorders Further your programs of research
and training are exceptionally wellbalanced and effective All who
are concerned with the betterment of the lot of the disabled are grateful
to you for your support of your Director Dr A Polk Jarrell and the
dedicated intelligent and indefatigable staff that he has assembled to
serve the disabled in all parts of the state Certainly you have my
gratitude and my highest commendation
Miss Mary E Switzer
Director Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Health Education and Welfare
siciati s
Dr Fred H Simonton of Chickamauga
President of the Medical Association of
Georgia spoke on the Role of the Family
Physician in Rehabilitation at the re
cent Vocational Rehabilitation staff train
ing conference in Savannah
Here are some excerpts from his ad
dress
Until recently physicians have devot
ed their major attention to the cause
diagnosis and treatment of acute ill
nesses However the amount of chronic
illness among aged persons is constantly
increasing and there is a need to abandon
the traditional attitudes of passive accep
tance and neglect of this group of people
There is a need to place the physical
psychological social and vocational re
habilitation of the chronically ill on the
same level with medicine and surgery
for the acutely ill and thus restore them
to the highest degree of vocational pro
ductivity and usefulness
One of the major responsibilities of
a physician who has prevented the death
of an extensively paralyzed patient or
otherwise chronically ill person is to
restore such patient to selfrespecting
citizenship by every means possible
Physicians as humanitarians should be
striving to assist in the great social
endeavor of rehabilitation of the disabled
which is being made by the StateFederal
program and other agencies The goal
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of this program is the rehabilitation of
200000 persons each year
The rehabilitation process requires the
combined efforts of a wide variety of
professional groupsphysicians physical
therapists speech pathologists audio
logists social workers vocational coun
selors and many others Serious
shortages are apparent in all of these
professional fields For eample there is
a total of 8000 practicing physical thera
pists in the United States at the present
time and it is estimated that 5800 more
are needed in hospitals and rehabilitation
centers across the country
There are only 38 approved physical
therapy schools in the United States
which produce 500 graduates a year
Currently only about 300 rehabilitation
counselors are being trained each year
when the figure could be as high as
1200 without producing more than could
be profitably employed
While we have made tremendous
strides in recent years in the treatment
and management of disability and we
know more about how to restore these
people to active lives than ever before
we are confronted with a tragic paradox
we have several million disabled persons
in the older age brackets who constitute
the largest group of disabled people in
the nation and who are not receiving the
services which would enable them to lead
full and useful lives3Ho Ooorqi oOoooooX
AekabilitatioiY AWs
Vol 10 JulyAugust 1961 No 12
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 61509
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville 126 N Main St
LEnox 47201
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 7773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 46259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
New Superintendent at GSD
Dr Claude Purcell State Superintendent of Schools has an
nounced the appointment of Fred L Sparks Jr a former resident of
Columbus as Superintendent of the Georgia School for the Deaf at
Cave Spring
Mr Sparks succeeds S A Newton who had been superintendent
at the school for three years Mr Newton asked to be relieved of his
duties as administrator because of health He has joined the Voca
tional Rehabilitation staff in the Augusta area The changes became
effective August 1
Dr A P Jarrell State Director of Rehabilitation Services who
directs the school for the Deaf and the Georgia Academy for the
Blind said We are fortunate in getting such a wellqualified person
as Mr Sparks to accept the appointment
A graduate of Clemson College South Carolina Mr Sparks
received the MA degree from Gallaudet College for the deaf Wash
ington D C and devoted several summers to postgraduate work
He served on the faculty of the school for the deaf in Morganton
N C and was vocational principal of West Virginia School for the
Deaf For 14 years he had been superintendent of the Central New
York School for the Deaf at Rome
During World War II he was an officer in the Armed Forces
stationed at Fort Benning He is a Colonel in the Army Reserves
Mr Sparks is the author of numerous articles on specialized
education for deaf children He is married and the father of two
daughters
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COVER
Shown here are views of the vending stand opened recently on the ground floor
of the State Capitol Atlanta by the Vocational Rehabilitation Division and the
Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc a nonprofit organization working
with the Division
Installation of the stand was authorized under legislation passed at the 1961
session of the General Assembly The equipment was designed especially for
this location Shown in the picture from
left to right are William P Cribb Jr
Assistant Supervisor of Business Enter
prises Jack Minter Director of the State
Department of Commerce Dr A P Jar
rell State Director of Rehabilitation
Services Dr Claude Purcell State Super
intendent of Schools and Ben Fortson
Secretary of State and Keeper of Public
Buildings and Grounds and William Wat
kins stand operator Watkins is a grad
uate of the Georgia Academy for the
Blind Macon and operated a stand in
Gainesville before being transferred to
the new unit Another stand employee is
Mickey Smith who graduated from the
Academy last year There are now 67
stands employing 98 blind persons in
operation in the state Sales last year
exceeded 1191000
Rehabilitation Faces New Challenges
By Dr A P Jarrell Director
Rehabilitation Services
Excerpts from address at staff conference in Savannah
For the first time as a nation we are
recognizing the unmet needs of several
important popula
tion groups which
have always been
with us but are now
growing to propor
tions which demand
action These severe
ly disabled the men
tally ill the mental
ly retarded and the
aged disabled have
been deprived of the
capacity to live com
petitively on a de
cent level
Each of you in childhood youth and
maturity has seen someone fall victim
to a serious disease or disabling injury
Sometimes we remember them as shutin
others we hazily recall as being in the
hospital for a long time Some get around
a bit trying to work occasionally at odd
jobs
Many just seem to disappear from our
personal lives They join that army of
disabled people who fill the chronic dis
ease hospitals the back bedrooms of
thousands of homes the mental institu
tions the nursing and convalescent
homes the institutions for the aged and
infirm and homes for the poor
These and other victims of handicap
ping conditions make up the millions of
disabled men and women in this country
who could be rehabilitated and returned
to places of usefulness in our society No
one knows the actual numbers of their
heartaches or their suffering But with
proper services thousands could leave
their wheelchairs their beds in hospitals
and homes able to care for themselves
and with renewed interest in the world
in which they live
Estimates by responsible national or
ganizations shed some light on the extent
of disabling conditions among our citi
zens They indicate there are in the Unit
ed States some 260000 blind persons ap
proximately 6000 in Ga 2000000 with
diabetes appromixately 45000 in Ga
500000 with tuberculosis approximately
12000 in Ga more than 200000 ampu
tees approximately 6000 in Ga who
require artificial limbs more than 50000
multiple sclerotics approximately 1500
in Ga more than 750000 have epilepsy
approximately 18000 in Ga About
10500 new cases of cerebral palsy appear
each year approximately 250 in Ga
It is estimated there are 220000 cardiacs
in Georgia out of 10 million in the United
States There are approximately 38000
persons in Georgia now suffering from
mental illness
There are in Georgia more than 78000
mentally retarded of all ages considered
educable and 36906 in the age group
15 to 49
These are only part of the picture
There are dozens of other disabling ill
nesses and accidents and their victims
number into the millions Not all of
them can be rehabilitated Some have
conditions beyond the reach of medical
science today But there are in the nation
at least 2000000 disabled who can be
rehabilitated more than 50000 in Ga
and we as individuals and as a nation
must bring them back into useful places
in society
The challenge they present is both a
responsibility and an opportunity for to
day we are in a position to do more to
master the disabling effects of illness
and accidents than ever before in history
The new medical knowledge which has
been added to our scientific arsenal in
recent years has made it possible to offer
hope to thousands of disabled men and
women who even twentyfive years ago
would have been beyond help
Yet the strong arm of science which
has opened these opportunities for deal
ing with disabling conditions has at the
same time been phenomenally successful
in its lifesaving mission and thereby has
contributed to the number of disabled
persons who survive today Thanks to
wonder drugs vastly improved surgery
better hospital facilities and a host of
other advances thousands of our people
are alive today who with the same illness
or injury fifty years ago would have died
However many of them who leave the
hospital cured also leave with a serious
disability Each of them represents a
precious human life savedyet each
raises the question of whether the same
society which can save a life can also
give meaning to it
We are becoming a nation of older
people with all the physical and other
problems which go with advanced years
Two thousand years ago mans average
life expectancy was about 25 years At
the beginning of the twentieth century
it was fortynine in this country At
present the average for our entire popu
lation is above sixtyeight and the figure
promises to keep rising
As our population becomes older it
can be expected that chronic disease and
its resultant physical disability will in
crease correspondingly Studies show that
the higher the age group the greater the
percentage of chronic disease and dis
ability
Lacking a cure for many of the chronic
diseases that produce disability we must
depend on rehabilitation to teach the dis
abled to live within the limits of their
disabilities and to the full extent of their
capabilities
We pay for disability one way or
another Along with the human factors
there are economic considerations which
touch every taxpayer in our country
Each year we spend large sums of state
and federal money to maintain thousands
of persons who have been forced onto
public assistance rolls because they are
disabled and unable to support them
selves and their families Most of us can
readily understand the personal tragedies
of these men and women but few of us
have realized that thousands of these
people can be rehabilitated and returned
to productive satisfying lives at a saving
of millions in public funds
The future of our Nation and of the
World depends on those who are willing
to prepare for tomorrow and accept what
tomorrow brings
To effectively serve our economy Re
habilitation must be geared to face chang
ing time and to meet new challenges The
whole manpower picture is undergoing
drastic changes Mechanization and auto
mation are ever replacing competent
experienced workers Dr Walter Heller
President Kennedys chief economist re
cently said Automation will take the
tremendous toll of 10 million U S jobs
in the next five years In this dynamic
changeover in which all things are
characterized by expansion and growth
we need people who are prepared to move
and grow In the economy of this nuclear
powered missile age we need soundly
educated and highly trained optimistic
people as rehabilitation personnel to
think and lead
Individuals who never worked because
of disability or who have worked but
become unemployed by automation we
must assist New problems demand new
ideasnew action We must dedicate our
selves and reevaluate our assets so that
we can be of more assistance in training
retraining and rechanneling disabled
workers to industry old and new where
worker abilities and skills can be utilized
and where they can earn a living wage
After a disabled person with or with
out your help obtains work he could
build for the future by doing for his
employer what he said he would do Noth
ing speaks so clearly as a job well done
There is no business trade or profes
sion that is not hungry for men and
women who will face problems and solve
them
There are few if any citizens of this
country who do not wish to see that
handicapped men and women get a
chance to master their disabilities and
take up active lives Yet wishing will
not make it so
The problems of our handicapped
fellow citizens make themselves felt
throughout our communitiesin taxes
in medical talent in building costs in
lost manpower and in broken homesand
therefore are problems which concern
all of us Solving them requires action
by individuals who understand and feel
keenly the importance of this need by
communities which accept their civic re
sponsibilities for their neighbors and by
state and federal governments which
eive their wholehearted support in bring
ing more handicapped individuals into
full and active roles as American citizens
The handicapped people of our country
ask no more than the opportunity to com
pete on an equal basis for the privilege
of living in a democratic society Provid
ing this opportunity will demonstrate to
the world the value and the emphasis
that we in a democracy place on human
worth and the dignity of menInfirmity
tepping Stone to Better Thin
By Dr Scott B Appleby
Excerpts from address at staff conference in Savannah
George Washington once said We
were created not for ourselves but to
help others It seems that statement is
a perfect explanation for the creation of
your Agency
Your works your aims and purposes
in fact your entire program encompasses
no other purpose You seek nothing for
yourselves but to labor live and have
your being in the service you are able
to give to your fellowman
I like to think of you as a group who
day after day journey down the Jericho
Road seeking to be a good Samaritan to
some fellowman who has fallen victim to
a crippling accident or to some devas
tating virus
You are in no sense messengers of
charity but if such a name should attach
to any of your actions please know that
such actions must be wrapped in kindness
and delivered without condescension
Strictly speaking you are distributors
of an economic welfare a common good
from a common fund
If this service has not been directly
earned by its recipient it has been earned
for them by their forbears their friends
and their community
We are living in the most complicated
physical era which the world has ever
known Never before in the history of
man has it been so easy to live and at
the same time so easy to die
Never before has man received so much
from mechanics from medicine or from
science to add to life and its comforts
yet never before has man been beset by
so much disease or so many deplorable
accidents
These are the conditions with which
you are asked to deal They are your
challenge
Fortunately every physical infirmity
is not a handicap You have learned that
such an apparent liability can be con
verted into an asset We know that many
a physical infirmity has been made a
stepping stone to higher better things
God and Nature often hide a genius
behind a broken frame
The significant success of such a large
number of these people is a tremendous
encouragement and a continual inspira
tion to their fellows and such successful
lives demonstrating to us their accom
plishments should help us to realize the
worth and the importance of our rehabili
tation program
The fact that our Federal and State
Governments are investing hundreds of
millions of dollars in this work empha
sizes its importance
The further fact that hundreds of pub
liclysupported crippled children cere
bral palsy and muscular dystrophy
clinics are coming into being evidences
its hold on the hearts of our people
These facts should give to each of you
a deep sense of pride that you are an
active part of such an enterprise In
choosing your life workit seems to me
that you have selected one of the most
exacting one of the most demanding of
all the professions I think you must have
Financier industrialist philan
thropist Dr Appleby has made
generous contributions to educa
tion through college endowments
and scholarships to deserving stu
dents A native of Georgia he has
served for many years as Chair
man of the Board of Trustees of
Young Harris College His inter
est in handicapped youths led to
the establishment of the Appleby
Scholarships to supplement the
grants through Vocational Re
habilitation to needy boys and girls
eligible for college training in
Georgia
unlimited faith in God faith in yourselves
and faith in your fellowman You must
be possessed by love and kindness and by
sympathy finally you must be the em
bodiment of faith hope and courage To
use a business expressionthese virtues
are your stock in trade they are the
tools with which you work
Long ago we were told The proper
study of mankind is man The passing
years have demonstrated to us the wis
dom and the truth of that injunction But
this man we are asked to study is the
most complex the most inscrutable or
ganism ever created
There is so much about man that we
do not know so much about him that ap
parently cannot be understood nor un
ravelled by our finite minds that we soon
feel helpless in our attempts to learn
about him On the other hand there is
much that we do know and a great deal
more that can be learned Our scientists
ontologist and every day student of hu
man beings and their actions and re
actions have told us a great deal and all
such knowledge will serve us well in our
daily labors
We know that this complex man like
ancient Gaul is divided into three parts
the physical the mental and the
spiritual entities living together in
a physical body so interrelated as to be
nondivisible yet each performing its own
particular functions in its own realm of
being
Let us attempt a simple analysis of
this complex man by beginning with the
physical man Some one has said that the
purpose of our body is to provide a resi
dence place for the soul St Paul in
writing to his followers some two thous
and years ago said Do you not know
that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit given to you by God I am sure
that each of us accepts without any reser
vations that our body is the residence
place of our mind and of our spirit but
it is something more than that It exe
cutes the orders of our minds and hearts
and it serves as their messenger and
performs the actions dictated to it by
them
So this physical body in which you are
interested must have health and strength
It must live and remain a residence and
then it must be well and strong in order
to do its work and render proper service
to its fellowman under the direction of
the mind and heart which lives within it
So your efforts to build a sound body
to be a proper home for a sound mind
and an active spirit become a work of
great importance
It would be almost impossible for a
healthy active mind or a cheerful spirit
to live and work successfully within a
very sick body So you seek to overcome
every physical handicap in order that this
body may successfully run the race that
lies before it
Knowing as you do that knowledge is
the life blood of all civilizations you seek
more knowledge for your clients through
education
It being the purpose of this education
to enable them to think clearly deepyl
and constructively but it is your hope
and mine that they will also think
optimistically confidently and courage
ously
Education as you know is not a gift
it is a task You provide the opportunity
and no doubt often the incentive but
the work the study and the learning must
come from the efforts of your students
You also know that this knowledge
which comes from education is the foun
dation stone upon which modern civiliza
tion is built So your educational program
is vitally important
May I say here that our mental lives
are terrific Their powers are beyond our
human comprehension We know that
they dictate our earthly living and at
the same time they store our subcon
scious mind with material both for its
current and future uses
We not only live within the frame
work of our thinking but this continued
thought makes us what we are It will
be weil if you give full faith and credit
to that fact in all of your work Right
thinking will certainly produce right liv
ing but more than that it will give to
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your clients power over their handi
caps The wisest men of ancient Greece
believed that values did not lie within
things themselves but in the human
mind Such a thought is worth your full
consideration in your daily labors
While our mental life has vast far
reaching powersto create to construct
and to develop it also has many limita
tions These limitations lie mainly in the
field of there being no feeling in the
mind and also because our mental life is
not a life within itself instead it is a
segment of the life of the spirit and must
be lived in association with that spiritual
life
I am sure that your working manual
gives you no instructions to deal with
this spiritual life
In speaking of our spiritual life we
have no thought of religion or a religious
life
A religious life is a segment of a spirit
ual life a segment which we cultivate
or leave undeveloped as we choose that
being purely a personal decision which
plays little or no part in your rehabili
tation program
To some extent you must deal with the
emotional life of your clients Their hopes
and desires their faith and feelings all
live within their spirits and play a large
part in their progress recovery and
success
Geneially speaking your clients live
only in one tensethe futureand my
little knowledge of psychology tells me
that this future must be projected as a
bright cheerful and happy existence
Each and every one of your people has
a desire an urge I might say a constant
longing to be more than they are I
believe that urge to be the spirit within
them seeking expression seeking growth
and development
While our spirits cannot be described
nor can they be defined we know that
they are the seat of all our emotions our
desires and of our longings for nobler
better things We know too that they
possess power over all material things
and over all life
The more we love the more deeply
we feel the more we live Our leading
thinkers over the decades have believed
that love is of paramount significance
in human affairs that what gives life
dignity and importance is the amount of
the right kind of love expended in per
sonal relationships Life and its lasting
accomplishments are not measured by
physical or mental results not by time
but by eternity
I am convinced in order to achieve the
best results in dealing with both the
physical and educational parts of your
program that you must begin at the top
In short you must begin by appealing to
the spiritual powers of your clients You
must instill and develop faith hope and
courage and their many allied spiritual
values For a sick person to believe he
cannot get well is a roadblock which
must be removed For any client to be
lacking in faith or hope or the courage
to strive to win is a handicap of serious
proportions and that is just as true in our
mental as in our physical lives
In facing any of lifes handicaps or
problems we must have the will to win
and I ask you to remember that will
power is spiritual power Possessing
A 60 yearold woman owns and operates a neighborhood grocery
store in Decatur She is Louise Kirkland of 342 White Street who
worked as a maid at the First Methodist Church for 15 years until
she lost her vision about two years ago Vocational Rehabilitation
aided her in getting fixtures and initial stocks of merchandise In
the background Counselor W H Fargason
will power add to that an unyielding
faith and you have success
If you would bring your efforts to
their finest results if you would carry
your labors to the pinnacle of success
you must above all recognize and employ
these spiritual powers
Use them yourselves and insist that
they be used by your clients The two
basic requirements for a successful earth
ly life are character and personality
both of these qualities are individual
personal developments Every one may
possess them through cultivation and de
velopment I hope you will feel disposed
to assist each one with whom you work
in fostering a charming gracious per
sonality
There is a great deal of satisfaction
in the thoughtwhen we help another
person up the hill we get closer to the
top ourselves
What Others Say
Under the caption Rehabilitation
Record Makes Georgians Proud the
Atlanta Constitution of August 31 said
editorially
Georgias Vocational Rehabilitation
Division continues its splendid perfor
mance and deserves full credit for it It
has just set a new record for the number
of disabled men and women restored to
productive employment one of many
such records in the past few years
The total restored to employment and
various degrees of selfsufficiency was
6014 for the year It has brought con
gratulations from the Federal govern
ment In a wire to Gov Vandiver Miss
Mary E Switzer Director of the Federal
Willie Pearl Seamore who had a con
genital deformity of her right arm is
shown here in training at Luvenias
School of Beauty Culture in Augusta The
girl was referred to Vocational Rehabili
tation by the principal of the Gough
school She has a 10th grade education
Vocational Rehabilitation provided sur
gery to improve the condition of the im
paired arm and then placed her in train
ing
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation de
clared
This is a record to be proud of one
in which all of the people of Georgia
can share the great economic and social
benefits that result and one which your
leadership and support and that of your
legislature made possible
We heartily concur Only two states
with far greater populationsNew York
and Pennsylvaniaexceeded that totalDivision of Vocational Rehabilitation
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Governor Ernest Vandiver recently appointed two new members of the State Board of Education David Rice of
Atlanta to succeed John McDonough who resigned and Zack Daniel of Lavonia to succeed Mrs Julius Y Talmadge who
retired Shown here are the members of the 1961 Board Seated left to right Mrs Bruce Schaefer Toccoa Henry Stewart
Sr Vice Chairman Cedartown Chairman James Peters Manchester Francis Shurling Wrightsville and Dr Claude
Purcell State Superintendent of Schools Standing from left Paul Stone Waynesboro David Rice Atlanta Thomas
Nesbitt Cordele Robert Wright Moultrie Zack Daniel Lavonia and Lonnie Sweat Blackshear
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Jtakabllitatioiv Mws

SOME IMPLICATIONS
OF MENTAL RETARDATION
By W J Clark PhD
Consultant Psychologist
Within a certain range the
amount of intelligence the individ
ual has seems to have relatively
little to do with how successful his
job adjustment may be Other fac
tors than intelligence enter the
picture and these may be more im
portant than the capacity to reason
and remember
In some ways the people at the
low end of the IQ range about 50
and less are perhaps more fortu
nate than the higher grade retard
ates Those below 50 usually look
and act differently than other peo
ple They may be frankly recog
nized as intellectually limited and
society makes at least some pro
vision for their care They do not
tend to be subjected to the intense
competitive pressures of our so
ciety They do not become person
ally involved with families of de
pendents and in employeremployee
relationships In many institutions
for the retarded these persons are
referred to as children as long
as they live
Not so lucky are the higher level
retardates who tend to look and
behave very much like normal peo
ple They are therefore expected
to obey societys laws and to plan
their lives sensibly Not realizing
their intellectual limitations we
expect these people to stay on the
job and out of debt and to get along
as well as everyone else does
Professional contact with higher
grade retardates impresses one with
the fact that their greatest disa
bility may not be an intellectual
one Lifelong experiences of fail
ure and frustration take a very real
toll in terms of loss of self respect
and lack of confidence in them
selves
We are reminded of the lines of
A E Housman la stranger
and afraid in a world I never made
Environmental manipulation ade
quate overall assessment and real
istic job placement combine to make
this a much less threatening world
for the retarded person With the
help of the professional team these
people can enter competitive re
munerative employment

Trained at the Bobby Dodd work
shop this 17yearold boy top
left is employed by an office sup
ply firm The 20yearold at right
is an elevator operator in an office
building
After training in a trade school
the 18yearold at left in center
panel is an auto body and fender
repairman
The 23yearold at right clerks
in a supermarket
The 19yearold at left in lower
panel works fulltime in the work
shop where he was trained He is
shown spray painting soft drink
bottle crates At right Wilson
Harry Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor See story on page 7Mentally Retarded Get More Help
0
By Dr A P Jarrell Director
Rehabilitation Services
Three per cent of the population of
Georgia test and function within the
bounds of mental retardation This esti
mate made by responsible national and
state organizations means that 118293
citizens are handicapped by impaired
mental development President Kennedy
has been quoted as saying he considers
mental retardation the most important
and most neglected health problem in
the nation today This disability which
may be caused by factors that affect
the child before during or after birth
may manifest itself in subnormal intel
lectual functioning subnormal academic
achievement and a slower rate of learn
ing The prevalence of mental retard
ation on a population basis is no higher
in Georgia than in other states How
ever the extent of this disability has a
number of social economic educational
and vocational implications for every
Georgian
Although mental retardation always
has been present in our society urbani
zation automation compulsory school
attendance laws emphasis on scholastic
achievement and advances in psychology
have served to identify individuals with
the disability and intensify their prob
lems The solution of these problems will
not be easy However if every individual
who has an interest in or responsibility
for the mentally retarded should do his
part ultimate rehabilitation can be
achieved for a larger number of this
disability group Actually the retarded
individuals vocational rehabilitation be
gins the day he is born or injured Some
of the key people who will exercise a
tremendous influence on this individual
include parents friends teacher coun
selor trainer and employer
The parent must somehow overcome
the shock disappointment heartbreak
and feelings of guilt come to accept the
child as he is and seek professional help
in planning realistically for the childs
future The child cannot be expected to
follow in his fathers footsteps as a
doctor teacher banker businessman or
tradesman However he may be capable
of becoming an excellent helper un
skilled or semiskilled worker Since
attitudes are formed early in life par
ents should help the child develop favor
able attitudes toward the types of jobs
he may be able to perform during his
adult life
Friends mean as much or more to the
retarded individual than they mean to
the average person Retarded children
adolescents and adults need to associate
with peer groups in order to learn how
to get along with people
Teachers of retarded children have the
overwhelming responsibility of preparing
them to take their place in society
For these pupils instruction must be
more concrete and repetitious and deal
with actual situations This approach to
teaching requires a high degree of com
petency
The forgotten child is grown When
the retarded individual reaches his upper
teens or completes a secondary program
for the mentally retarded his parents
earlier fears and feelings of guilt are
Planning project in which Vocational Rehabilitation and Instruction
Division of State Department of Education are cooperating in the
secondary school program for the mentally retarded From leftDr
Mamie Jones Coordinator Services for Exceptional Children Dr H
S Shearouse Director Division of Instruction Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools Dr A P Jarrell Director Rehabil
itation Services W A Crump Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
of the program for the mentally retarded
replaced by anxiety for their childs fu
ture Can he work support himself and
get along without us when we are gone
These are reasonable questions which are
asked by reasonable parents
In an effort to answer some of these
questions serve a larger group of Ment
ally Retarded persons and encourage
the development of secondary programs
for this disability group in public schools
the Division secured a Federal grant
which will enable the agency to extend
Vocational Rehabilitation services to ado
lescent retarded pupils This program
will operate in cooperation with the Di
vision of Instruction and local school
systems
Three Vocational Consultants have
been assigned to seven systems They
will evaluate the vocational potential of
pupils assist in the selection of prevo
cational training experiences and the
provision of supervision on the job en
courage the utilization of community re
sources and the development of specific
vocational training opportunities and as
sist local Vocational Rehabilitation coun
selors in the selection of specific voca
tional training opportunities and job
placement
Unfortunately opportunities for spe
cific vocational training for the mentally
retarded are almost nonexistant in the
state The vocational training which
we have secured for some of our clients
at facilities in other states has enabled
them to be rehabilitated
The employer is the team member who
makes the final decision regarding em
ployability of a client Therefore the
efforts of other team membersparents
friends teachers psychologist trainer
and Vocational Rehabilitation counselor
must be directed toward the vocational
preparation of the individual Adequate
personal habits attitudes social skills
and basic worker traits and skills are
determining factors in the vocational
success of the mentally retarded We
have learned that a large number of
them can engage successfully in com
petitive gainful employment become
loyal and dependable workers maintain
long periods of employment and become
contributing members of society
A review of the records of 100 clients
who were served on the basis of mental
retardation discloses that they are per
foming successfully in more than fifty
different types of jobs These job clas
sifications include helper service un
skilled semiskilled clerical and agri
cultural occupations Their salaries
ranged from 6 per week for parttime
work up to 88 per week for skilled work
The average income for this group be
fore rehabilitation was 316 per week
The average income of this same group
after rehabilitation was 2888 Their
total weekly earnings amounted to 2609
A comparison of their total for a
three months period before rehabilita
tion and three months after rehabilita
tion reveals a net gain of more than 30
000 in earning capacity The average
case service cost for these 100 clients was
40136 exclusive of the cost of counsel
ing guidance and placement services
performed by the Vocational Rehabilita
tion counselor This figure is about one
fourth of the annual per patient cost in
an institution for the mentally retarded
Dr Collins State Superintendent of
School Emeritus points out that educa
tion does not costit pays This truism
applies to the vocational rehabilitation
of the mentally retarded Although the
economic benefits of Vocational Rehabil
itation are obvious the accrued intrinsic
values of this process to clients parents
and members of the team defy compu
tation4Ho GeowvoVoocofcCV
Mabilitata Vews
Vol 11
SeptOct
No 1
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 61509
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville
N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
VR Consultants for mentally retarded visit Goodwill Industries
Atlanta From leftS G Youngblood Goodwill Director W A
Crump Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation program for men
tally retarded Howard Wright Goodwill Director of Training VR
Consultants Robert Long Albany Howard Bright Savannah Leonard
Young Atlanta and Wilson Harry Atlanta

By S G Youngblood Director
Atlanta Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries began in Boston about the turn of the century when a
Methodist minister Dr E J Helms envisionary in the problems of the handicapped
recognized the need for sheltered employment in his missionary work Dr Helms
was able to persevere and establish this new workshop although hampered with the
difficulties any new and revolutionary idea experiences
This activity was for many years a function of the Methodist Missionary Organ
ization but became a part of the community welfare structure when the need for its
services was recognized by Methodist leaders Since that time it has been a partic
ipating agency in Red Feather Community United Fund and United Appeal
Organizations and has grown to about 125 autonomous Goodwill Industries situated
in the key cities of the nation
The national organization is headquartered in Washington D C and assist the
local Goodwill Industries in problems of operation management and standardiza
tion An executive training program is financed by the national office so that
adequate leadership is available
The Atlanta Goodwill Industries receives about two per cent of its budget from
United Appeal Funds contributing the remaining ninetyeight per cent from its
salvage and sale operations while employing handicapped persons The philosophy
of every tub on its own bottom prevails at Goodwill and its growth and success
is attributed by its leaders to the spiritual motivation of a Christian environment
on the job and in the home
Chapel services are held thrice weekly and church pastors from the community
conduct services Services are nonsectarian and attendance is voluntary
During the past three years we conducted a work evaluation and training
program for the mentally retarded at Goodwill Industries in another state Sixty
per cent of the trainees accepted in cooperation with Vocational Rehabilitation were
successful in job placements in private industry
AckabllitatioiY Mws
We are entering a similar coop
erative program with the Georgia
Division of Vocational Rehabilita
tion I view this evaluation and
pre vocational training program
for the mentally retarded as a
needed service to the handicapped
of Atlanta and the State of
Georgia
COVER
Vocational Rehabilitation Coun
selor R C Calloway left admin
istering test for evaluation of
vocational potential of patient at
GracewoodEvaluation of the Mentally Retarded
By W A Crump
Assistant Supervisor
During the past three years the Geor
gia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
has engaged in activities designed to
extend and improve Vocational Rehabili
tation services to the mentally retarded
Although numerous retarded individuals
had been served on the basis of some
physical disability specific techniques
facilities and services were indicated for
this disability group
An experienced Vocational Rehabilita
tion counselor was selected to specialize
in work with the mentally retarded His
primary responsibilities were 1 the
development of better techniques for
evaluating the vocational potential of
mentally retarded individuals 2 the
development of facilities for training and
job preparation and 3 the provision
of necessary Vocational Rehabilitation
sevices to a larger group of clients
In order to gain firsthand experience
and accomplish these objectives the spe
cialist carried a caseload worked with
teachers of mentally retarded pupils
evaluated selected patients at Grace
wood worked with clients and officials
at the two workshops and assisted coun
selors in the selection of feasible voca
tional objectives for mentally retarded
clients
Most of the conventional objective in
terest aptitude and vocational tests
were found to be inaDpronriate for use
with the mentally retarded Therefore
a combination of objective and subietive
techniaues were developed and utilized
With the assistance of Vocational coun
selors teachers psychologists and psy
chiatrists a subjective vocational ap
praisal form was designed
A statewide vocational evaluation
clinic was established This clinic utilized
the team approach When a client was
referred to this clinic his counselor fur
nished the clients case file which con
tained a social history medical reports
and a completed Vocational Rehabilita
tion appraisal form The specialist who
coordinated the clinic reviewed available
information interviewed the client and
one of his parents registered his im
pressions of client on a vocational ap
praisal form and administered appro
priate vocational tests
A clinical psychologist administered
intelligence and projective tests The
specialist and the psychologist reviewed
accumulated information and discussed
its possible vocational implications The
counselor was provided a written report
which contained a review of the factors
involved and their implications for the
clients vocational rehabilitation The
vocational potential of 304 mentally re
tarded clients was evaluated in this clinic
over a threeyear period
The statewide vocational appraisal
clinic demonstrated its effectiveness to
appraise the vocational potential of men
tally retarded clients However it be
came apparent that this service needed
to be brought closer to the client There
fore a vocational appraisal clinic was
established for each of the five districts
in the state These clinics are operated
by local Vocational Rehabilitation per
sonnel in Albany Atlanta Augusta Ma
Planning program for mentally retarded in Atlanta area public
schools SeatedMrs Sarah Reading Consultant in program for
Exceptional Children State Department of Education Miss Virginia
Bussey Coordinator Special Education Fulton County Schools Back
rowF E Wynn District Supervisor Vocational Rehabilitation VR
Consultant Leonard Young Floyd McDowell Coordinator Special
Education DeKalb Schools and W A Crump Supervisor VR program
for mentally retarded
con and Savannah Referral to the clinic
is made by the local Vocational Rehabil
itation counselor
Insights and impressions gained in the
vocational appraisal clinic have proved
helpful in the vocational rehabilitation
of a number of clients However it was
found that some clients needed some pre
vocational training which would prepare
them for onthejob training formal
training or job placement Therefore
Vocational Rehabilitation assisted non
profit organizations in the establishment
of the Occupational Training Center in
Savannah the Bobby Dodd Sheltered
Workshop and Goodwill Industries in
Atlanta
These workshops provide experiences
designed to help the individual improve
attitudes social skills and worker traits
and skills About 100 clients are trained
each year in these workshops Approxi
mately 60 per cent of the clients who
attend develop to the point where they
can be rehabilitated
The number of mentally retarded pu
pils who have been referred from the
public school system has continued to
increase Most of these clients were re
ferred at age sixteen Experience with
this group disclosed that only a small
percentage were mature enough to bene
fit fom Vocational Rehabilitation services
at this age Therefore the Division
entered a cooperative program with the
Division of Instruction in an effort to
encourage local school systems to de
velop secondary school programs for ado
lescent retardates
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants
will be provided to assist local school
officials plan and provide work exper
ience opportunities within the school
setting and in the community These
work experiences will be designed to
identify vocational interests and apti
tudes and provide practical prevocation
al training
Vocational rehabilitation appraisal
evaluation and work experiences are de
signed to identify the individuals
strengths which can be utilized in helping
him and his parents plan a realistic
vocational objective This approach has
resulted in a substantial yearly increase
in the number of mentally retarded
clients who have been rehabilitated in
Georgia
The extent to which the Division will
be able to expand its services to the
mentally retarded will continue to be
dependent to some degree upon the cali
ber of academic and prevocational in
struction provided in public and private
schools the availability of formal voca
tional training the development of com
munity workshops and other facilities
community attitude toward this group
and employer acceptance of them as
workersVR Staff Works With Schools
By Dr Mamie J Jones Coordinator
Services for Exceptional Children
The statement has been made that the
young retardate may be retarded at 16
but he need not be retired at 16 We
who work in the educational program
for mentally retarded children and youth
have been too often an observant of the
retired retardate at 16
For years we have asked Vocational
Rehabilitation to assume responsibility
for placement of our pupils after they
have completed their schooling It is as
though the magical age of 16 meant
that he was ready for employment and
that it was Vocational Rehabilitations
responsibility to place him in a job
There have been Georgia State ap
proved classes andor units for mentally
retarded children in our public school
program for the past nine years During
this time there has been a gradual un
derstanding and acceptance of the fact
that an educational program in itself is
inadequate unless the end goal is pro
jected into adult life and into job place
ment of the individual
It is unrealistic for the girl or boy
who is retarded mentally to look for
ward to college and to preparation for a
job during college days For the ma
jority of these youth their schooling is
over when they leave the public school
program Recognizing this fact our
teachers have earnestly striven to de
velop the best educational program pos
sible for these children and youth Ad
hering to a curriculum designed to meet
the individual needs of their students by
providing them with as much academic
learning as possible the teachers at the
same time have tried to build into the
student such personal attributes as would
help him to hold a job
Many teachers have become familiar
with Vocational Rehabilitations apprais
al form which they use with prospective
clients and have used the topics as
guides in helping them develop part of
their curriculum
They have worked in units on personal
habits attitudes special skills worker
traits and skills and have attempted to
give experiences to the individual which
would make him feel a measure of suc
cess and which at the same time would
aid in giving him emotional stability
Leaders in Atlantas school system program for exceptional chil
dren From leftMrs Louise Loudermilk Area IV Resource Con
sultant Mrs Carolyn Cline West Fulton Mrs Katherine Conner
OKeefe Mrs Lucy Butler Grady Mrs Amelie Davis Coordi
nator Mrs Martha Kilpatrick OKeefe Mrs Mary Boatenreiter
Smith In rearMrs Doris Gaskins OKeefe Mrs Margaret
Dyer Bass and Miss Winnie Hamby School Counselor
However more and more the teachers
of the older retardates and the State
consultants for exceptional children rec
ognized the need for closer liaison with
the Vocational Rehabilitation Division if
they were to adequately prepare their
students to lead a productive adult life
Because of the vision of Mr W A
Crump Assistant Vocational Rehabilita
tion Supervisor and the encouragement
of the State consultants for exceptional
children a cooperative demonstration
project was proposed by the Georgia
Vocational Rehabilitation Division and
approved by the Office of Vocational Re
habilitation in Washington
As a consequence three consultants
have been added to the State Vocational
Rehabilitation staff to work in assigned
geographical sections of the State under
the direction of the Supervisor of the
project Through the combined efforts
of these Vocational Rehabilitation staff
members the staff of the Unit Services
for Exceptional Children the Coordina
tors of local public school programs and
the teachers of the educable mentally
retarded it is envisioned that a more
practicable and realistic curriculum for
the adolescent mentally retarded can be
developed
It is hoped that in addition to the
enriched curriculum there will be the
expanded vocational training opportuni
ties and the organization of onthejob
training programs in vocational areas
suitable for individuals who are men
tally retarded and development of work
school programs in secondary schools
Because of the interest and knowledge
of the Vocational Rehabilitation con
sultants and their coordinated efforts
with the local school exceptional child
personnel there should be greater un
derstanding and acceptance of the per
son who is mentally retarded Of prac
tical concern this should bring about
more job placement possibilities in the
local community
The cooperative efforts between Vo
cational Rehabilitation and school per
sonnel should be the beginning of a new
era for the adult retardate in Georgia
We who have the responsibility of the
educational program of children and
youth who are retarded mentally are
grateful that in this age of automation
there are people concerned with the
needs of the individual We want to ex
press our appreciation to Vocational Re
habilitation for their foresight in recog
nizing a job to be done and for their
willingness to activate this worthwhile
cooperative project
Rehabilitation Program at Gracewood
By Dr Norman Pursley Superintendent
Gracewood State School and Hospital
The Gracewood State School and Hos
pital staff is pleased that Dr A P Jar
rell Director of Vocational Rehabilita
tion has assigned a Vocational Rehabili
tation counselor to aid in developing this
institutions rehabilitation program R
C Calloway Vocational Rehabilitation
counselor who has been assigned to the
institution is doing a good job He is
responsible for consulting and partici
pating with the staff in evaluating the
vocational potential of resident patients
rendering Vocational Rehabilitation serv
ices to selected patients and interview
ing applicants who offer vocational po
tential
The counselor serves in a liaison ca
pacity between the institution and Vo
cational Rehabilitation and refers pros
pective clients to local Vocational Re
habilitation counselors in the various
parts of the state
Patients at Gracewood are given work
assignments which are designated to
provide them with prevocational and
vocational type training The counselor
may recommend a particular type of
work experience for a patient who is a
prospect for Vocational Rehabilitation
services
The Federal Office of Vocational Re
habilitation recently approved a grant
of funds for construction of a compre
hensive outpatient rehabilitation center
at Gracewood
We feel that this center will be an
embodiment of the institutions philoso
phy It will be designed to give rehabili
tation services to patients already here
in the institution and to retarded persons
in the general population who may never
need institutional care
This institution in recent years has
made tremendous strides in improve
ments in both physical facilities and in
the training and care of the patients
The population has more than doubled
since 1950 The current population of
Gracewood is 1513 There has been a
transition from a mere custodial type
institution to an institution where pa
tients are receiving maximum medical
care and training to the limit of their
abilityWorkshops Report Progress
By Dr Therese Hite
Psychologist and Director
The Bobby Dodd Sheltered Workshop
for the Mentally Retarded was sponsored
by the Greater Atlanta Association for
Retarded Children and was financed
jointly by the Office of Vocational Re
habilitation and the Greater Atlanta
Association for Retarded Children It is
located at 1100 Sylvan Road SW
From its modest beginnings in Janu
ary of 1960 the workshop has grown into
a bustling facility which provides voca
tional evaluation and prevocational
training to an average of 45 to 50 re
tarded young adults throughout the year
The facility in cooperation with the local
Vocational Rehabilitation office assesses
vocational assets and liabilities of the
young retardate provides him personal
adjustment training introduces him to
the demands of the working world by
providing work experience in the shel
tered setting and aids him in finding
and holding competitive employment
Thirteen clients have so far been
placed on jobs in the community eight
other clients have been placed in shel
tered employment and two clients who
displayed unusual potential are now
receiving training to attain specific occu
pational goals
Probably the greatest service the work
shop provides for the rehabilitation coun
selor is the multidimensional evaluation
program which takes place within the
cients first two months in the workshop
During this period the client is given
a battery of twelve psychological tests
These tests provide data on intellectual
capacity academic abilities emotional
adjustment and manual locomotor and
visualmotor coordination Concurrent
with the psychological evaluation the
social worker gathers data on home and
family adjustment school experience
developmental history and personal ad
justment Also during this period data
on work habits and attitudes are gathered
by the workshop supervisor and his
assistant
The client is given the opportunity to
work at several different kinds of sub
contract operations and careful record
is kept of his production ability to work
under pressure and attitudes toward
staff and coworkers
At the end of the eightweek evalua
tion period the workshop staff meets
with the clients counselor to present
these data and in cooperation with the
counselor to develop a realistic voca
tional aim Plans to implement the se
lected goal are also made at this meeting
and recommendations for shop placement
specific workshop programs and training
program needs are outlined for the indi
vidual client
The training program is organized in
the light of its basic goal eventual place
ment of the client in competitive em
ployment It includes
a personal adjustment training to
improve appearance develop more
mature social habits and skills
and aid in the development of mu
tually satisfying interpersonal re
lationships
b work adjustment training to aid
the client in the acquisition of at
titudes and skills necessary in the
working world
Trainees at Bobby Dodd workshop Atlanta assembling charcoal
fire starters and packaging toys Standing from leftDr Therese
Hite Psychologist and Director VR Counselor Wilson Harry
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AboveOccupational training center Savannah
c prevocational training to assist the
client in meeting basic educational
requirements necessary to obtain
and hold a job
d and work experience in the shel
tered setting to develop good work
habits and attitudes knowledge of
the use and care of tools and spe
cific work skills
Most of the work done in the shop is
of the subcontract type Fortunately
Atlanta industry has taken an interest
in the workshop program and the shop
is thus able to provide a variety of work
experiences for the young retardate
Subcontract jobs include soft drink crate
repair lead packaging flower arranging
sorting of nuts and bolts packaging of
window hardware toy assembly and
packaging and assembly of charcoal fire
starters
Assignment of a halftime counselor
from the Atlanta Vocational Rehabilita
tion office to work specifically on the
placement problem was of major assist
ance in this regard Mr Wilson Harry
who is now working with the shop hopes
that his new halftime position will per
mit him to provide vocational counseling
for clients in all phases of their work
shop enrollment
Foremost among the staffs plans for
the coming year are the renovation of a
neighboring building to permit expan
sion in terms of number of clients served
and number of client services offered
and exploration of the feasability of
establishing some sort of residential fa
cility to serve as a halfway house for
clients whose home situations are not
conducive to emotional and social growth
The need for shortterm housing ar
rangements for any number of clients
has been clearly demonstrated in the
past year and a half
There is yet much to be learned in
habilitation of the retarded and many
problems remain to be solved It is evi
dent after a year and a halfs experience
that most retardates can attain economic
independence social and emotional sta
bility and assume appropriate roles in
community living Some will require
more help than others the needs of each
will be quite different
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Left Trainees at Bobby Dodd workshop packaging leads for
mechanical pencils Below Special Education class at Savannah
High School Standing from left Mrs Juanita Wall Special Edu
cation teacher Howard Bright VR Consultant Lester Herman
Assistant Principal Mrs Dorothy Ayers Coordinator Special Edu
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Above at leftA Vocational Rehabilitation client in training at
Augusta Beauty College Augusta

Above at rightMrs Elizabeth Noel Occupational Therapist Eu
gene Talmadge Memorial Hospital Augusta instructs patient at loom

At leftA Vocational Rehabilitation trainee seated in radio and
TV repair class at SmithHughes Vocational School in Atlanta The
instructor is C H Krueger
Lower leftA Vocational Rehabilitation trainee left learning
machine shop practices at SmithHughes Vocational School Joe Seller
Instructor center and C R Townsend Principal

BelowPatient in industrial therapy at Milledgevile State Hospital

The BIG STORY in personnel management and employment today
is the discovery of the ABILITY in the disABILITY of handi
capped workers Theyre proving again and again they are safe
steady reliable and highly productive workers Hire qualified
handicapped workersProgram for Mentally 111 Goes Forward
By Dr A P Jarrell Director
Rehabilitation Services
Georgias program for the rehabilita
tion of mentally ill patients was given
fresh impetus recently by the approval
of a Federal HillBurton grant of
250000 for equipping the new facility
at the Milledgeville State Hospital
The 500bed in
tensive treatment
center is now under
construction by the
State Department
of Public Health at
a cost of about
3000000 of State
and Federal funds
It will be what is
known as a compre
hensive center pro
viding 1 psychi
atric treatment 2
psychological evaluation 3 complete
social evaluation 4 vocational evalu
ation and 5 some vocational training
The Vocational Rehabilitation unit will
occupy the first floor of the building
Meanwhile the Vocational Rehabilita
tion Agency has a group of specialists
working with the hospital staffa su
pervisor and four fulltime Counselors
together with parttime psychologists
and psychiatrists
The program at Milledgeville grew out
of a research and demonstration project
undertaken about three years ago by the
two state agencies with Federal grants
through the Office of Vocational Reha
bilitation
It involved the team approach to the
rehabilitation of emotionallydisturbed
patients in intensive treatment centers in
general hospitals
It was the feeling that the addition of
a vocational rehabilitation counselor to
the traditional psychiatric treatment
staff would enhance the patients chances
not only of a more rapid recovery but
of a better adjustment to community life
upon discharge
Teams were organized first at Eugene
Talmadge Memorial Hospital in Augusta
then at Grady Hospital Atlanta and
later at the Medical Center in Columbus
The experience gained at these insti
tutions justified undertaking a similar
program at Milledgeville to serve not
only newlyadmitted patients but some
longterm patients
Since the first project was organized
there has been a steady increase year
after year in the number of mentally
restored persons returned to employment
In 1958 the number rehabilitated was
137 In 1959 it increased to 176 and
last year reached 275 With the new
services and facilities at Milledgeville it
is expected that the number of patients
restored to productive jobs will continue
to increase this year and in the years to
come
It is realized that any program for
emotionallyill patients in institutions
will be limited in extent and scope with
out support and cooperation by com
munity groups at the local level The re
habilitation of the posthospitalized pa
tient is not complete until he has been
adjusted socially and vocationally in his
home community
For that reason the Rehabilitation
forces welcome the support of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Hire the Mental
ly Restored program and stand ready to
cooperate with community groups inter
ested in mental health
Authorities point out that many pa
tients on returning home find them
selves shunned by old friends prospec
tive employers and even their own fami
lies
It is a tremendous task to break down
the barriers to acceptance of the mentally
restored person by the people of his own
Vocational Rehabilitation Counsel
or W L Tomlinson administers
vocational test to patient at Mil
ledgeville State Hospital
community
The program at Milledgeville and else
where in the State has had the whole
hearted support of Governor Vandiver
Rehabilitation counselors at the State
Hospitaland at the general hospitals
have had the full cooperation of institu
tion staff members
The Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handicapped
after long deliberations has undertaken
a national program designed to create
more job opportunities for the mentally
restored and the mentally retarded
The extent of the problem nationally
is shown by a report of the National
Association for Mental Health reveal
ing that an estimated 790000 persons are
in mental hospitals and that each year
nearly 1 million people receive psychi
atric treatment in hospitals
Normal Life Is Goal of Treatment
By Dr E J McCranie Chairman
Department of Psychiatry and Neurology
Talmadge Memorial Hospital Augusta
The goal of modern psychiatric treat
ment is to help individuals with mental
illness adjust satisfactorily to a normal
life situation In achieving this goal and
in preventing the debilitating effects of
institutionalization psychiatric hospital
ization can and should play only a limited
role in the total treatment process
To return the
critically disturbed
patient as soon as
possible to the com
munity requires not
only intensive use of
the time spent in
the hospital but
also aftercare and
rehabilitation Be
cause of the pres
sures and complexi
ties of this task it
has become increas
ingly necessary for psychiatry to aban
don its professional isolationism and to
cooperate with other professional groups
in dealing with problems of mental
health
The integration of psychiatrists nurs
ing personnel psychologists social work
ers and occupational and recreational
therapists into a treatment team has be
come the accepted approach in modern
psychiatric hospitals
The Psychiatric Service of Talmadge
Memorial Hospital was organized late in
1957 on this concept of the therapeutic
milieu With this approach it is possible
to get the patient over a critically dis
turbed state in a reasonably short time
But the future course of the patient is
hazardous without followup care and
rehabilitation Consequently it was with
open arms that we accepted the overtures
of the Georgia Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation to cooperate in our treat
ment program
The result was a pioneer project begun
in 1958 in which a vocational counselor
was assigned to the Psychiatric Service
at Talmadge Memorial Hospital It was
our conviction that the better under
standing the counselor had of the pa
tients personality assets and liabilities
and the earlier he began the counseling
process with his client the better the
chances of success Consequently it was
from the first decided that the Vocational
Counselor would function as a full
fledged member of the psychiatric team
Since the project started there have
been three different counselors assigned
to the service All of them have entered
into this new and sometimes strange set
up with an attitude of interest and co
operation They have been fully accepted
by the other professional staff Their
contribution has been much broader than
preparation of the patient for vocational
readjustment after leaving the hospital
Their detailed occupational histories and
aptitude testing have contributed im
portantly to the evaluative process Their
counseling has had therapeutic benefits
beyond that of vocational guidance All
in all the project has been eminently
successful It has paved the way toward
a much broader cooperative program on
a state level
The value of this cooperation to the
future of the mental health program in
Continued on Page 4OKo GcowvoJVoooXxotNoX
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Vol 11
NovDec 1961 No 2
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 61509
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge218 West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 34841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta
633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Jobs Vital to Rehabilitation
By Dr John H Venable Director
State Department of Public Health
When a patient is discharged from Milledgeville State
Hospital he faces some of the most difficult problems of his
illness as he seeks reentry into community life How readily
he is received and accepted by his family his friends and per
haps most of all his employer will determine how quickly he
will be fully rehabilitated
Perhaps the greatest factor in regaining status in the
community is the ability to secure and hold a position of gain
ful employment All of us in the Georgia Department of Public
Health are deeply grateful to the staff of the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation and particularly the Vocational Re
habilitation Counselors understanding of the problems their
acceptance of this responsibility and their reaction in helping
businesses and industries appreciate the abilities instead of the
disabilities of these workers has made a remarkable contribution to the States
mental health program
The physician the psychiatrist the social workers and the therapists who
work with the mentally ill can do only so much toward their complete recovery The
role of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation as a vital part of this team
working to restore those who have suffered this illness to regain their places as
productive citizens cannot be overestimated
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Jaycees to Help
The Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of the Georgia
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is this year sponsoring a plan for the
vocational rehabilitation of the discharged Milledgeville State Hospital patient
The Georga Jaycee Mental Health Committee headed by Dr Ronald Goldstein
is presently in the organizational phase of a Hire the Mentally Restored Com
mittee which will by various techniques encourage employers on the local com
munity level to hire discharged Milledgeville State Hospital patients who have
been carefully screened by the Vocational Rehabilitation department at Milledge
ville State Hospital and certified as ready for employment
The exact details of referral will be worked out later but it is anticipated
that Jaycee Committees will be formed on the local level to implement the re
inception of the discharged restored Milledgeville State Hospital patient into the
ranks of the fulltime gainfully employed
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COVER
Dr I H MacKinnon Superinten
dent of Milledgeville State Hospi
tal and members of Vocational
Rehabilitation staff inspect con
struction progress of the Y H
Yarbrough Rehabilitation Center
Insetarchitects drawing of the
new building From left Dr Mac
Kinnon W C Petty W L Tom
linson and W A Hargrove See
story on page 3
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
Normal Life Is Goal of Treatment
Continued from Page 3
Georgia cannot be overestimated Since normal social adjustment usually includes
among other things doing a job of some kind the vocational aspect of rehabilitation
is of obvious importance For too long the concept known as Rehabilitation meant
restoration of the physically handicapped Although the same word applies to the
restoration of the emotionally and mentally disturbed official rehabilitation services
have been slow to recognize and accept responsibility in this area
We in Georgia are fortunate indeed to have a progressive Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation that not only early recognized this responsibility but has largely
taken the initiative in planning and organizing vocational rehabilitation programs
for psychiatric patientsJob Evaluation at Hospital
By Dr I H MacKinnon Superintendent
Milledgeville State Hospital
Programs in Mental Hospitals have
been organized around the treatment of
patients by psychiatrists nurses attend
ants occupational therapists social
workers and recreational people All
of these approaches are a combined team
procedure to assist in getting the patient
well as rapidly as
possible
The preparation
of the patient for
his return home as
well as the family
for the proper re
ception of the pa
tient has been
found to be another
important proced
ure
Likewise the abil
ity of the patient
to reestablish social relationships so
that he can return to his former asso
ciates is another factor for promoting
stability
The third situation namely occupa
tional acceptance can be readily recog
nized as contributing greatly to the suc
cess of the individuals adjustment as
well as maintaining it
Assistance in finding occupations for
patients formerly was instituted by so
cial service departments of the hospital
Recently the Rehabilitation Division of
the Department of Education has taken
over this function and located their staff
in this hospital setting
This department now has become a
part of the hospital team and interviews
each new patient at a screening board
A survey of the patients assets are
made and a plan is organized as to what
course will be taken in preparing the
patient to return to his environment and
be employed This at times may require
additional training upon leaving the hos
pital in some rehabilitation center
Plans are now in preparation to insti
tute organized trade training in the
mental hospital setting A large number
of patients fall into the unskilled labor
groups and those who have the poten
tialities and abilities to be rehabilitated
in skilled positons could be better train
ed to make an occupational adjustment
upon return to their environment These
individuals would likewise be assisted
through this Vocational Division in being
placed in suitable positions
While in the hospital these patients
will be evaluated personalitywise to de
termine their conflicts and attitudes
which may be reflected into their work
habits and interfere with a proper appli
cation Attitudes towards authority ac
cepting responsibilities and the advan
tages derived from doing satisfactory
completed work will be investigated
Development of confidence in ones
abilities feeling capable and competent
furnishes pleasure and satisfaction in
not only pleasing ones superiors but the
personal gratification of ones own ego
as well Explanation of the problems of
passivity and dependency and factors
responsible for these reactions release
wasted energies from infantile and
emotional patterns that can be directed
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Harold J Harpe left and Dr
Earl McFadden are shown interviewing patient in the Vocational
Rehabilitation office at the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital
intensive treatment center Augusta
Economic
By Dr Robert Wildman Psychologist
Milledgeville State Hospital
The Vocational Rehabilitation Depart
ment is a new asset to our hospital Prior
to the establishment of this Department
many patients re
mained in the hos
pital because they
had no jobs and no
relatives who would
take care of them fi
nancially until they
found employment
Many patients re
turned to the hospi
tal because they be
came sick again and
often an important
factor was their dif
ficulty in finding suitable and satisfying
employment
Psychologists and psychiatrists at
tempt to treat patients by altering their
personalities in a favorable direction
Frequently marked personality change
into constructive and creative channels
To compete successfully not only has its
economic values but also eliminates
anxiety and insecurities that interfere
with positive approach to healthy work
habits
It is hoped that with the combinations
of all of these approaches that our pro
gram will contribute better results in
the future rehabilitation of our patients
We are pleased and fortunate that the
Rehabilitation Division of the State De
partment of Education has approved this
type of trade training program and we
are looking forward to successful re
sults in the initiation of this project
is either impossible or impractical In
many cases factors such as proper voca
tional guidance can improve selfesteem
family relationships etc to such an ex
tent that total adjustment is so improved
that more intensive therapeutic manipu
lations are not necessary This means
shorter hospitalization which is very im
portant to the patient his family and
to the State of Georgia
It would be impossible to know how
many patients are affected by vocational
maladjustment It is probably an im
portant factor in 1000 patients that we
deal with each year All of these pa
tients have families so in reality 5000
citizens of Georgia are involved each
year in this maladjustment The happi
ness of 5000 people is highly important
and cannot be treated lightly For those
who can only think in terms of money
it should be noted that it costs the state
one million dollars to hospitalize 1000
patients for a year Many of these pa
tients may become chronic and remain
at Milledgeville year after year Add to
this welfare assistance to the families
loss of income to the state in taxes and
the cost is quite staggering There is a
cultural factor involved also who knows
how many of these patients might have
made an outstanding contribution to so
ciety in science social welfare etc
Because we have a Vocational Re
habilitation Department we will be able
to discharge more patients each year
and have fewer returning to the hos
pital If former patients are well ad
justed vocationally we will have happier
expatients happier families and more
productive citizensRole of Counselor in Mental Health
By Trawick H Stubbs MD MPH
Director Community Mental Health
Service
Georgia Department of Public Health
The modern vocational rehabilitation
counselor is in a unique position to make
a substantiial contribution in the field
of Community Mental Health Each year
the case load of the counselor includes
a larger percentage
of persons who have
been mentally ill or
emotionally disturb
ed The close work
ing relationship
among state and lo
cal health depart
ments the psychi
atric service in the
hospitals on the In
tensive Treatment
Program and the
State Vocational Re
habilitation Program has contributed to
Georgias position of leadership among
the states for this type program The
new program at Milledgeville State Hos
pital will further increase the number of
mental patients served by Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselors
But helping people who have been
labeled mentally ill is only one of sev
eral important mental health activities
of the Vocational Rehabilitation Coun
selor Equally important is his role as
a supporting person and growth help
er with every client regardless of his
handicap Restoration of functional ca
pacity and selfesteem in any individual
is most emphatically a part of the total
mental health effort A third major
area of contribution of the vocational
rehabilitation counselor and the program
he represents is the role in assuring
coordinated effort among the various
community agencies programs and pro
fessional personsand there are many
that share opportunities and responsi
bilities for raising the level of emotional
wellbeing for total populations The
common challenge is to increase the ef
fectiveness of using total community re
sources to meet the total existing need
and to prevent future suffering debility
or inappropriate dependency
Changing the name of the Intensive
Treatment Program to Community Hos
pital Psychiatric Program last July 1
is a reflection of an increasing emphasis
in the Health Departments Community
Mental Health Service on reinforcement
of community resources
The opening of scheduled outpatient
clinics at Albany and Athens this fall
will be followed by similar additional
service located in community hospitals
all over the state These will be a focal
point for cooperative efforts of state
level programsboth CHPP formerly
Intensive Treatment Program and Mil
ledgeville State Hospital and the local
health departments
The suggested functions of the voca
tional rehabilitation counselor will be
described in more detail in statements
worked out jointly by the several agen
cies involved In general the expanding
program will provide continuing oppor
tunity for our two agencies Vocational
Rehabilitation and Health Department
Casestaffing team shown in action at the Milledgeville State
Hospital From leftMrs Beatrice Tribble Instructor of Psychiatric
Nursing Dr Robert Wildman Chief Psychologist Dr C A Stewart
Director of Social Work Dr J J Word Psychiatrist Dr Murray
Cook Psychologist W L Tomlinson Vocational Rehabilitation Coun
selor and Mrs Grace Smith Psychiatric Aide
to work together effectively in coordi
nating state level and local level services
around the needs of patients and their
families
Locally the joint activitv involves not
only the vocational rehabilitation coun
selor the local physician and the public
health nurse but numerous other local
helping persons and agencies
We mut constantly be on guard that
the attention reauired for such coopera
tive effort doesnt lead us to neglect the
patients responsibility It is easy to in
crease dependency as a result of inter
parency competition to see who can do
the most good The vocational rehabi
litation counselor is in an excellent posi
tion to help all the other helpers re
member to place approoriate responsi
bility on the client and his family
In a very real way the entire Voca
tional Rehabilitation effort is a com
munity mental health job Dr S W
Ginsberg says about concepts of mental
health My coworkers and I have set
tled for some such simple criteria as
these the ability to hold a job have a
family keep out of trouble with the law
and enjoy the usual opportunities for
play
The whole rehabilitation concept con
tributes not only to the first criterion
helping a person hold a jobbut influ
ences in a crucial way a persons feelings
about himself his selfconcept In the
counselors every day activities with per
sons recovering from any type of dis
abling condition or in the help he gives
to any person in accepting the reality
situation and using the positive elements
rather than being overwhelmed by the
negative the vocational rehabilitation
counselor is an effective worker for men
tal health
The opportunities for preventive ac
tivities in the mental health field are as
tangible in the vocational rehabilitation
counselors work as in any I know of
Usually the counselor develops a rela
tionship to the client which involves
sharing the feelings of the person he is
helping over and beyond the most spe
cific job of preparation for gainful em
ployment
Firsthand experience with problems
of motivation interpersonal relation
ship and the balance of individual and
social dynamic factors place the voca
tional rehabilitation counselor in a stra
tegic position to contribute to the emo
tional growth of those he serves
The final report of the Joint Commis
sion in Mental Illness and Health Ac
tion for Mental Health emphasizes bet
ter use of present knowledge and experi
ence In the absence of more specific
and definitive scientific evidence of the
causes of mental illnesses psychiatry
and the allied mental health professions
should adopt and practice a broad lib
eral philosophy of what constitutes and
who can do treatment within the frame
work of their hospitals clinics or other
professional service agencies particu
larly in relation to persons with psy
choses or severe personality or character
disorders that incapacitate them for
work family life and every day activ
ity p 2489
Certainly the Vocational Rehabilita
tion counselor is one of those nonmedi
cal helping persons whose activities in
clude some elements of psychiatric
treatment client counseling someone to
tell ones troubles to and love of ones
fellow man which can obviously be
carried out in a variety of settings and
institutions
No mental health program can be
the resource each program is a re
source and Vocational Rehabilitation
Service is an important community men
tal health resource Vocational Rehabil
itation counselors share with other pro
fessionals the crucial responsibility of
recognizing the limits within which ones
training and capacities equip him to
work He shares with all other helping
persons in this field the combined con
tribution to others that come from him
self as a person and his functioning in
his professional role
In Georgia building further on the
past record of cooperative effort we
will undoubtedly see an increasingly
close working relationship between Vo
cational Rehabilitation and Public Health
Mental Health Programs We are all
growth helpers whose work aims at
increasing peoples capacity to withstand
the stresses of life without developing
behavior that will be labeled mental
illness and more important to increase
every persons capacity to make his best
potential creative contributionW C Petty Supervisor
Vocational Rehabilitation Center
Milledgeville
It has been roughly estimated that
psychiatric illness accounts for over one
half of all vocational handicapping con
ditions in the United States This esti
mation among other things is based upon
studies which indicate that one out of
every ten people in the United States
will need psychiatric treatment at some
time during his life and that 54 per cent
of all hospital beds in the country are
devoted to mentally ill patients
Were we in Vocational Rehabilitation
agencies as proficient in the rehabilita
tion of the psychiatrically handicapped
as we are in other categories of the
handicapped it would seem that the psy
chiatric group should represent at least
50 per cent of our rehabilitants each
year This of course isnt true and would
appear to be a farfetched dream
Probably a more realistic goal is sug
gested by studies done in the last
decade which indicate that approximate
ly 25 per cent of all patients being dis
charged from State Mental Hospitals
need and are able to positively use Voca
tional Rehabilitation services All of us
are aware of the fact that despite this
glaring need for the reclamation of pro
ductive human resources only about 2
per cent of the rehabilitants on a na
tional basis are those with a psychia
tric diagnoses
Vocational Rehabilitation agencies over
the nation have not been oblivious to nor
unconcerned about this tremendous need
but have felt helpless to deal with it
due to the shortage of trained and psy
chiatrically oriented personnel with the
knowhow and effective techniques of
offering Vocational Rehabilitation serv
ices to this group Added to this weak
ness has been the appalling shortage of
personnel representing other disciplines
in mental health necessary to a team
approach to this problem
Recent increased interest and devel
opments in the field of mental health in
cluding legislation providing funds for
staff development and expanded pro
grams of rehabilitation have offered
encouragement and a challenge to Voca
tional Rehabilitation agencies to develop
programs to cope with this unmet need
As of July 1 1961 partially supported
by an OVR Research and Demonstration
Grant a program was officially launched
with a staff consisting of a supervisor
three special counselors the equivalent
of a fulltime consulting psychiatrist a
parttime consulting psychiatrist and a
parttime research psychologist Soon to
be added are an additional counselor and
a psychiatric social worker Some of the
specific objectives of this project are
1 To confirm and extend the major
factors which promote success in
the Rehabilitation of the hospital
ized mentally ill through the com
prehensive team approach involv
ing total psychiatric care
2 To test extend and improve the
rehabilitation services necessary
for the preparation of the hospital
ized mental patient for successful
adjustment and remunerative em
ployment in a competitive society
Psychiatric treatment team at the Medical Center in Columbus
From leftMrs Nell Scruggs Psychiatric Social Worker Alton Ray
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Dr Luther J Smith III Psy
chiatrist Dr Charles R Smith Psychiatrist and Harry E Hall
Clinical Psychologist
More specifically these services in
clude
a Evaluation of personality assets
and liabilities as they pertain to
job demands and satisfactions
b Identification of vocational inter
ests and potential
c Stimulation of motivation for ad
justment
d Stimulation and formation of
work tolerance work attitudes
work habits and interpersonal re
lationships conducive to training
andor job placement
e Vooational apprenticeship train
ing concurrent with other thera
pies
3 Mobilization and preparation of
community resources for tne re
ception and integration into so
ciety of the posthospitalized client
who has or is receiving total psy
chiatric care including compre
hensive vocational rehabilitation
services
A recent development which consid
erably brightens the future outlook of
this Project is a Federal grant of Re
habilitation funds which the hospital has
received on a matching basis for equip
ping the Y H Yarbrough Rehabilitation
Center now under construction sea front
page This will be a five hundred bed
facility devoted to the psychiatric social
and Vocational Rehabilitation of patients
The vocational section is to be equipped
for prevocational evaluations using the
job sample technique of evaluation and
also for work conditioning and vocational
training in a wide variety of occupations
Clients experiences in this setting will
be supplemented through apprenticeship
training in the various trades and indus
tries of the hospital
The Orkin Exterminating Co Atlanta was among the first firms
to pledge cooperation with the Junior Chamber of Commerce Mental
Health Committee in the statewide Hire the Mentally Restored
project At leftSanford Orkin President and Dr Ronald Goldstein
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Georgias Junior Chamber of Commerce Mental Health Committee plans a Hire the Mentally Restored
program to cooperate with the Vocational Rehabilitation Division in placing patients discharged from
Milledgeville State Hospital and certified as ready for employment From left Dr William Rotters
man Chairman Governors Committee on Mental Health Atlanta A W Shockley Westinghouse Elec
tric Company Athens W A Thompson Vicepresident Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Atlanta standing Dr Ronald Goldstein Chairman of the Jaycees Committee Atlanta E G Mat
tison Industrial Relations Representative Lockheed Aircraft Corp Marietta L H Singleton Presi
dent Sing Oil Co Pelham and J M Moore Jr District Sales Manager Ford Motor Co East Point
On the placard Arent you ashamed of what we do to former mental patients Through your lack
of understanding you send back 1 out of 3 recovered patients to Milledgeville Hire the emotionally
restored
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With a modern artificial arm
Albanys Shelby Sanders right
has learned to operate a motion
picture projector despite the handi
cap
For nearly a year he has been
employed by the Albany Theatre
It was through the cooperation of
George Eitel Theatre Manager
that Sanders was given an oppor
tunity to return to gainful employ
ment
Sanders lost his left arm as the
result of a shotgun blast in Jan
uary 1960 Afterward it was dis
covered that he also had sustained
some hearing loss in the accident
The shock caused some emo
tional problems which required
hospitalization and treatment
Through Vocational Rehabilita
tion services Sanders was pro
vided with the artificial appliance
and training in its use at an ampu
tee clinic and then placed at the
theatre
Speak To Doctors
Dr A P Jarrell Director and Dr T
P Goodwyn Chief Medical Consultant
Vocational Rehabilitation Services were
among the speakers at the Atlanta
Graduate Medical Assembly in Atlanta
February 20
Dr Jarrell spoke on the philosophy
and administrative phases of the State
Federal program
Dr Goodwyn discussed the medical
aspects of the service
Marvin C Yarborough 32 displays two examples of his crafts
manship at the Hallmark Custom Furniture Shop at East Point A
skilled woodworker he enrolled in a correspondence course in draft
ing while a patient at Battey State Hospital Records show he made
A in the advanced course At top he exhibits a record player
cabinet and below a table produced for customers
He had received onthejob training with a Danish craftsman in
Atlanta and went into business with two silent partners
He is able to make drawings from pictures or rough sketches
brought to the shop by customers
The shop is in a new building which Yarborough designed It is of
masonry construction
Yarborough has a wife and three children two girls 9 and 3 and
a boy 6
Changes At GAB
F G Nelms Superintendent of the
Georgia Academy for the Blind at Ma
con died on January 28 after an illness
of several months He was 58
Mr Nelms had been Superintendent
of the Academy since 1952 He joined
the Vocational Rehabilitation staff in
1945 as a Counselor for the Blind in the
Atlanta area Earlier he had served as
teacher principal and superintendent
in public schools
Lee Jones Principal of the Academy
has been named Superintendent
Mr Jones joined the Vocational Re
habilitation staff in 1945 as a Counselor
for the Blind after serving as teacher
and administrator in public schools He
was a counselor in the central Georgia
area when appointed principal at the
Academy in August 1961
New Welfare Plan
In a message to Congress President
Kennedy has proposed to reorganization
of the Public Welfare program to put
more emphasis upon rehabilitationin
cluding Vocational Rehabilitation Bills
to implement the program have been
introduced in the Congress They pro
pose among other things to make spe
cial grants to the state to rehabilitate
disabled recipients of Public Welfare
benefits
The purpose is to get at the roots
of the problems of dependency growing
out of disabilities
The soundness of such an approach to
the welfare problem has been amply
demonstrated not only by the number
of welfare recipients rehabilitated into
jobs each year but by the results of
special projectsBlind Main Broadcasts News
A 27yearold blind man has made
good as news Director of a Georgia
radio station
He is Lauren Nobles a Nichols native
who was hired by WSIZ at OcillaFitz
gerald when the station went on the air
about a year ago
Nobles also solicits and writes com
mercials and puts on a onehour record
party each afternoon
It is intriguing to watch this budding
radio personality as he handles with
perfect ease the station controls an
nounces and plays his own records and
skillfully reads from Braille the com
mercials between musical numbers said
a local newspaper article
Station Manager Joe Vincent gave
Nobles the job after observing the blind
youths work during an internship at a
Douglas radio station
Nobles says he enjoys his work and
thinks other persons with similar handi
caps might explore the field But he
says they must love the job and be
willing to work longer than 8 hours a
day
He reached his goal after nearly two
years of discouraging experience follow
ing graduation from the University of
Georgia in 1959 with a major in radio
and television advertising
While he and his Vocational Rehabili
tation Counselor Tommy McCollum of
Bainbridge were looking for a job op
portunity for the blind youth Nobles
played some engagements with a dance
orchestra in Athens
It was between his Junior and Senior
years at the University that he served
his internship at Douglas and attracted
the attention of Mr Vincent
He made high grades and was chosen
the outstanding senior in the Journalism
Fraternity
Before going to the University at
Athens he had two years of College
training also under Vocational Reha
bilitation sponsorship at South Georgia
College There he was chosen boy of
the month during his Freshman year
Vocational Rehabilitation provides
reader service tuition maintenance
books and supplies needed by the blind
student
Nobles says he always had a keen
interest in radio and television Soon
after graduating from the Georgia Aca
demy for the Blind at Macon he decided
he wanted to enter the radio broad
casting field
He knew of no other blind person
doing that kind of work so he talked
with radio station managers his Coun
selor and others who encouraged him
to undertake it
At the Academy he had been Valedic
torian in the class of 1955 His high
LAUREN NOBLES
school record psychological tests and
his native intelligence indicated he was
capable of succeeding in college and in
his chosen field
Nobles has total loss of vision in one
eye and 51 per cent loss in the other
He may be the only blind radio an
nouncer and news director in the coun
try If so he is blazing the trail for
others to follow in the years to come
A new Division of Medical Care in
the Department of Public Welfare was
announced by Alan Kemper Director
effective December 1 1961 At the same
time he appointed James J Segars for
merly Supervisor of Physical Restora
tion in the Division of Vocational Reha
bilitation to the position of Director of
the new division
This expansion was necessary because
of the initiation of the Medical Assis
tance for the Aged Act enacted by the
Legislature in 1961 implementing the
Kerr Mills bill The law authorizes
seventeen different medical services for
the indigent over 65 years of age Serv
ices began January 1 1962 in Georgia
with a restricted program of services
This was necessary because of limited
State funds
In the beginning only hospitalization
for acute conditions and nursing home
care for both chronic and acute condi
tions for Old Age Assistance recipients
will be provided Hospitalization in ap
proved hospitals is provided for ten days
per admission not to exceed thirty days
per calendar year
Nursing home care is provided for as
long a period as needed for the ap
proximately 100000 people on the Old
Age Assistance rolls It is estimated
that there is near this same number of
J J SEGARS
elderly citizens in the State who need
assistance with their medical bills but
are not on welfare rolls at present It
is hoped that the services can be ex
panded in the future
Mr Segars announced on March 1
1962 that 103 hospitals and 85 nursing
homes had been approved for participa
tion in the program He stated further
the program had already caused great
improvement in nursing homes stand
ards and shown the need for construc
tion of additional nursing homes
In the future Mr Segars will receive
cost statements of all hospitals from
which State agencies purchase hos
pitalization and approve their all in
clusive per diem rate
Medical consultation is provided by
the Medical Association of Georgia Dr
John T Mauldin General Surgeon and
member of the Panel of Specialist of
DVR is Medical Director M A A Dr
Mauldin has taken an active interest in
the problems of the aged for several
years and is chairman of the Governors
Commission on Aging
Included in the Medical Care Division
of the Welfare Department is the Medi
cal Review Team Mrs Mariebeth Turn
er is Medical Social Worker Supervisor
of the team She is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Georgia Re
habilitation AssociationKo GcorqoJNoooXoiNoV
Mabilitatiorv Mm
Vol 11
JanPeb 1962
No 3
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 61509
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
Here are some excerpts from President Kennedys statement on
a national program dealing with the problems of mental retardation
Progress in the natural science during the past 15 years has been
impressive but achievements in the prevention and therapy of mental
retardation can be even more spectacular and can bring important
benefits to mankind
We must undertake a comprehensive and coordinated attack on
the problem of mental retardation The large number of people involved
the great cost to the nation the striking need the vast area of the
unknown that beckons us to increased research effortsall demand
attention
It is for that reason that I am calling together a panel of outstand
ing physicians scientists educators lawyers psychologists social scien
tists and leaders in this field to prescribe the program of action I am
sure that the talent which has led to progress in other fields of medicine
and the physical sciences can enlarge the frontiers of this largely
ignored area
It shall be the responsibility of this panel to explore the possibili
ties and pathways to prevent and cure mental retardation No relevant
discipline and no fact that will help achieve this goal is to be neglected
The panel will also make a broad study of the scope and dimensions
of the various factors that are relevant to mental retardation These
include biological psychological educational vocational and sociocul
tural aspects of the condition and their impact upon each state of
development marriage pregnancy delivery childhood and adulthood
The panel will also appraise the adequacy of existing programs and
the possibilities for greater utilization of current knowledge There are
already many devoted workers in this field trained in diagnosis treat
ment care education and rehabilitation The panel should ascertain the
gaps in programs and any failure in coordination of activities
The panel will review and make recommendations with regard to
1 The personnel necessary to develop and apply the new knowl
edge The present shortage of personnel is a major problem in our
logistics More physicians nurses social workers educators psy
chologists and other trained workers are needed
2 The major areas of concern that offer the most hope and
the means the techniques and the private and governmental structures
necessary to encourage research in these areas
3 The present programs of treatment education and rehabili
tation
4 The relationships between the Federal Government the
States and private resources in their common efforts to eliminate mental
retardation
I am asking the panel to report on or before December 31 1962
Staff Changes
James J Segars Director of the new
Medical Care Division of the State De
partment of Public Welfare had been
supervisor of Physical Restoration of
the Vocational Rehabilitation for six
years He joined the Vocational Re
habilitation Division staff in 1945 and
served as counselor in the Atlanta area
before being named supervisor
J L Hise Supervisor for the Old
Age and Survivors Insurance Disability
Determination Unit succeeded Mr Se
gars as Supervisor of Physical Restora
tion He will continue to have respon
sibility for the OASI Unit which he
has served since it was organized in
1955
He had been District Supervisor in
the Augusta area and earlier had served
as Counselor at Battey State Hospital
He joined the VR staff after his dis
charge from the Armed Forces following
World War II
Mr Hise is President of the Georgia
Rehabilitation Association and past
President of the Georgia Tuberculosis
Association
Counselor M B Bramblett of Savan
nah has joined the State Office staff
in Atlanta as Assistant Supervisor of
Physical RestorationPlans to expand the Warm Springs
Foundation into a comprehensive mul
tiple disability rehabilitation center for
the treatment and training of seriously
disabled people have been developed by
the Foundation and State and Federal
agencies
The Foundation has agreed to deed
to the State 134 acres adjoining the
medical center as a site for a new fa
cility which will be operated by the
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Governor Ernest Vandiver has ap
proved a State Board of Education
Budget which includes 502000 to
match Federal HillBurton funds for the
construction of the facility estimated
to cost more than 1255000
In making the announcement Gov
ernor Vandiver said
When the building program is com
pleted we will have in Georgia for the
first time facilities and staff for a
comprehensive rehabilitation center
where seriously disabled persons can get
both medical and vocational rehabilita
tion services to restore them to produc
tive jobs
Plans call for several buildings to pro
vide space for psychological psychoso
cial and vocational evaluation as well
as prevocational and vocational train
ing services There will be beds for 130
patients in addition to those in the medi
cal center
For years the world famous Warm
Springs Foundation under the direction
of Dr Robert L Bennett has had ade
quate facilities for medical rehabilita
tion and will continue its program of
services
The new facility to be known as the
Georgia Rehabilitation Center will be
under the direction of Dr A P Jarrell
Director of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services Nathan B Nolan former Dis
trict Supervisor in Albany will be ad
ministrator Medical services will be
purchased from the Foundation
The construction program is expected
to be completed about July 1 1963
In July the Office of Vocational Re
habilitation granted 18000 to the Geor
gia agency for planning the facility Dr
Bennett Dr Jarrell and Hobert Aiken
the architect have visited rehabilitation
centers in cities throughout the East
and MidWest to get the latest ideas to
incorporate in the plans
In Washington Miss Mary Switzer
Director of the Office of Vocational Re
habilitation said the project was a
most salutary joining of forces by the
State the Foundation and the Federal
government a real example of how
our states and voluntary groups can
and do work together to serve the
American people
Gets Award
Dr Robert L Bennett Executive Di
rector of the Georgia Warm Springs
Foundation and Professor of Physical
Medicine at Emory University recently
received a Certificate of Appreciation
from Secretary of Health Educa
tion and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff for
outstanding service to the handicapped
people of the country as a member of
the National Advisory Council on Vo
cational Rehabilitation in Washington
Dr Bennett retired from the council
under statutory provisions for rotation
of membership The council has respon
sibility for reviewing all applications
for research and demonstation projects
under a 9000000 program and makes
recommendations for action to the Direc
tor of the Office of Vocational Reha
bilitation The certificate is carried on
a handsome laminated plaque
Named Supervisor
Counselor R Watt of Albany has
been appointed District Supervisor of
Vocational Rehabilitation Services in
the South Georgia areas
He succeeds Nathan Nolan who has
been named Administrator of the pro
posed Georgia Rehabilitation Center at
Warm Springs Mr Nolan is working
with the architects Warm Springs Foun
dation and other agencies in planning
the center
Mr Watt has been a Counselor in the
Albany area for 15 years In his new
DR R L BENNETT
position he will supervise the rehabili
tation program for disabled persons in
the Albany Bainbridge Thomasville
Valdosta and Waycross areas
Before joining the Vocational Reha
bilitation staff he was a teacher and
principal in elementary and high schools
in Sumter and Wilcox Counties
Joe Hunt right Assistant Director of the Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation Washington was in Atlanta recently to attend a
regional conference of Vocational Rehabilitation Administrators
While here he talked with Public Welfare officials about the re
habilitation of disabled parents of ADC Welfare benefits Shown here
with him are Louis R Schubert Regional Representative of OVK
Wellborn Ellis Administrator of the Fulton County Department ot
Public Welfare and Dr A P Jarrell State Director of Vocational
Rehabilitation servicesGovernor Praises JC7s Project
At the 40th anniversary dinner of the
Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce
Governor Ernest Vandiver paid special
tribute to the club for its solid assis
tance to his Number 1 programMental
Health He said in part
In initiating and carrying forward
this particular program you are build
ing for yourselves personally and for
your fine organization an eternal monu
ment in selfless service to the State
It is the communitys obligation to
help the cured patient to find his place
in society to find a job to forget any
stigma he might have fancied and feared
I was impressed deeply by your
pamphlet which asks the searching ques
tion Arent You Ashamed of What We
do to Former Mental Patients
I am proud of your answer to that
question
You have elevated the status of many
former patients You have found them
jobs
You have been a strong right hand
for the State Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation with your Hire the Ment
ally Restored project You are per
sistently pushing plans to establish the
states first halfway house for former
patients and I predict you will succeed
Let me join Dr Irville H MacKin
non Milledgeville Hospital Superinten
tendent Dr John H Veneable State
Director of Public Health and Dr A
P Jarrell State Director of Rehabili
tation Service in welcoming your pro
grams and projects and pledging my
full cooperation and support
Patients dismissed from Milledgeville
State Hospital often have returned there
partially because of a lack of facilities
in their communities to provide neces
sary support
They have returned there also be
cause of a public attitude
May I project for you some of the
acute needs in the communities
There is a need to develop more
qualified Public Welfare Workers
to develop Homemaker Services where
specially trained women actually go into
Five members of the State Board of Education recently were ap
pointed to new terms Here they are shown taking the oath of office
administered by Governor Ernest Vandiver foreground From left
Henry Stewart Sr Cedartown Thomas Nisbitt Jr Cordele David
Rice Atlanta Robert Wright Moultrie and Zach Daniel Lavonia
a home as a mother substitute when
there is a crisis in the life of the
family
There is a definite need for day
care services for children the gifted
children the physically handicapped
the mentally retarded especially and the
emotionally maladjusted
Yes our needs seem almost endless
But we are beginning to meet them
especially in communities where public
response is quickened
It would be splendid indeed if the
President and the Congress and every
Governor and legislature came out four
square for the proper care and very
best treatment for people with emo
tional disturbances
I am sure that the patients in our
hospitals and dismissed from them
would appreciate knowning that leaders
of government are concerned and do
ing something about their wellbeing
But just as important as thisand
perhaps more important is the knowl
edge to the mentally ill that their
neighbors their employer and fellow
employees the groceryman and the serv
ice station operator the family doctor
the Jaycees the community in general
is interested in them
Many psychiatrists are convinced that
a primary difficulty in emotional illness
is a disturbance in interpersonal rela
tionships
The emotionally ill person badly
needs the support and security of other
individuals
Mr Average Citizen can go to his
community hospital for a fractured leg
a heart attack a bout of pneumonia and
while there he can be visited by his
minister family employer and continue
to feel a part of his community In
fact he feels a special part a little
pampered
But my friends this is tragically
not true of the mentally ill We must
make it be true if we are to do our part
in their complete restoration to norm
alcy
In our efforts to keep the mentally
ill within their community and to avoid
making them second class citizens you
and I must keep saying to ourselves
I believe in individual freedom in
tolerance and in the rights of man
This window display in a Peach
tree Store was a feature of NEPH
Week in Atlanta It was planned
and installed by the Muse staff
The artificial limbs were provided
by the Atlanta Artificial Limb Co
and J E Hangers IncEssay Contest Opens
The Role of the Community in the
Employment of the Handicapped is the
theme of the 1962 essay contest spon
sored by the Presidents Committee on
Employment of the Handicapped and
Governors Committees throughout the
nation
The contest is open to 11th and 12th
grade students in public or private high
schools
The Georgia competition closes March
1 1962
Five cash prizes amounting to 200
will be awarded to winners in the State
The first prize essay will be entered
in the National contest for 2000 in
awards First place winners in each
state will get a trip to Washington to
attend the annual meeting of the Presi
dents Committee
In addition to the cash prizes parch
ment awards signed by the President
will be given for the five best essays
in each state
A special award will be made to the
teacher of the firstplace winner in the
states
Georgia high school students have
been entering the contest every year
since it was begun about 12 years ago
and two have been successful in the
national competition
Help or Hurt
Will the growing trend toward auto
mation help or hurt job chances for the
retarded
According to Dr William Fraenkel of
the National Association for Retarded
Children automation should help His
reasoning
Retarded persons have found their
greatest employment opportunities in
the service occupations Automation ac
tually brings about growth of the serv
ice occupations for automation brings
more leisure time for all and persons
during leisure make greater and greater
demands on the service fields they take
more vacations eat more meals in
restaurants etc To satisfy the de
mands more and more people will be
needed in the service occupations In
cluding its hoped more and more of
the retarded
Ability Counts
Hire the Handicapped
Top picture Lucile Campbell 22 of Augusta mother of two is
shown in training at the University Hospital School of Practical
Nursing After recovering from tuberculosis she felt she needed
to work to help provide for the family
Lower picture Eugene Henderson 52 who worked as a carpen
ters helper before going to Battey State Hospital is shown in train
ing in shoe repair at the Lucy Laney Vocational School Augusta
He has a wife and 10year old child
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Fourteen Seniors from the Georgia School for the Deaf at Cave Spring with the school principal
and a teacher visited the Governor and the General Assembly in February They were presented to
the Senate by Lieut Gov Garland Byrd and to the House by Speaker Pro Tern Bob Scoggin of
Floyd County
Shown here are front row from left Dr A P Jarrell Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Billy Brumbelow Lindale Louise Edmondson Canton Brenda Padgett Cedartown Julie Kendrick
Lmdale Governor Ernest Vandiver Travis Benton Decatur Felton Lamb Camilla Jerry Johnson
Atlanta and Principal John L Caple Back row Joey Spurlin Atlanta Billy McCullough Conyers
Larry Lemming Rome John Milford Cumming Dixie Blackwell Rome Joel Center Ringgold Hieh
School Teacher M A MacLeod and Dan Ward Cairo

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Geometry for Blind Students
See Page 4Blind Students Use Records
Senior Harry Bates of Griffin a horticulture major uses textbook
recording obtained from Recording for the Blind Sponsored by Voca
tional Rehabilitation he has made a good record at the University
He has 92 percent loss of vision
Four blind students currently enrolled
at the University of Georgia in Athens
benefit directly from the work of Geor
gias only unit of Recording for the Blind
located there
Of the 1100 blind college students in
the nation 900 currently use the facili
ties of RFB as well as a like number of
blind adults who are continuing their
studies at home it is reported
Recording for the Blind is a national
nonprofit organization which supplies to
blind persons upon request material
necessary to continue their formal educa
tion There is no charge for these serv
ices
Volunteer readers at the 14 units of
RFB give of their time and talents re
cording on magnetic tapes material re
quested Other workers also volunteers
check the tapes for errors prepare ink
and Braille labels and perform clerical
duties
At national RFB headquarters in New
York City the tapes are embossed onto
plastic discs which are mailed directly
to the blind person making the request
The material is recorded at a speed of
16 rpm and the discs can be played on
record players which most blind persons
already have
Any legally blind person can use the
facilities of RFB All he has to do is
make the request to national headquar
ters 121 East 58th Street New York 22
N Y If the needed book has not been
recorded commercially in Braille or
through the Talking Books Program of
the Library of Congress it is sent to one
of the local units and put into production
immediately
Books on discs have several advantages
over those done in Braille for the use of
readers Consider the bulky volumes of
Braille whereas only fifty 6inch discs
weighing less than a pound are required
to record an average 300page book
These discs can be played over and over
at the convenience of the user but read
ers can come only at certain hours and
there is usually a charge for their serv
ices
Last year the Athens unit recorded
13860 pages of textbook material Sixty
five per cent of this work was by local
request either for the four blind students
on campus or for blind persons taking
courses through the Universitys Home
Study Division Other books distributed
to the Athens unit by national head
quarters were produced for persons in
various parts of the nation At one time
the unit was recording simultaneously
Continued on Page 7
Top at leftRobert Lee Ravan
left totally blind a Vocational
Rehabilitation client made an A
record during his first quarter at
the University of Georgia Fresh
man Counselor Dan U Biggers
looks over a tape prepared for Ra
van whose home is on Rt 3 Cleve
landPelhani Senior Wins Contest
Miss Sue Gandy a senior at Pelham
High School Pelham Georgia has been
awarded the first prize in the 1962 state
wide essay contest sponsored by the
Governors Committee on Employment
of the Handicapped and the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division of the State De
partment of Education
Her essay on The Role of the Com
munity in the Employment of the Handi
capped will be entered in the National
contest conducted by the Presidents
Committee on Employment of the Handi
capped
Miss Gandy the daughter of Mr and
Mrs Leon Gandy gets 10000 a trip to
Washington D C for the annual meet
ing of the Presidents Committee and a
certificate signed by the President Her
English teacher is Miss Rebecca Turner
Cash prizes of 20000 in the Georgia
contest were offered by the Associated
Industries of Georgia Expenses for Miss
Gandys trip to Washington will be pro
vided by the State Federation AFLCIO
More than 400 essays were entered in
the final competition
The State and National contest is open
to Juniors and Seniors in public and pri
vate schools
Other successful Georgia contestants
were second prize 5000 Miss Ange
lyn Forester Headland High School East
Point Georgia third prize 2500 Miss
Connie Caldwell LaGrange High School
LaGrange Georgia fourth prize
1500 Miss Jolene Home Appling
County High School Baxley Georgia
and fifth prize 1000 Miss Janice
Matthews LaGrange High Schol La
Grange Georgia
NATIONAL WINNERS
Winners in the National contest later
were announced as First prize 1000
Ricki Graef Lawton Okla Second
600 James L Florey Beloit Wis
Third 400 Mary Margaret Sharp
Perkersburg W Va Fourth 300
Charli Ann Harland Ontario Oregon
and Fifth 200 Lynne Elz Tallahassee
Fla
Miss Graef came to this country from
Germany following the marriage of her
widowed mother to an American Army
sergeant
HIRE THE HANDICAPPED
ABILITY COUNTS
Governor Ernest Vandiver right presents prizes to essay contest
winners Miss Sue Gandy left and Miss Angelyn Forester
Civil Service Jobs for Handicapped
Representatives of Federal agencies in
the Southeast meeting in Atlanta on
April 24 mapped plans for getting quali
fied handicapped persons in more Civil
Service jobs
They heard Nicholas J Organovic of
Washington Deputy Executive Director
of the Commission review policies and
outline a plan of action
We are in the process of hiring a psy
chiatrist who will conduct training ses
sions for supervisory personnel in Wash
ington and in the field he said
He will stimulate equal employment
opportunities for those who have recov
ered from mental illness
We have adopted a policy of making
every effort to keep on the employment
rolls those Federal employees who be
come mentally ill through the liberal
granting of sick leave annual leave and
leavewithoutpay We also have en
couraged Federal agencies to reemploy
people who have recovered from physical
or mental handicaps which led to their
disability retirement
Federal agencies have been author
ized to hire on a 700hour trial basis per
sons who have recovered from mental
or emotional disorders as well as those
whose physical handicap does not prevent
them from performing a specific job
Candidates who meet the medical and
job qualification requirements may be
hired temporarily without otherwise es
tablishing civil service eligibility If dur
ing their temporary employment they
become eligible for permanent appoint
ment their status may be so changed
Such persons earn up to 5355 per year
Thus one of the biggest hurdles fac
ing the handicapped applicant can be
overcomethe crucial point at which the
applicant is asked what job experience
he had since he became handicapped He
can say T worked 700 hours in a Federal
agency Here is a report on my proficien
cy
The conference was arranged by My
rah C Bright Regional Veterans Federal
Employment Representative of the At
lanta Region of the U S Civil Service
Commission
Other speakers included Hammond
Smith Director Atlanta Region USCSC
Dr Melvin T Johnson Assistant Chief
Medical Division USCSC Washington
Carney L Givens Coordinator Brookley
Air Force Base Alabama W A Sims
President Master Manufacturing Co
Inc Atlanta and Bruce Hall Public Re
lations Representative Vocational Re
habilitation and Secretary of the Gov
ernors Committee on Employment of the
Handicapped
A panel of doctors discussed What
the Handicapped Can Do On the panel
were Dr Johnson Moderator Dr Shel
don B Cohen Dr James Funk Jr Dr
William A Hopkins and Dr Joseph
MasseeOKo Gacrecio9occXov
MabilitatioriVWs
Vol 11 MarApril 1962 No 4
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 61509
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61811
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
standard specifications for making buildings and facilities accessible to phy
sically handicapped people have been approved by the American Standards Asso
ciation Inc
The standards were developed in a twoyear study by a committee representing
numerous professional and technical societies associations and agencies The Na
tional Rehabilitation Association and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation were
represented on the committee
The architectural barriers project as it is known was sponsored by the Presi
dents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped and the National Society for
Crippled Children and Adults
Printed copies of the standards are being distributed to architects contractors
building code officials and others State and local community groups interested
in the problems of the handicapped are being urged by the sponsors to initiate action
to modify existing public buildings and plans for new ones to conform to the
approved standards
The most common design and construction of buildings and facilities cause
problems for the physically hadicapped that lessen the social and economic gains
now evident in the rehabilitation of these individuals says the foreword of the
printed standards And it continues These architectural barriers make it very
difficult to project the physically handicapped into normal situations of education
recreation and employment
Here are just a few of the specifications
EntrancesAt least one entrance should be usable by those in wheelchairs
an entrance on a level giving access to elevators
RampsIf ramps are needed the slope should be no greater than one foot rise
in twelve feet A nonslip surface at least one handrail a level platform at the
top and at least six feet of straight clearance at the bottom are chief requirements
for ramps
DoorsNeeded are doors at least thirtytwo inches wide with thresholds flush
with the floor Double doors are generally too difficult to open from wheelchairs
Automatic doors are excellent
StairsRisers of no more than seven inches and round nosings rather than
square ones which can trip the unwary climber are imperative
Rest roomsAt least one stall in each rest room should be wide enough to ac
commodate a wheelchair and mirrors and shelves should be set low enough to be
used by those in wheelchairs
Water fountainsSpouts and controls should be in front Conventional coolers
are satisfactory if a small fountain is mounted on the side thirty inches above
the floor

Geometry is taught in high
school grades at the Georgia Acad
emy for the Blind at Macon Solid
figures and plane surfaces of beav
er board help the student in con
structing the figure he needs to
solve his problemEmployer Gets Jaycee Award
The Georgia Junior Chamber of Com
merce Mental Health Committee has
cited Smart Products Inc of Atlanta
manufacturers for extraordinary serv
ice in providing job opportunities for
mentally restored persons
An appropriately inscribed plaque re
cently was presented to Max Sophier
president of the company by Dr Ronald
E Goldstein Chairman of the Jaycees
mental health committee
In a letter to Mr Sophier Governor
Ernest Vandiver said
May I congratulate you on this most
worthy achievement As you know Mrs
Vandiver and I are vitally interested in
better mental health for Georgia Much
progress is being made through our im
proved program at Milledgeville State
Hospital where intensive treatment is
rapidly replacing custodial care
However no amount of treatment or
care inside the hospital can substitute
for a satisfactory job after the patient
is restored provided by an understand
ing and receptive employer who will not
permit stigma and prejudice to color his
appraisal of any employee The award
your company is receiving indicates you
are an employer of this select nature
To Dr Goldstein whose term as chair
man was expiring Governor Vandiver
said
I want to express personal appreci
ation to you for the outstanding job you
have done in promoting employment op
portunities for restored Milledgeville
State Hospital patients
Through your leadership the Jaycees
have sponsored a special Governors
Committee on Employment of the Men
tally restored composed of some of Geor
gias leading industrialists and the va
rious Jaycee chapters throughout Geor
gia have appointed local committees all
working toward more employment op
portunities for restored mental patients
I have been told that the work of
these committees is most effective and
many restored patients are entering em
ployment where they are rapidly becom
ing part of Georgias growing prosperity
This is a most worthy achievement
The Jaycee committee works closely
with Vocational Rehabilitation Counsel
ors serving mentally and emotionally
disturbed clients
CaseoftheYear
Asa Barnard Rehabilitation Special
ists for Psychiatric cases in the Atlanta
metropolitan area received the Case
oftheYear award for the Southeastern
region at the regional conference of the
National Rehabilitation Association in
St Petersburg Fla for his counseling
achievement with an emotionally dis
turbed woman
His report was entered in competition
with those of other counselors serving
sighted clients in this region The Case
oftheYear competition is an annual
event at the regional conference of NRA
Max Sophier center President of Smart Products Inc Atlanta
gets citation from the Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee on Mental Health At right Dr Ronald Goldstein Chairman
and at left Asa Barnard Rehabilitation Specialists for psychiatric
cases in the Atlanta area
David Amato Rehabilitation Advisor
of the U S AID Agency for Interna
tional Development mission to Mexico
and a former Atlantan recently de
scribed at a Vocational Rehabilitation
supervisors staff meeting results of
U SMexican cooperation in the field of
rehabilitation which are now attracting
attention of other Latin American coun
tries
The Mexican Government has estab
lished a Division of Rehabilitation in the
Ministry of Health and Welfare with
ten rehabilitation facilities under its di
rection It has helped voluntary efforts
in the establishment of the Mexican In
stitute of Rehabilitation described by
Dr Howard Rusk as the most complete
rehabilitation center in all of Latin
America and training facilities for tech
nicians in a wide variety of disciplines
A Mexican Rehabilitation Association
similar to our National Rehabilitation
Association has been organized to pro
vide a meeting ground for the increasing
number of persons interested in the field
of rehabilitation
In August of this year the Mexican
Rehabilitation Association is sponsoring
in
the Fourth National Rehabilitation Con
gress together with the Institute of So
cial Security and the Fifth Pan Ameri
can Conference on Rehabilitation
Mr Amato who was previously the
Director of the D C Rehabilitation De
partment Washington is now devoting
much of his time to other Latin Ameri
can countries which have taken note of
what has been done in Mexico and have
requested his services in establishing
similar programs
On April 2 the Honduran Institute of
Rehabilitation was inaugurated by Presi
dent Ramon Villeda Morales Tegucigal
pa Honduras In June the Third Insti
tute of Rehabilitation to be established
thus far in Latin America will be inaugu
rated in Lima Peru by President Manuel
Prado There are seven other countries
Mr Amato points out which are in va
rious stages of program development
Helping Latin American countries in
developing programs for the restoration
of disabled persons to productive useful
ness according to Mr Amato is not only
important in the economic development
of these countries but also in helping to
change the image of the U S as an en
tirely materialistic nationAthens Leader Gets Citation
Front row from leftMrs Chick Lewis Chick Bruce Hall Secre
tary of the Governors Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
and Victor Nicholson Manager Athens area Georgia State Employ
ment Service Back rowHoward Weeks Public Relations Repre
sentative Georgia Department of Labor and Kirby Strain of Atlanta
Assistant Director GSES
Joe Sosby
Joe Sosby Dies
Joseph F Sosby of Augusta a Voca
tional Rehabilitation Counselor since
1943 died of a heart ailment on April 26
For years he served counties in the
Augusta area In 1958 he was assigned
to the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hos
pital to work with patients sent there by
the Agency
A native of Franklin County he was
educated at Young Harris College and
the University of Georgia He taught in
public schools and served as Superin
tendent at Royston and Millen before
joining the Vocational Rehabilitation
staff
Mr Sosby is survived by his wife a
son Thomas who is a student at the
Medical College of Georgia and a daugh
ter The Cadaver student publication at
the Medical College said It is the
unanimous opinion of those who worked
with Mr Sosby that he was the ideal
man for his job A man of infinite kind
ness and tact he endeared himself to
patients and medical staff alike His ex
tensive experience in all phases of his
work with his professional knowledge of
people made it possible for him to solve
many apparently unsoluble problems We
are all proud to have worked and to have
been friends with such a man
Library Dedicated
To Dr M D Collins
The new library facility Union Coun
ty high school at Blairsville recently
was dedicated to Dr M D Collins State
Superintendent of Schools Emeritus who
was Georgias School Superintendent for
25 years
A portrait of Dr Collins was unveiled
by his 12yearold great niece Donna
Reed
Dr Claude Purcell State Superintend
ent of Schools referred to Dr Collins as
Georgias Mr Education and said he
had an unbroken record of fighting for
better education for Georgias children
over a span of more than sixty years
Dr Collins started his career teaching
in a oneroom school in Union County
Lewis P Chick of Athens blind head
of piano stores and longtime chairman
of the Clarke County Committee on Em
ployment of the Handicapped has been
cited by the Presidents Committee on
Employment of the Handicapped for out
standing leadership in providing job op
portunities for qualified handicapped
workers
The citation sponsored by the Georgia
Department of Labor was presented to
Mr Chick at a meeting of the Athens
Lions Club on April 13
A graduate of the Georgia Academy
for the Blind at Macon and the Uni
versity of Georgia Law School Mr
Chick served in the Georgia House of
Representatives For years he has taken
a leading part in civic affairs in Athens
He has provided onthejob training
opportunities for many blind youths who
wanted to become piano technicians

Barna Jones
Barna Jones Dies
Barna C Jones Vocational Instructor
at the Georgia Academy for the Blind at
Macon died on April 13
He was a graduate of the Academy
and was appointed manual training
teacher there in 1924 a position he held
for ten years For two years he was In
dustrial Placement Specialist for the Vo
cational Rehabilitation Division section
for the blind From 1946 to 1951 he was
engaged in the piano and tuning repair
business
Although blind Mr Jones was regard
ed as a capable instructor in shop prac
tices He had a high degree of skill in
using hand tools and operating power
machinery
He held the respect and esteem of his
associates on the faculty at the Academy
He had a keen sense of humorNew Hiring Policy
The U S Civil Service Commission re
cently announced a change in policy
which permits Federal agencies to hire
on a 700hour trial basis persons who
have recovered from mental or emotional
disorders as well as those whose physical
handicap does not prevent them from
performing a specific job
In many cases physically handicap
ped applicants would be employed by the
Federal government if they could point
to a successful period of employment
following treatment for a mental or emo
tional disorder says the announcement
Securing this initial employment is
the most difficult phase of returning to
an active career In order to carry out
the Presidents employment policy and in
recognition of this initial hesitation you
Federal agencies are urged to assist
physically handicapped applicants by
providing this initial or trial temporary
employment Agencies are to accomplish
this objective authorized to make tem
porary limited appointments for not to
exceed 700 hours even where the posi
tion filled is a continuing one
Title Changed
President John F Kennedy recently
signed an Executive Order removing the
word physically from the title of the
Presidents Committee on Employment
of the Physically Handicapped
In announcing the change the Presi
dent explained We want to emphasize
the great importance of hiring people
who may have suffered some degree of
difficulty mentally These people de
serve our wholehearted support and co
operation in making it possible for them
to live useful and fruitful lives
h
Augustas 48yearold J P Cofer who has a disabled left leg was
aided by Vocational Rehabilitation in establishing a neighborhood
business For years he had worked as a cook in a cafe Cofer was
dependent upon his parents when accepted for service by Vocational
Rehabilitation
Succeeds Dr Bennett
Appointment of Dr James Vernon
Luck of Los Angeles Calif to the Na
tional Advisory Council on Vocational
Rehabilitation has been announced by
Health Education and Welfare Secre
tary Abraham Ribicoff
Dr Luck succeeds Dr Robert L Ben
nett Jr Director of the Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation Warm Springs Ga
and will serve a fouryear term
Blind Students
books for blind
California
Continued from Page 3
persons in Maine and
HIRE
THE HANDICAPPED
This window display in Davisons on Atlantas Peachtree street was
a feature of the annual observance of NEPH Week to promote equal
job opportunities for qualified handicapped workers It was planned
and installed by Davisons display staff
The quality of the work produced in
Athens is evidenced by the fact that the
Library of Congress has requested for
its permanent collection four books re
corded locally One of these is Uncle
Remus His Songs and Sayings record
ed by Dr David F Barrow for thirty
years professor of mathematics at the
University a faithful reader for the
Athens unit and widely known for his
Uncle Remus dialect
Although all the workers at the units
are volunteers each unit must meet its
own expenses for equipment and sup
plies It is felt that the present produc
tion figure attained on only two tape
recorders could be doubled if funds were
available for two additional machines
Nationally known personalities in the
arts and other fields are among the sup
porters of RFB Some are volunteer
readers others help through contribu
tions But for its continued operation and
expansion the Athens unit depends large
ly upon friends within the state Cost of
production is roughly a penny per re
corded page
The basic objective of RFB is to help
the blind become useful productive citi
zens One way of achieving this goal is
to assist the sightless in continuing their
formal education Letters from blind
persons who have achieved success in
varying fields attest that they could not
have completed their training without
the facilities of RFB Such messages en
courage the units to work harder than
everDivision of Vocational Rehabilitation
Georgia Department of Education
275 State Office Annex
Atlanta 3 Georgia
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Amputee Carl T Perkins 50 a
former policeman in Sylvester now
earns a living maintaining lawns
and grounds for churches and
schools His left leg was injured
by a shotgun blast in a hunting
accident in 1958 He had insuiance
through the Peace Officers Asso
ciation He had several surgical
operations and was provided with
a modern prosthesis Vocational
Rehabilitation also aided him in
getting tools and equipment need
ed in his new occupation
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ckabllltatloiv Mws
Patients and therapists work together at the
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
See page 2New Rehabilitation Center
Architects drawing of the proposed Georgia Rehabilitation Center to be constructed by the State
Board of Education on a 13acre tract deeded to the State by the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Three units are shown from left the 130bed dormitory evaluationtraining section and the adminis
tration building The project estimated to cost more than 1255000 will be financed with State and
Federal HillBurton funds Wise Simpson Aiken Associates of Atlanta are the architects
Shown above is a view of the worldfamous Georgia Warm Springs Foundation property and the site
of the Georgia Rehabilitation Center These facilities will provide comprehensive rehabilitation services
to disabled persons The services include medical treatment and consultation physical therapy speech
and hearing therapy artificial appliances braces nursing vocational counseling psychological counsel
ing and testing social casework vocational training workshop therapy and work experience A coordi
nated clientcentered approach will be maintained to assure that individuals receive the proper service
at the proper timeProgram Advances on Many Fronts
By Dr A P Jarrell Director
In the fiscal year ending June 30 1962
another new record was established in
the number of disabled persons helped to
overcome their handicaps and placed in
satisfactory employment through the
services of the Georgia Rehabilitation
Agency
The program for the sighted disabled
and the program for the blind had 14386
persons referred of which 7486 were
accepted for services
As of June 30 1962 6105 were re
habilitated into satisfactory employment
and 6582 were receiving major services
554 of those rehabilitated during this
period were unemployed when the reha
bilitation process began About 700 of
those rehabilitated were receiving Public
Assistance at acceptance
It is estimated that those rehabilitated
will pay in taxes during the remainder
of their working lives from 700 to
1000 for every dollar invested in their
rehabilitation so that the conversion of
6105 persons from taxconsumers into
taxpayers is of pronounced economic
benefit to the state and nation
Areas in which services were expanded
to a larger group of disabled persons
were
1 The Agency has provided services
during the past year to many indi
viduals with severe cardiac neuro
muscular and respiratory condi
tions who were formerly denied
assistance With new medications
improved surgical procedures and
better facilities the Agency was
able to rehabilitate 113 clients who
were severely handicapped in one
of these categories
2 Mentally Retarded Experience in
the rehabilitation of this group
indicated that a more extensive
program of services with better
coordination of all who are con
cerned in the welfare of these
people was necessary To meet
the needs of the educable retard
ed services were expanded in this
area The Georgia Agency reha
bilitated 134 this past fiscal year
3 Emotionally 111 Services in in
tensive treatment centers in gen
eral hospitals and at the State
Mental Hospital were expanded A
better coordinated program with
related private and public agencies
in the placement and followup of
these clients was developed The
Agency rehabilitated 326
4 Epileptic Improvement in medi
cation and adequate staff and fa
cilities have demonstrated that
more than 60 of these disabled
people can gain control of this con
dition and be placed in full time
jobs
5 Blind The Agency rehabilitated
342 blind clients and placed in
varied types of employment more
than in any prior year Services
were provided to clients formerly
denied in cases where new oper
ative techniques may retain limit
ed vision The number of vending
stands was increased to 76 with
106 operators
6 Aid to Parents of Dependent Chil
dren The pilot project in Fulton
County demonstrated that a sub
stantial percentage of the dis
abled people could be rehabilitated
and become contributing members
to society Steps were taken to
initiate similar ADC projects in
other urban areas in an attempt to
carry out the provisions of new
Federal legislation to rehabilitate
a much larger number of Welfare
recipients
This year 393 were taken off the
States welfare rolls and with an
average payment per family of
8684 this amounts to a saving of
nearly 400000 a year
7 Older Disabled Workers Census
reports indicate an increasing
number of persons in the older age
group Many of these are disabled
and can be rehabilitated and re
stored to employment This past
fiscal year the Agency rehabili
tated approximately 2000 who
were age 45 and older Nearly 100
were age 65 and older
8 Old Age and Survivors Insurance
An increase of 535 was reported in
the number of applications for dis
ability benefits processed in the
past year A total of 15638 was
processed and 8999 was allowed
Those allowed received an average
monthly payment of 8000 which
increased the economy in the state
by 8639040 per year Approxi
mately 400 of the referrals were
accepted for rehabilitation of
which 62 were rehabilitated It
is to thi advantage of the indi
vidual to be returned to employ
ment through rehabilitation as he
should receive higher income for
his family and this in turn will be
a saving to the Social Security
Trust Fund
9 Evaluation Centers Three voca
tional evaluation centers were es
tablished for individuals with spe
cific disabilities emotionally ill
mentally retarded and deaf
10 Comprehensive Rehabilitation Cen
ter Plans have been completed
for the construction of the first
comprehensive rehabilitation cen
ter for Georgia with construc
tion beginning first quarter of
196263 fiscal year This makes
it possible for the severely dis
abled individual to receive medi
cal psychosocial work evaluation
and vocational training within the
same facility
11 Georgia School for the Deaf
During the past scholastic year
the school had the largest enroll
ment in its history464 Addi
tional vocational courses were add
ed and curriculum strengthened
Construction is now in process on
three cottage type dormitories for
48 students each along with
dining and recreation room
12 Georgia Academy for the Blind
Dr Claude Purcell seated State
Superintendent of Schools and Dr
A P Jarrell State Director of Re
habilitation Services review re
ports on years work
The enrollment this past scholas
tic year was the largest in the his
tory of the school226 The cur
riculum was strengthened and ad
ditional staff employed The fa
cilities were improved
For fiscal year 196263 plans have
been formulated to expand services to
certain categorical disability groups so
that a larger percentage of these people
may be rehabilitated Much attention has
been focused on services for the severely
disabled during the past fiscal year With
experience and additional facilities the
opportunities will be better than ever for
serving a larger number of people in
these groups
New federal legislation stipulates that
the Rehabilitation Agency will provide
expanded services to disabled people on
public welfare and social security in or
der to raise their standard of living and
help them become contributing members
to society To meet this challenge will
require the active support of every mem
ber of the staff along with the assistance
of related agencies etc
The areas in which we expect to render
greater services are 1 emotionally
ill 2 mentally retarded 3 the se
verely disabled 4 welfare recipients
5 older disabled person
To provide effective services for these
groups requires additional facilities such
as 1 evaluation centers 2 transi
tional workshops 3 a sound program
of staff training
The disabled people of our state are
entitled by law to be helped to the point
of employability It is our responsibility
to help the individual get his rightful
chance in life and I am sure that every
employee of the Agency will do all within
his power to see that those who are
eligible for rehabilitation service will be
assisteds Work Together
By John S Prickett Jr
Assistant Director
Georgia may be proud of one of the
outstanding Vocational Rehabilitation
programs in the entire nation
The number of persons rehabilitated
into employment has increased each year
for the past twelve consecutive years
This increase would not have been pos
sible without the wholehearted coopera
tion of many people and many agencies
The Governors the Legislatures the
State Boards of Education and the
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation have
provided increases in funds so that more
services could be provided to a larger
number of disabled individuals
The medical profession has given un
stinted support to the program in many
ways Guidance in the physical restora
tion phase of the program has been
carried on since 1944 by a Medical Ad
visory Committee composed of leading
physicians in the various specialty fields
throughout the State
In the various health agencies both
public and private working agreements
have been developed and as a result the
handicapped citizens have been better
served In some instances research and
demonstration projects have been under
taken in cooperation with health agencies
At the Milledgeville State Hospital a
project has been developed in cooperation
with the hospital for the rehabilitation
of patients there This project should
increase materially the number of pa
tients rehabilitated into employment
County Departments of Health have
rendered valuable services in the rehabili
tation effort
Many referrals come to Vocational
Rehabilitation through public and private
welfare agencies Projects have been
organized in cooperation with welfare
organizations A project which has been
recognized nationally is the one developed
in cooperation with the Fulton County
Department of Public Welfare In this
project Welfare and Vocational Rehabili
tation are working together in the re
habilitation of disabled fathers and
mothers receiving Aid to Dependent Chil
dren grants This project has demon
strated that this group of people may
again become productive citizens
Public and private schools have been
a good source of referrals for young
people Recently a project was begun
in conjunction with selected school sys
tems and the Special Education Section
of the State Department of Education
for evaluation and rehabilitation of
mentally retarded children in selected
school systems This project is just get
ting under way but should prove to be
very fruitful There has been enthu
siastic support from all concerned
Other projects have been developed
in cooperation with the Warm Springs
Foundation the School for the Deaf at
Cave Spring the Academy for the Blind
at Macon the Bobby Dodd Workshop in
Atlanta the Goodwill Industry in
Atlanta Battey Hospital at Rome the
Georgia State School and Hospital at
Gracewood and other organizations
Space does not permit even naming
the various organizations which have
cooperated with Vocational Rehabilita
tion in rendering more adequate services
to the handicapped individuals of this
State but there are many It is only
through this cooperation that the Di
vision has been able to rehabilitate over
82000 Georgia citizens since the program
began
Georgia will not rest on laurels of the
past but will continue to press forward
in the preservation of the greatest of all
assets the working usefulness of human
beings
st oration Is Mai or Service
By J L Hise Supervisor
Physical Restoration
Physical Restoration is one of the
major services provided to the disabled
citizens by the Vocational Rehabilitation
Division Public Law 113 passed by
Congress in 1943 authorized states to
include physical restoration services in
their programs and Georgia was one of
the first states to move forward in this
area
Under the leadership of Dr A P
Jarrell now Director of Rehabilitation
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MayJune 1962 No 5
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
Services and Dr T P Goodwyn Chief
Medical Consultant Georgia was recog
nized as one of the leaders in developing
and providing physical restoration serv
ices The cooperation of the medical pro
fession was sought and obtained Today
most of the physicians in the State are
involved in this part of the Rehabilita
tion program
The general practitioner makes many
of the general medical examinations
There are 1246 physicians on the Panel
of Specialists representing every spe
cialty group who perform surgery and
treatment and the other necessary physi
cal restoration services in helping restore
the disabled to their maximum physi
cal capacity This has played a tremen
dous part in placing disabled Georgia
citizens in employment
Hospitalization is purchased in 103
hospitals There are 10 medical con
sultants employed on a parttime basis
to assist Rehabilitation Counselors in
the regular program and 8 medical con
sultants assist in making disability de
terminations for the Social Security ap
plicants
Approximately eighty per cent of the
individuals who receive rehabilitation
services undergo physical restoration in
some form along with other services
such as guidance and training as a part
of their rehabilitation plan
For many years severely disabled in
dividuals had little opportunity to return
to employment Georgia again was one
of the leaders among the states in work
ing with paraplegics guadriplegics
epileptics severe heart disabilities and
other severe impairments that heretofore
had been neglected so far as Vocational
Rehabilitation was concerned
Many of these people were given new
hope new opportunities for employment
and a return to a productive life through
Vocational Rehabilitation services Many
were sent to the New York Institute of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Warm Springs Foundation and the
Woodrow Wilson Center in Fishersville
Virginia where they were given treat
ment training hope and a new chance
for employment
The future holds even greater possi
bilities for these severely disabled people
Rapid advances are being made in
the techniques of open heart surgery and
in all other phases of medical treatment
and surgical care
The Vocational Rehabilitation Division
welcomes new opportunities to serve
severely disabled people so that more of
them can be afforded opportunities for
meaningful happy productive lives as
contributing members of societyProgress In Region
By Louis R Schubert
Regional Representative
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
The one outstanding advance in re
habilitation in the Southeastern Region
during the past year has been the greatly
increased activity in the establishment
of new rehabilitation facilities and im
provements of programs in existing
facilities
The Regional Rehabilitation Center
which the Georgia Vocational Rehabili
tation Division is developing in conjunc
tion with Warm Springs Foundation is
an example of two organizations work
ing closely together to establish a voca
tionallyoriented center and typifies the
urgency to establish badlyneeded serv
ices
The rehabilitation center at Ellisville
Mississippi for epileptics is another ex
ample This is the first center program
in the country specifically geared to meet
the needs of epileptics
Another outstanding accomplishment
has been the tremendous improvement
effected by State Rehabilitation Agencies
in their inservice training programs
Practically all agencies have a well
planned year round staff development
program Major emphasis was given to
improving counselor understanding and
skills in the rehabilitation process More
training for supervisors was noted as
a definite trend
One of the most important pieces of
work conducted by the Regional Office
in fiscal year 1962 was a review in
every State Rehabilitation Agency of the
quality of casework services rendered to
clients The State Agencies studied the
results carefully with interest and many
improvements in casework practices are
expected
There has been keen interest in de
veloping of special projects and State
Agencies designated a member of their
State Staff to coordinate this activity
The same person in most instances also
has workshop and facility development as
his responsibility
In February research personnel from
universities in Region IV and rehabilita
tion personnel participated in an insti
tute in Atlanta to explore ways of work
ing together to realize improved research
and demonstration projects to find new
and better avenues to the rehabilitation
of the disabled
Two disability areas in particular re
ceived a great deal of attention and made
major advances Georgia and Alabama
have moved forward in programs for
the rehabilitation of the mentally re
tarded Georgia and South Carolina have
both developed extensive rehabilitation
center services for the mentally ill with
in State Mental Hospitals
Goals for the future are shaped and
pursued on the basis of past progress
Aspects of vocational rehabilitation
which made the most progress in fiscal
year 1962 are still areas of concern and
will get the major part of our attention
Additional workshops and rehabilita
tion facilities are needed We need speech
and hearing centers rehabilitation houses
for the mentally ill also for the mentally
retarded We must find new approaches
to the rehabilitation of the mentally re
tarded the aging worker the mentally
ill the blind and persons otherwise
severely disabled who need a wide range
of adjustment services
Research and demonstration and State
Agency Inservice Training will continue
to receive major emphasis Job place
ment will receive new emphasis
In fiscal year 1963 the Regional Of
fice hopes to provide more and better
consultation to State Agencies to assist
them in rehabilitating more disabled
people A major objective will be to
aid State Directors to establish better
systems of studying their own agency
programs We expect to assert more
active leadership in helping agencies
determine needs and in planning for long
range goals
Other objectives for the coming year
will be to a help State Agencies
secure enough State Funds to match
Federal Funds available b work more
closely with public welfare agencies to
effect rehabilitation of a greater number
of welfare recipients c explore addi
tional means of working with public
health agencies the schools and the Old
Age Survivors Insurance Program to
bring the best rehabilitation services
possible to the disabled
By W B Gaines Supervisor
Services for the Blind
Rehabilitation services for blind clients
made progress during the past year in
both quality and quantity In fiscal year
196061 332 blind persons were rehabili
tated and in fiscal year 196162 342
cases were closed employed
A wider range of services as to job
objectives has been accomplished with
out an increase in the staff Some of
the areas in which clients were provided
services including training and place
ment consist of the following
Thirtyone clients attended eighteen
different colleges Six students graduated
in June One student received a scholar
ship in the graduate school at Yale
University Another received a teaching
scholarship Three gradutes have pros
pects for employment in September
The Agricultural Specialist and Coun
selors for the Blind assisted seventeen
clients in rural areas in developing eight
different types of projects
The Adjustment and Orientation Cen
ter at the Georgia Academy for the Blind
enrolled thirty clients for diagnostic
evaluation and training during the sum
mer months The Metropolitan Atlanta
Association for the Blind has provided
similar training for sixteen clients
The Optical Aids Center located in
the Department of Ophthalmology at
the Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta
operated cooperatively with the Georgia
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation has
made lowvision examinations for the
purpose of improving visual acuity with
optical aids for 595 near blind persons
during the last four years One hundred
and thirtyfour have been examined and
evaluated during 196162 Recommenda
tions for visual improvement with optical
aids have been made for approximately
sixty per cent of all those examined
The Greenhouse and Nursery program
at the Georgia Academy for the Blind
is in continuous operation and has pro
vided training and placement for a num
ber of blind clients in nursery and re
lated occupations
The Vending Stand Program provides
an excellent means of permanent rehabili
tation for blind clients During the fiscal
year eleven new stands were opened
Sales increased 128000 with total
volume of 1139000 The operators
earnings increased 32000 making a
total operator earnings of 315338 or an
average of 3250 per operator At
present 106 blind persons are employed
in 76 vending stands
The Home Employment Counselor who
assists blind housewives in homemaking
has provided services to 19 women Many
of these are now able to do their shop
ping cooking and housekeeping Many
supplement the family income with
craft projects which the Home Employ
ment Counselor has helped them to de
velop
Some of the varied occupations in
which blind clients were employed are
stand operators store operators sales
men elevator operators piano techni
cians janitors housekeepers carpenters
medical transcribers recreation directors
farmers teachers and ministersMentally 111 Get More Help
By W C Petty Supervisor
Due to the complexity of the problems
involved effective programs for the vo
cational rehabilitation of the mentally
ill like Rome are not built in a day
Despite this fact tremendous strides
during the past fiscal year have been
made by the Georgia agency toward the
solution of this longneglected national
problem
The first specialized efforts directed
toward the vocational rehabilitation of
the mentally ill in the state were initiated
July 1 1958 at which time in coopera
tion with the State Health Department
and general hospitals a special VR Coun
selor was added to the treatment team
on the psychiatric ward of the Talmadge
Hospital Subsequent to this beginning
two other special Counselors have become
members of psychiatric treatment and
rehabilitation teams in general hospitals
one at Grady Hospital Atlanta in 1960
and one at the Medical Center Columbus
in 1961
This beginning which was partially
supported by a substantial Federal OVR
Research and Demonstration Grant
proved effective in the rehabilitation of
the mentally ill in the state to the extent
that the agency was encouraged to accept
an invitation from the State Hospital to
provide a VR staff in the State Hospital
as a part of the team concerned with
total psychiatric care
This project in the State Hospital was
initially launched on July 1 1961 with a
staff consisting of a Supervisor three
special Counselors a parttime consult
ant psychiatrist the equivalent of a full
time consultant psychologist and a part
time research psychologist Later a
fourth Counselor and a prevocational
evaluator were added During the year
members of this staff have made rapid
progress in identifying and filling their
roles as members of screening evalu
ation advisory and treatment teams
Staff personnel have related closely to
community resource groups over the
state encouraging these groups to mobi
lize to meet the transitional needs of the
returning discharged patient One special
Counselor has been assgined to the
metropolitan area of Atlanta to work
closely with these groups in addition to
working with individual clients in this
area As a result of this effort to provide
for a thread of continuity of needed serv
ices from the hospital into the communi
ty a number of community groups in
cluding chapters of the Georgia Mental
Health Association County Public
Health Department State Jaycee Clubs
and others have become active and ef
fective
At the time each client is judged ready
to leave the hospital he is referred to
the field Counselor serving the communi
ty to which the client returns along with
a comprehensive vocational evaluation
with particular emphasis both upon the
clients potential for adjustment and his
particular needs to be met during this
period of adjustment in the community
By the end of the fiscal year the
Counselors at the State Hospital had
given consideration to 496 patients A
followup study on the first 100 patients
leaving the State Hospital under spon
sorship of the VR program indicated
that only 10 per cent of these patients
were readmitted to the hospital This
compares very favorably with the 39 per
cent rate of readmissions of the general
population of releases At the time of
the study 55 per cent of these had been
successfully placed in employment The
study also revealed that 35 per cent of
this group were successfully competing
in vocational training or had successfully
completed training courses since leaving
the hospital
Projected plans for the present fiscal
year include an expansion of the present
VR staff at the State Hospital to include
additional Counselors social workers
and prevocational evaluators It is ex
pected that the Y H Yarbrough Rehabi
litation Center now under construction
will be completed and fully equipped
and in operation by the beginning of the
calendar year This will be a 500bed
facility devoted to the psychiatric social
and vocational rehabilitation of patients
The vocational section is being equipped
for prevocational evaluations using the
job sample technique of evaluation and
also for work conditioning and vocational
training in a wide variety of occupations
Of paramount importance during this
year of progress has been the decided
improvement in counselor skill tech
nique and knowhow of offering VR
services to the psychiatric client This
improvement has been accomplished both
through inservice training programs and
through a closer working relationship
with other disciplines in the field of
mental health These developments offer
promise of more quality and productive
rehabilitation of the mentally ill
More Training Provided
By Otis C Dyer Supervisor
Guidance Training and Placement
Present trends in industry demand
more skilled workers than ever before
and there is every indication that this
need will increase The Vocational Re
habilitation Division is dedicated to the
responsibility of preparing physically
impaired people for employment and is
therefore ever alert to the needs of em
ployers as well as the needs of the handi
capped individual
The agency provides first of all coun
seling and guidance services to these citi
zens The Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor together with whatever as
sistance may be necessary seeks to de
termine the vocational potential of the
individual and to assist him in choosing
the most suitable area in which he will
earn his livelihood Once this choice is
made the service facility which can meet
the needs that have been identified is
chosen
During fiscal year 196162 approxi
mately 2500 persons received training
This included all types of training Ap
proximately 700 handicapped people have
been in the colleges preparing for the
professions The others have received vo
cational and technical training
The state and area trade schools have
trained a large number of these people
The development of the trade school pro
gram in the state has to a large extent
eliminated the necessity of sending Geor
gia citizens out of state to get training
they need
The Division also assists in placement
The Rehabilitation Counselors and spe
cialists in the field of placement con
stantly seek employment opportunities
for qualified handicapped people They
are careful to direct the individual to
employment which is consistent with his
disability and for which he is well pre
pared
Although the professional staff is well
trained the agency has an inservice
training program designed to assist staff
members in keeping abreast of current
developments in education and industry
The Agency has received substantial as
sistance from other Divisions of the State
Department of Education and the Uni
versity of Georgia and personnel of other
colleges and universities in the stateW A Crump
Assistant Supervisor
Experience has shown that a sizable
proportion of the educable mentally re
tarded disability group can benefit from
Vocational Rehabilitation services and
become competitive productive citizens
As of June 30 1962 staff members
were providing services to 762 mentally
retarded clients Five hundred and
eightyseven of these were on the case
loads of Counselors in the regular phase
of the rehabilitation program The num
ber of mentally retarded pupils being
served has more than doubled during
the fiscal year 196162
During the year the Agency utilized
several approaches to discover new and
better ways of providing vocational re
habilitation services to the mentally re
tarded
1 Vocational AppraisalsThe voca
tional potential of 363 clients was ap
praised in the seven appraisal clinics
This number represents more than a fifty
percent gain over the previous year
2 Georgia State School and Hospital
During this year the Vocational Re
habilitation Counselor at this institution
for the mentally retarded has worked
with 37 patients 21 received prevoca
tional training on jobs at the institution
Seven were provided prevocational
training at Goodwill Industries in At
lanta Four were provided specific voca
tional training in an onthejob situation
in Augusta and formal trade training at
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
in Fisherville Virginia
3 PreVocational Training for Adults
The Agency has secured prevocational
training for 97 mentally retarded clients
from Bobby Dodd Sheltered Workshop
the Occupational Training Center and
Goodwill Industries
4 PreVocational Training for Pupils
The current Research and Demonstra
tion Project A Project to Assist Public
Schools to Meet Some of the Major Re
habilitation Needs of the Mentally Re
tarded is operating in seven public
school systems in the state The systems
are listed below
System Supt VR Consultant Pupils
Atlanta City
Dr J W Letson
Chatham County
D L McCormac
DeKalb County
Jim Cherry
Dougherty County
J J Cordell
Fitzgerald County
C V Hodges
Fulton County
Dr Paul D West
Muscogee County
W H Shaw
L B Young
62
H A Bright 41
L B Young
R M Long
R M Long
L B Young
16
11
23
R MLong 13
Total 175
During the fist year of this project
Vocational Rehabilitation personnel pro
vided andor assisted in the provision of
one or more services to 175 mentally re
tarded pupils concurrently with other
secondary experiences vocational ap
praisal medical and psychological evalu
ation pupil and parent counseling
schoolwork in and schoolwork out
prevocational training workshop evalu
ation specific vocational training and
job placement Experience indicates that
Albany High School Special Education student and Miss Marylyn
Foster Occupational Therapist shown at prevocational training
station Albany Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
Albany High School Special Education student and Miss Jeanelle
Threadgill Registered Physical Therapist are shown at Phoebe Putney
Hospital prevocational training station
CENTER FOR DEAF
An Evaluation Center for the Deaf at
Cave Spring soon will become a reality
Bids were received and the contract
awarded on June 28 to Rogers Construc
tion Company Rome Ga for 5109600
If work proceeds as planned the Cen
ter should begin receiving clients early
in 1963
Clients will be accepted for evaluation
upon recommendation from local rehabil
itation counselors and will be boarded in
a HalfWay House situated in the vi
these services are benefiting both the pu
pil and the school Only a few of the
pupils being served in this cooperative
project dropped out of school last year
cinity of Cave Spring
Evaluation will be vocationally orient
ed but will include psychological audi
tory intelligence physical capacities
achievement and social assessment as
well
Dr A P Jarrell Director of Rehabili
tation Services is also Director of the
Evaluation Center at Georgia School for
the Deaf
Fred L Sparks Jr Superintendent of
Georgia School for the Deaf will act as
Administrator of the Evaluation Center
J H Whitworth Counselor for the
Deaf at Georgia School for the Deaf
will be the Coordinator
Eventually a fulltime Evaluator will
be employed along with the needed serv
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Services At Battey
There was a time in the not too dis
tant past when the tuberculosis patient
at Battey State Hospital faced many
months and often many years of treat
ment The medical therapy of that era
imposed rigorous restrictions on the pa
tients physical activities There were a
limited number of occupations the doc
tors felt would be safe for the recuper
ated patientlest he break down
again
Under conditions prevailing at that
time the Vocational Rehabilitation Divi
sion sought to institute appropriate
measures to aid in the rehabilitation of
the patients whose progress toward re
cuperation justified the services
Through the cooperation of the ad
ministration of Battey State Hospital
the Division of Vocational Education
and the Floyd County Department of
Vocational Education an effective voca
tional training program was instituted
at the hospital
As the patients became able to engage
in training programs they were admitted
to selected vocational courses that
seemed best suited to their individual
needs They were given training in the
selected vocational areas for whatever
number of hours the doctor thought best
Ultimately many were returned to ap
proved jobs on the outside
In the past two decades the treatment
of tuberculosis has been revolutionized
The discovery of new miracle drugs has
vastly shortened the patients stay in the
hospital and greatly reduced the limita
tions placed upon his physical activities
It gradually became evident under this
new regime that longterm training fa
cilities at the hospital were no longer
needed It followed that Vocational Re
habilitation efforts at Battey became
drastically curtailed
In the summer of 1961 Dr A P Jar
rell Director of VocationaPRehabilita
tion Services appointed a committee to
meet with Dr Raymond Corpe Superin
tendent of Battey Hospital and to study
the needs of the patients at the hospital
in so far as rehabilitation services were
concerned It was found that many pa
tients have serious problems of a voca
tional nature that confront them while
they are in the hospital Many need coun
selling and guidance in regard to their
work capacities Many need help in find
ing suitable job placement Some still re
quire training for a new job more suit
able to their physical limitations Many
need the reassurance that comes from
finding that there are those who care
and those who will help them to find
their place in society when they are able
to return
The committee recommended that an
experienced Counselor interested in work
with the tubercular be assigned full
time to Battey This committee also rec
ommended that emphasis be placed on
counselling guidance and placement
service Dr Corpe offered adequate of
fice facilities in the doctors section of
the hospital and full access to the avail
able records He also offered living quar
ters for the Rehabilitation Counselor on
the hospital grounds Every effort would
be made to make the Rehabilitation
Counselor function as a member of the
team
Dr Jarrell approved the recommenda
tions of the committee and appointed
Kenneth Hix as Counselor at the hos
pital Mr Hix had been a former patient
at Battey a former client of the Division
had a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation
Counselling from the University of Flor
ida and practical experience as a Coun
selor in the Rome office
In the eight months since he became
established at Battey Counselor Hix has
recorded 373 initial interviews with pa
tients There were numerous other inter
views and contacts on the wards Two
hundred and twentyfour patients have
been placed on the case load
Fortyfive cases were accepted for vo
cational rehabilitation services during
the eight months Twentyseven of these
have already been transferred to the
home Counselor two were closed as
successfully rehabilitated by the hos
pital Counselor
Reports from patients and observers
at Battey indicate that a definite break
through has been made in meeting the
vocational rehabilitation needs of the
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State Officials sign contract for the construction of the Georgia Rehabilitation
Center at Warm Springs Front row from left Dr A P Jarrell Director of
Rehabilitation Services Dr Claude Purcell State Superintendent of Schools
and Henry Stewart Sr of Cedartown ViceChairman of the State Board of
Education Back Row State Board members Zack Daniel Lavonia Paul
Stone Waynesboro David Rice Atlanta and Lonnie Sweat Blackshear See
Story on Page 3NRA Meets
Melvin Bius 46 who lost his left arm in 1935 was provided with
onthejob training as desk clerk at the Hotel Colquitt Moultrie At
the end of the training period he was given a position and later ad
vanced to the post of resident manager Mr Bius formerly was a
resident of Sylvester Shown at left is Vocational Rehabilitation Coun
selor Hugh Mitchell of Albany
priii
Thomas Aiken of Buena Vista is
shown here receiving gait training
at the Albany amputee clinic
Formerly a hotel clerk and auto
mobile salesman he lost his leg as
the result of circulatory condition
Mr Aiken is a Senior citizen and
has displayed a great deal of moti
vation toward becoming employ
able his Counselor reports Upon
completion of the training Mr
Aiken expects to return to the mo
tel business
By Fred L Sparks Jr Superintendent
Georgia School for the Deaf
The 116th annual report of Georgias
School for the Deaf at Cave Spring
reveals that during the 196162 school
year 463 boys and girls were enrolled
in this delightfully pleasant boarding
school with some from the area attend
ing as day pupils
Deaf pupils from all parts of the
State were enrolled They follow regular
courses of instruction from kindergarten
through high school plus speech speech
reading or lip reading and auditory train
ing together with vocational courses in
just about all of the general practical
arts homemaking graphic arts shop
and farm business machines and beauty
culture
Deaf pupils compete in athletics with
the public high schools in Georgia The
academically successful the able and
the ambitious are continuing thsir col
lege education in the worlds only college
for the deafGallaudet College Wash
ington D C Adult education under
Vocational Rehabilitation sponsorship
was started during the year at both
the school for whites and the school for
Negroes
On an adequate campus of 79 acres
plus 428 acres for farm and dairy
Georgias School for the Deaf offers a
complete high school and trade school
education to deafened children who
reach beyond the silence that surrounds
them toward human communication
which opens the doors to their future
as successful citizens
The School prepares children from a
Well over 1000 rehabilitation workers
physicians and other personnel from
health welfare and related fields are
expected to attend the 1962 conference
of the National Rehabilitation Associ
ation October 2224 in Detroit Michigan
Following the conference focus of
New Concepts and Challenges for Re
habilitation the threeday affair will
explore advances in rehabilitation re
search community planning for re
habilitation rehabilitation of persons af
flicted with cardiovascular illness mental
retardation neuromuscular disorders
blindness and communication disorders
rehabilitation of the older worker and of
children and young adults and standards
for sheltered workshops and rehabilita
tion centers
Featured at the annual meeting will be
addresses by
Howard A Rusk MD director of the
Institute of Physical Medicine and Re
habilitation New York City
Walter Reuther president of the
United Auto Workers and AFLCIO ex
ecutive vice president
George Romney president of Ameri
can Motors
Frank H Krusen MD executive di
rector of the Sister Elizabeth Kenny In
stitute and John B Swainson Governor
of Michigan
hushed world for a hearing and speak
ing society a service to mankind ably
and confidently performed at the school
Tomorrow when opportunity knocks
for the deaf of Georgia they will be
able to hear Thanks to the people of
the State the Legislature State Depart
ment of Education Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation the schools staff and
faculty of 127 will be able to perform
this service
While pointing with pride to accom
plishments the annual report pointed
out needs which have been approved by
reports of Legislative SubCommittees on
Education They include a speech thera
pist latest equipment for auditory train
ing additional teachers and mainte
nance staff higher supplements and
other benefits needed to attract and hold
the best qualified teachers hospital for
Negroes modern business eguipment for
office and school additional recreational
facilities residences for superintendent
and principal renovation of old dormi
tories an expanded public relations pro
gram in the interest of public under
standing of the deaf and problems of ed
ucating the deaf toward successful citi
zenshipRehabilitation Center Contract Let
By Nathan Nolan Administrator
Georgia Rehabilitation Center
To help disabled individuals develop
new work skills while receiving medical
treatment is the idea that brought a com
prehensive rehabilitation center to Geor
gia
Doctors therapists teachers vocation
al counselors and other professional peo
ple who deal with disabled people have
recognized the need for such a center for
many years
The Georgia Warm Springs Founda
tion which operates one of the worlds
foremost medical rehabilitation centers
and the Georgia Vocational Rehabilita
tion Division a leader in the field of
vocational rehabilitation have now for
mulated a plan to establish a fully com
prehensive rehabilitation center at Warm
Springs
This brings together two of the na
tions outstanding individuals in the field
of rehabilitation Dr Robert L Bennett
Executive Director of the Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation an authority and
leader among physicians in the field of
physical medicine and rehabilitation and
Dr A P Jarrell Director of the Georgia
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation a
recognized national leader in the field of
Vocational Rehabilitation
The center will offer a wide variety of
services that will enable many disabled
people to receive medical treatment and
many other services such as vocational
training work evaluation and job try
out at the same time Thus many can
reduce the time required to return to
work following serious illnesses and in
juries and others who might never be
able to return to work without these
services now will become working citi
zens
The State Board of Education with
the assistance of HillBurton hospital
construction funds is erecting buildings
on land deeded to the State by the Geor
gia Warm Springs Foundation that will
make possible these expanded services
The buildings are being designed to per
mit the convenient use of wheelchairs in
all rooms and spaces Various centers
throughout the nation have been studied
to insure that the best known architec
ture and design for this type of facility
are included
The present design of new buildings
includes housing for 133 people areas
for vocational training where skills spe
cially adaptive to the disabled will be
taught work evaluation where many
will be assisted in determining the most
appropriate field of work to follow a re
habilitation adjustment workshop where
work experience will be provided
Recreation and dining facilities are in
cluded This together with the present
capacity at the Georgia Warm Springs
Foundation will bring the total available
beds for disabled individuals at Warm
Springs to approximately 250 Many peo
ple can be served without occupying beds
at these facilities making it possible to
provide services to a total of about 450
people on any given day
A large variety of services will be
available as a result of this expanded
program They will include medical
treatment and consultation orthopedic
surgery physical therapy occupational
therapy speech and hearing therapy
artificial appliance braces nursing
vocational counseling psychological
counseling and testing social casework
vocational training rehabilitation work
shop therapy and work experience
While all facilities at Warm Springs
are designed to enable the seriously dis
abled to use them it is anticipated that
many people with less serious disabilities
will take advantage of the facilities This
center will be open to all who can receive
help from the services offered
The expanded program has been made
possible through the cooperation of a
number of agencies and individuals in
cluding the Georgia Warm Springs
Foundation the Governor and the Gen
eral Assembly the State Board of Edu
cation the State Department of Educa
tion the Georgia Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation the Federal Office of Vo
cational Rehabilitation the Georgia De
partment of Public Health and the Unit
ed States Public Health Service
New Chairman for Handica
Governor Ernest Vandiver has an
nounced the appointment of William A
Sims Jr of Atlanta as Chairman of
the Governors Committee on Employ
ment of the Handicapped
Mr Sims succeeds Clifford Clarke Jr
Executive Director of Associated Indus
tries of Georgia Inc who served with
distinction for more than three years
Mr Clarke resigned because of the press
of other business
Mr Sims is President of Master Manu
facturing Company of Atlanta manufac
turers of automobile seat cushions He is
a former member of Atlantas Board of
Alderman and a leader in many civic
activities
For ten years the Master Manufactur
ing Company has followed a policy of
giving equal job opportunities to quali
fied handicapped applicants The firm
has been cited by the Presidents Com
mittee on Employment of the Handi
capped for its record in this respect
Speaking to a group of personnel offi
cers recently Mr Sims said We have
foundand our experience is proof
that the handicapped worker is more
regular in attendance performs average
or better work and stays on the job
longer than an ablebodied person
Now dont let me mislead you and
have you to believe that because a work
er is handicapped he will prove out sat
isfactory and be a good productive
worker This is not at all true You will
have the same percentage of failures in
job performance of handicapped workers
as you will in employing the nonhandi
capped worker But those who do prove
satisfactory by our experience show
that their production the quality of their
work and their attendance record is far
better than that of the socalled able
bodied worker
Handicapped workers appreciate their
jobs and they have a spirit of company
loyalty and a spirit of happiness that
seems to rub off on other workers We
have found them to be very cooperative
They excel in job interest
Governor Vandiver seated names
William A Sims Jr Chairman of
the Governors Committee on Em
ployment of the HandicappedtV0 GcorciaocoAOrvo
Aekabilitation Mws
Another New Record
Vol 11 JulyAugust 1962 No 6
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
DR A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
HEmlock 61509
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
A
new alltime record for the rehabilitation of disabled men and
women through Vocational Rehabilitation services was established in
Georgia during the fiscal year which ended June 30 1962
In a telegram to Governor Vandiver Miss Mary Switzer Director
of the Federal Office of Vocational Rehabilitation said
I send heartiest congratulations on the accomplishments of the
Georgia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation during the past fiscal
year In rehabilitating 6105 disabled men and women to satisfying life
during the year Georgia ranks third among the states and her record
was surpassed only by the much more populous states of Pennsylvania
and New York
In addition this is another alltime record for Georgia This rec
ord was established despite an extensive realignment and staff training
program which has enabled Georgia to place great emphasis on the
rehabilitation of mentally ill and mentally retarded persons two areas
in which great effort is needed over the nation
The ground work laid during the past year will pay dividends in
increased results for Georgia over years to come
The start of your rehabilitation center at Warm Springs signalized
another forward step that will enable Georgia to increase efficiency and
effectiveness of her wellbalanced program of rehabilitation for all who
need her help
I hope that you can convey to Director A P Jarrell and his effi
cient and dedicated rehabilitation staff throughout Georgia the appre
ciation of their Federal partner for their excellent work
In releasing Miss Switzers message Governor Vandiver said
This is an enviable record which amply demonstrates Georgias
determination to rehabilitate the maximum number of its disabled citi
zens
We will not slacken our efforts merely because of what we have
achieved in the past Before us lie even greater goals in the field of
conservation of our human resources
In a letter to Dr Jarrell Miss Switzer said
Today the President announced another major achievement in our
StateFederal programthe rehabilitation of more than 100000 dis
abled people in a single year It was my pleasure to join our new Secre
tary Mr Celebreeze at the White House and to introduce to the Presi
dent a handicapped young man who represented that 100000 rehabili
tated last year
I wish that you and every State Director could have been with me
for no one knows better than I how much credit is due you not only for
reaching a new numerical record but also because our Vocational
Rehabilitation program today is providing better services to more people
who need them
Now we set forth upon another taskto develop our programs to
the point where 200000 disabled men and women can be rehabilitated
each year and the satisfaction we all will have in knowing that our
program together with the many fine voluntary agencies is reaching
all the disabled people who need our helpNational Authorities Speak
Some of the nations outstanding au
thorities in the field of rehabilitation
were among the speakers at the Voca
tional Rehabilitation Divisions annual
staff training conference in Savannah in
August
Various phases of the joint State
Federal program were discussed in gen
eral sesions and workships
Among the speakers were Dr William
A Fraenkel of New York Consultant on
Workshops and Rehabilitation to the
National Association for Retarded Chil
dren Inc Fred Schumacher of Wash
ington of the Division of Research
Grants and Demonstration Office of Vo
cational Rehabilitation E B Whitten
of Washington Executive Director of the
National Rehabilitation Association Wil
liam P McCahill of Washington Execu
tive Secretary of the Presidents Commit
tee on Employment of the Handicapped
Dr William Roemmich of Baltimore
Chief Medical Officer Bureau of Old Age
and Survivors Insurance and R C
Thompson of Baltimore Director of Vo
cational Rehabilitation Services
Dr Claude Purcell State Superintend
ent of Schools spoke at the opening
session on New Trends in Education
after Dr A P Jarrell State Director of
Rehabilitation Services had reviewed the
years operations and outlines the goals
for the new fiscal year
Mrs Hazel Lewis of Columbus Presi
dent of the Georgia Education Associ
ation speaking on Equal Opportunities
for the Handicapped called for better
cooperation between public education
forces and the rehabilitation agencies
Teachers should be more alert in dis
covering emotional disturbances and poor
mental health among pupils she said
Lary Robinson right Employ
ment Counselor Georgia State Em
ployment Service Atlanta received
the Presidents Committee on Em
ployment of the Handicapped Cita
tion for Meritorious Service in fur
thering the employment of handi
capped workers The presentation
was made by William U Norwood
Jr Washington D C at the an
nual training institute
Mrs Julius Y Talmadge of Athens former member of the State Board
of Education was honored by the Vocational Rehabilitation staff for
distinguished service Shown with her are Dr Claude Purcell State
Superintendent of Schools at left and Dr A P Jarrell Director
of Rehabilitation Services
Dr James Craig Assistant Superin
tendent of the Milledgeville State Hospi
tal spoke on new trends in the treatment
and rehabilitation of the emotionally ill
One highlight of the conference was
the annual banquet with Leo Aikman
Atlanta Constitution columnist as the
principal speaker Another highlight was
a dinner honoring Mrs Julius Y Tal
madge of Athens a former member of
the State Board of Education Mrs Tal
madge retired from the State Board last
year aftern ten years of service She also
served on the Board from 1934 to 1936
A Distinguished Service Award and a
portfolio of letters from friends and as
sociates in public life were presented to
Mrs Talmadge Dr Purcell acted as
Master of Ceremonies Henry Stewart
Sr of Cedartown Vice Chairman of the
State Board spoke on Mrs Talmadges
contributions to public education and
presented the award The portfolio of
100 letters was presented by Dr Jarrell
He said in part Throughout her ten
ure on the State Board of Education
Mrs Talmadge gave unstinted support
to the Vocational Rehabilitation pro
gram and to the two schools for handi
capped childrenthe Georgia Academy
for the Blind and the Georgia School for
the Deaf
She held firm convictions that the
disabled people of Georgia should have
every opportunity the State could pro
vide to become selfrespecting selfsup
porting citizens of their communities
Her attitude toward these programs
was just one manifestation of her love
for Georgiaand all its citizens

Speaking on new trends in employ
ment of the handicapped and the work
of the Presidents Committee Mr Mc
Cahill said in part
Although we sometimes find our
selves engaged in what may seem to be
peripheral areas we never take our eyes
off the eventual goal employment of
the handicapped
Decisions of employers are based on
facts experience information opinions
and attitudes and it has been our purpose
in life to provide the employer through
a broad public education program with
the necessary facts experience and in
formation to give him a good opinion
of the work potentials of the handi
capped and to create the proper attitude
leading to acceptance In a word we are
attacking not only architectural barriers
but attitude barriers We leave the alti
tude barriers to the space pioneers We
are concerned with breaking through the
attitude barrier which still today pre
vents too many qualified handicapped
from being hired
Its Good Business
To Hire
The Handicapped
kVVVNVVVVranns
By Dr Rives Chalmers
Delete the word physically was the
message from a Presidential Executive
Order in March 1962 At this time the
President stated We want to empha
size the great importance of hiring peo
ple who may have suffered some degree
of difficulty mentally These people de
serve our wholehearted support and co
operation in making it possible for them
to live useful and fruitful lives
This action on the part of the Presi
dents Committee comes after several
years of urging by various members of
the Committee who have felt that the
use of the word physically was unduly
restrictive in regard to those persons
who have suffered with some form of
mental or emotional disturbance
The Presidents Committee has estab
lished a special Subcommittee On Em
ployment of the Mentally Handicapped
and this committee composed of repre
sentatives of management labor psy
chiatry vocational rehabilitation and re
lated professional services meets regu
larly to plan ways in which the Presi
dents Committee can promote the em
ployment of the mentally handicapped
This committee is interested in employ
ment both of persons who have suffered
with mental illness and also persons who
are mentally retarded
The program for the mentally retarded
has developed quite rapidly within the
past few years and many employers are
finding that the mentally retarded per
son is a very capable and faithful em
ployee if placed in a vocation in which
he is capable of rendering service and
if he is given the emotional support
necessary in times of stress
Most of the problems with employment
of the mentally handicapped have devel
oped around the problems encountered
by industry when a person who has suf
fered with mental illness comes into a
new job These persons many times pre
sent serious personality problems in the
early months of adjustment to a new job
and it is necessary that the foreman and
also the physician in charge of medical
services have an understanding of the
problems of rehabilitation of mentally ill
persons in order to deal with the many
issues which ariseboth in terms of the
individuals anxiety about his job and
the anxiety which develops in fellow
employees when they are aware that a
person who has had a mental illness is
working with them Educational pro
grams have been found to be effective
in this area and the Presidents Com
mittee is presently involved in develop
ing pamphlets which will help to educate
both employers and employees in the
problems of the returning mental pa
tient when he comes back to a job
Mentally Handicapped Are Being
Rehabilitated to Employment
in Georgia
Vocational rehabilitation and employ
ment of the mentally handicapped has
been an integral part of rehabilitation
services in Georgia for years The Divi
sion of Vocational Rehabilitation was
Rives Chalmers MD
Member of National Advisory Board
among the first of our state agencies to
develop an active plan for the treatment
and rehabilitation of persons suffering
with mental illness This program has
always been aimed at providing service
as early as possible in the course of the
illness to persons who are diagnosed as
having some form of psychiatric disabil
ity whether they be confined to a hos
pital or continuing to live in their home
or their community
The experience in Georgia has been a
guide for other states developing similar
programs In Georgia we have felt that
certain principles applied to the develop
ment of our rehabilitation program for
the mentally ill both add a breadth of
understanding among all the counselors
in the division and also improve the
general quality of counselling and guid
ance provided to all clients of the Divi
sion of Vocational Rehabilitation by our
counselors
These principles have centered around
the decision that all counselors would be
encouraged to work with persons suffer
ing with mental and emotional disturb
ance and any specialist developed in the
program would be used to work with the
other counselors in upgrading their pro
fessional capacity in this area This
means that the psychiatric disabilities
are treated in the same way as other
forms of disability and the mentally ill
persons are accepted into the normal
framework of rehabilitation services
rather than being separated and served
by a limited group of specialists where
they would be isolated from the general
rehabilitation program By encouraging
all counselors to provide rehabilitation
services to the mentally ill the coun
selors and clients realize that mental
illness is not significantly different from
other forms of disability and some of
the usual stigma attached to mental ill
ness is removed
Certain counselors have been given
special training in working with the
mentally ill by serving as a part of the
treatment and rehabilitation team in in
tensive treatment centers at Talmadge
Memorial Hospital and Grady Memorial
Hospital These counselors participate in
the initial evaluation of the patient when
the patient is admitted to the treatment
service and where it is feasible a voca
tional evaluation is performed As the
patient improves under the treatment
program the team members communi
cate with the Vocational Rehabilitation
counselor who in turn helps the patient
to develop an understanding of his voca
tional potential and the possibilities for
training and job placement when he
leaves the hospital Cases leaving the
hospital and considered ready for con
tinued rehabilitation efforts are referred
to the counselors in the local communi
ties This provides a continuity of voca
tional rehabilitation effort from the
time of entry into the treatment hospital
to the patients home community and
his effort to become gainfully employed
Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Committee Is Outstanding Example
The project being developed by the
Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce
to promote employment opportunities for
returned mental patients is an outstand
ing example of the effective work pos
sible when business and professional
leaders combine their efforts to help this
very important activity This program
in Georgia is providing an outstandingly
successful example in that there are
many job opportunities being developed
and the men in the Junior Chamber of
Commerce are learning about mental ill
ness and its effect on human beings
through their work They learn not only
that this constitutes a serious problem
both personally and socially in our com
munity but they also learn that persons
suffering from mental illness can now
find adequate treatment and expect a
return to normal living and productive
employment if they make use of the
treatment and rehabilitation services now
available in our state
Georgias Mental Health Program
Is Gaining Momentum
The rapid development of a more ade
quate program of treatment and reha
bilitation for mentally ill persons in
Georgia is one example of a steadily
growing mental health movement in the
United States which has as its goal a
conquest of mental illness as the No 1
health problem of our nation At the
time the Division of Vocational Reha
bilitation in Georgia undertook to pro
vide a rehabilitation program for the
mentally ill the limited treatment serv
ices at Milledgeville State Hospital were
so poor that it was not possible for
rehabilitation counselors to consider this
treatment as an adequate background
Continued on Page 7JI
By Win A Craft Assistant Supervisor
In Georgia the Vocational Rehabilita
tion Division is the agency that makes
disability determinations for the Social
Security Administration This unit has
been in operation since July 1955 The
staff now consists of a State supervisor
44 fulltime professional and clerical
workers and seven medical consultants
on a parttime basis One counselor
secretary and parttime medical con
sultant are stationed in Savannah
Up to July 1 this year 75976 appli
cations had been processed During the
past year 15553 applications were proc
essed and of these 58 per cent were
determined to be disabled Fortytwo per
cent were determined able to engage in
some type substantial gainful activity
For some time after the beginning of
the program the determinations were
made from the medical evidence sub
mitted by the claim however experience
later showed that in approximately 50
per cent of the applications a more valid
determination could be made by pur
chasing examinations to be done by
specialists These include complete exam
inations along with clinical findings
laboratory work xrays etc
As the program has developed an
applicants disability is determined not
only from the medical findings but past
work experience Age and educational
background also are considered in eval
uating work potential Each applicant
is given an evaluation in deciding the
feasibility of Vocational Rehabilitation
program Any applicant who seems to
have any work potential is referred to
Vocational Rehabilitation counselors and
along with the referral goes copies of
reports of personal interview by Social
Security office copy of the disability
determination and copies of medical re
ports on which the determination is
based This information it is felt gives
the Vocational Rehabilitation counselor
much more complete data on which to
base his decision as to whether these
people are feasible for a Vocational Re
habilitation program
Once a person begins receiving dis
ability benefits and returns to work
either through assistance of Vocational
Rehabilitation or otherwise he is allowed
one years trial work period if his dis
ability still exists This law was passed
to help the applicant learn whether he
could hold out to work with his disability
and to help motivate him to try to return
to a productive life If a person becomes
disabled a second time from the same
disability within five years there is no
six months waiting period before Social
Security benefits can begin
As of December 1961 there were
17 554 beneficiaries in Georgia drawing
disability benefits with average amount
of 8020 per month This represents a
monthly income of 140783080 to dis
abled persons as a result of the Disability
Program Presently the Disability De
termination Unit receives approximately
1 300 applications a month with a total
budget of 78712500 for 1962
Programs
Continued from Page 6
for planning rehabilitation services for
mentally ill persons The majority of
patients accepted for rehabilitation were
Shown here is a portable vending stand of the type becoming popular
for locations in public housing projects This one is located on the
property of the Thomson Housing Authority Thomson Ga and is
operated by James R Friend who has impaired lower limbs resulting
from polio
referred to privately practicing psychia
trists and in many instances to private
psychiatric hospitals With the develop
ment of an Intensive Treatment Pro
gram in strategically located general
hospitals in the state and the more re
cent development of an Intensive Treat
ment Program at Milledgeville State
Hospital it has been possible to sacure
most of the inpatient treatment services
in state operated facilities Vocational
Rehabilitation can then undertake to
provide services after patients are re
leased from the hospital
Many patients continue to be provided
services of care and treatment by pri
vately practicing psychiatrists and in
many instances these patients continua
or enter into employment and live at
homa during the course of their treat
ment The past few years has seen an
increass in the depth of understanding
both in specialist counselors in the pro
gram at the treatment centers and also
in the undarstanding of mental illness
and the mentally ill by all the counselors
in the state We find that each year
there is an increasing number of pa
tients suffering with some form of psy
chiatric disability carried in each coun
selors case load and the number of these
persons being rehabilitated is increasing
A bottleneck of treatment services for
certain areas of the state and also for
certain clinical categories continues to
make it difficult for counselors to find
necessary psychiatric treatment services
in each case where they are indicated
There are more psychiatrists moving
into the state and residents are being
graduated each year from both the med
ical schools and the state hospital who
will remain in Georgia to practice There
is a decided shift away from the use of
electroshock therapy toward the us a of
more psychotherapy both individual psy
chotherapy and group psychotherapy
Many of the counselors and psychiatrists
are realizing that it is necessary to treat
members of a patients family as well
as the patient in order to accomplish
the best results in rehabilitation and
various ways are being worked out so
that the patients family can accom
pany the patient to the psychiatrist for
treatment sessions This is a trend
toward the family treatment of mental
illness which is in keeping with general
trends across the country and it is prob
able that the rehabilitation program will
increase efforts to work with the pa
tients family in the futureDivision of Vocational Rehabilitation
Georgia Department of Education
275 State Office Annex
Atlanta 3 Georgia
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Blind Students Get
By Lee Jones Superintendent
Georgia Academy for the Blind
A few weeks ago Dr A P Jarrell Di
rector of Rehabilitation Services re
ceived a letter from an official of a uni
versity advising that a graduate of
the Georgia Academy for the Blind had
brought honor to himself and to the
school by an excellence of academic
achievement that had won a Fellowship
for further study at Yale University
Recently word was received that an
other graduate of the academy had se
cured an appointment as a collrge pro
fessor after having completed his doc
torate
These are only two outstanding exam
ples of the work being done in providing
good educational opportunities for Geor
gias boys and girls who are visually
handicapped Not all children need col
lege training but all children have the
right to an education that prepares them
for fruitful happy places in our society
At the academy for the blind our hope
is that we shall increasingly find better
ways to help these boys and girls Many
people in Georgia are unaware of the
services of the school You may have an
opportunity to inform parents and oth
ers who are interested so here are some
basic facts about the school
The Georgia Academy for the Blind is
operated by the State of Georgia for the
education of white and Negro children
who are blind or nearly blind It is ad
ministered by the State Department of
Education Division of Vocational Reha
bilitation The school is made up of two
units The unit for the white is located at
2895 Vineville Avenue Macon The unit
for the Negroes is located at 1030 Shur
ling Drive Macon
Any child with visual acuity of 20200
or less in the better eye with best cor
recting glasses may be enrolled provided
he is capable of receiving an education
Some children with slightly less loss in
vision cannot succeed in regular classes
in the public schools If there is substan
tial indication that a child with as much
as 20100 vision requires the services of
special education his application will be
considered Children between the ages of
6 and 18 may be accepted
For the 196263 school year beginning
first year pupils will enter kindergarten
from kindergarten they will proceed to
the first grade and on through the
twelfth grade
The school offers the same general
subjects that are taught in the public
schools in Georgia The children will
learn much the same things they learn in
the public schools studying the same
books generally
The school is fully accredited and qual
ified graduates are admitted to Georgia
colleges without examination
In addition to regular literary sub
jects special emphasis is given to music
physical education arts and crafts and
vocational subjects
Instruction room and board are fur
nished free to all children Minor nursing
service is provided as needed but major
medical needs are considered to be the
responsibility of the parents Excellent
medical services are available in Macon
and the school will help to arrange for
needed medical services of an emergency
nature
The school furnishes all linens and
blankets Laundry service is provided
but not dry cleaning
Parents will supply clothing major
medical services transportation to and
from school and spending money Cloth
ing needs will be about the same as if
the child were in regular day classes in
the public schools a suggested clothing
list is available
School is operated for nine months
September to June This is a residential
school and for the nine months the chil
dren are in school they receive approxi
mately the same attention they would re
ceive in their own home
Anyone wishing to apply may write
to the Superintendent Application forms
will be sent A school staff member may
then visit the home to see the child and
his parents or the child may be brought
to the school for an interview
Students at the Georgia Academy
for the Blind learn to transplant
young seedlings to individual pots
The operation is part of the course
in horticulture and greenhouse
management
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The Law and Mr Starnes
Richard L Starnes
Blind Egg Man
Eggsactly the right man for exact
ly the right job is Jack Walker of Dah
lonega right fast becoming a poultry
expert in his new enterprise of raising
breeder flocks for broilers
Jack is commerciallyindustrially
blind losing most of his vision in a mine
explosion in 1942
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
began working with Jack in December of
1960 and had to work fast in keeping up
with the energies of his onthego per
sonality Working with contractors but
building a major portion of his chicken
house Jack is in the middle of his first
flock and looking forward to his second
when he will know most of the ropes
Not one to be content looking after
only a flock of chickens which is a full
time job for a person with vision Jack
is beginning to raise a few hogs and some
cattle and has some acreage in corn
When his chores are done Jack finds
time for a family of three a wife and
a mother who is almost as energetic as
he
Richard L Starnes had some problems
but he solved them Now he helps others
solve theirs Legal problems that is
A successful attorneyatlaw during
his brief 22 months in practice clients in
the Rome Georgia area are becoming
more aware of his abilities in legal mat
ters
Richard contracted polio between his
Sophomore and Junior year in high
school while vacationing with his parents
in the mountains After spending several
weeks in a Rome hospital he went to
Warm Springs for further treatment
While at Warm Springs he met and
talked with several lawyers who were
also suffering from polio and through
these conversations and after taking
vocational aptitude tests his mind was
made up A career in law was his deci
sion
He finished most of his eleventh grade
work while at Warm Springs completing
all the required work during the follow
ing summer and was able to enroll on
time with his Senior class graduating
in 1954
More problems arose when he entered
Shorter College as most of his classes
were upstairs but friends were always
on hand to make sure he got to and from
his classes
Richard or Dickie as his friends call
him operates out of a wheel chair with
special balanced supports that allow him
to use his arms by applying the little
strength and dexterity he still has
To prepare himself for dormitory life
at Mercer University Law School Dickie
decided to spend his last year at Shorter
College as a dormitory student to see
how the transition from home to campus
living would affect him
The only noticeable effect if we can
call it one was the fact that he graduated
from Shorter as first honor graduate
with a 28 average receiving an AB de
gree in history in 1958
Dickies interest in sports resulted in
an untimely setback shortly after he en
tered Mercer One afternoon while watch
ing a touch football game he was struck
by a player on an endrun and was forced
to drop out of school for the first quarter
He made up this lost time by attending
the University of Georgia during a sum
mer quarter and graduated with his
class at Mercer as scheduled
A law student may take the bar ex
amination after completing two years of
law school and Dickie not to let an op
portunity slip by took the examination
and passed He became associated with
Rome attorney John A Frazier Jr and
is in general law practice in their offices
in the Masonic Temple Building on
Fourth Avenue
Appearing in court as the need arises
Dickie has handled everything from Civil
suits to criminal trials He stated that
Mr Frazier advised that a young law
year for the first two years is not worth
the money he gets if he gets any at all
and added that he was out of the red
and into the black a little ahead of
schedule
Vocational Rehabilitation aided him in
college trainingOperation SelfRespect Says Governor
Here is the text of an address by
Governor Ernest Vandiver at the ground
breaking ceremony for the Georgia Re
habilitation Center at Warm Springs on
October 8
I want to give todays program the
title Operation SelfRespect
For that is what it really is
There is nothing more rewarding in
rehabilitation work than to see the faces
of thousands of men and women
standing erect and proud because
they are once again selfsupporting citi
I am sure that to the majority of
those who are forced by illness or dis
ability to ask for public assitance there
is nothing more debasing to their dignity
than to know that they are having to
to depend on someone else to buy their
groceries pay their rent and support
their families
Many of them lose spirit and pride
They are ashamed that theywho were
once strong selfreliant and selfsup
portingare now having to live off their
relatives or off relief
And I am sure that deep in the hearts
of those who respond the quickest to the
rehabilitation process is a basic drive to
regain their selfrespectto once again
become productive independent taxpay
ersinstead of tax consumers
So our aim through the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation has been to
encourage the handicapped persons
themselves and their families to realize
their full employment opportunities and
to help them to aspire
Georgia has long been a leader in this
humane and rewarding field
For three years Georgia was first
among the states in the number of re
habilitations in proportion to population
We set a new alltime record in total
rehabilitations and ranked third in the
nation
This record was established despite an
emphasis which we placed on services to
two major disability groupsthe mental
ly ill and the mentally retarded Cer
tainly these are two areas in which
greater effort is needed throughout the
nation
During the fiscal year which ended
June 30 the agency received more than
14000 referrals Of these 6105in
cluding 342 blind personswere restored
to jobs
This is the highest number of re
habilitations in the history of the agency
Significantly 719 of those rehabili
tated were receiving public assistance
when they were accepted for VR serv
ices
So the savings are not only being
made in human feelings but also in tax
dollars Thousands of dollars per year
were saved by removing these hundreds
of people from state and local welfare
rolls
With the start of this comprehensive
rehabilitation center we are taking a
forward step that will enable Georgia to
increase the efficiency and effectiveness
of our already wellbalanced program
Through the State Board of Education
and the Division of Vocational Rehabili
tationand with the assistance of Hill
Burton fundsthe State of Georgia will
build here a center offering all profes
sional rehabilitation services at the high
est level
The center will be a part of the Geor
gia Warm Springs Foundation which
since its founding in 1927 by the late
Franklin D Roosevelt has obtained a
worldwide reputation in the field of
physical medicine and in the treatment of
polio
Thirteen acres of land were given to
the state by the Foundation as the site
for the center and this location should
be of great advantage because of the
nearness of Foundation facilities
With the completion of this center a
complete group of services will be avail
able to disabled people at this location
Here can be accomplished a complete
evaluation of an individuals problems
be they medical social psychological vo
cational or a combination of any or all
of these
Here professional people who will pro
vide services to the disabled will work
as a team combining their skills each
enabling the other to do his job better
In many instances disabled people will
concurrently receive medical treatment
and vocational training
We are building a very adequate phy
sical plant to provide these services A
modern residence building will contain
133 beds together with a cafeteria and
recreational facilities
An evaluationtraining building will
house the evaluation program vocational
training shops and classrooms and a vo
cational adjustment workshop
An administration building will com
plete the group of buildings
These buildings are designed for
wheelchair living and to make life
more comfortable for those walking on
When we add the cost of equipping
the buildings it will mean that the State
and the Federal government have in
vested more than one and onehalf mil
lion dollars in Operation SelfRespect
This is relatively small investment
when considered in light of the total
amount of services that will be available
to our disabled citizens and when we
realize that here thousands of people
will be restored as productive citizens in
our society
We will have restored their sell
respect
In addition this center represents a
highly desirable supplement to the ex
tensive program of area vocational
schools which this administration is com
pleting throughout the state
Vocational services here are tailored
especially for very seriously disabled
people The vocational courses taught
will be selected from the group of trades
where disabled people have proved them
selves to be efficient workers
Many of the people who will be at this
center could not attend any other trade
school since they will need specialized
medical care at the same time
Here through services provided jointly
by the State and the Foundation we can
offer physical and medical evaluation
vocational evaluation medical treatment
and consultation physical and occupa
tional therapy speech and hearing thera
py and artificial appliances and braces
In addition the center will have serv
ices such as nursing vocational and psy
MabilMioivyVews
GfORGIA REHA8IUTATIQN CENTER 2
From leftNathan Nolan Center
Administrator David Rice At
lanta State Board of Education
member Dr A P Jarrell Director
of Vocational Rehabilitation Serv
ices Paul Stone Waynesboro
State Board member Governor
Vandiver James S Peters Man
chester Chairman of State Board
Zack Daniel Lavonia State Board
member Dr Claude Purcell State
Superintendent of Schools Lonnie
Sweat Blackshear State Board
member and Thomas Nesbitt Jr
Cordele State Board member
chological counseling and training and
other services which have become a vital
part of the rehabilitation program
All of these things are needed if Geor
gia is to maintain her position of leader
ship in rehabilitating the mentally and
physically disabled Despite our progress
there are an estimated 56000 disabled
persons who need and deserve help to
become selfsupporting taxpaying citi
zens of their communities
Every year 7000 or more are added
to the rolls of the disabled as the result
of crippling diseases accidents and other
causes
Therefore we will notwe cannot
slacken our efforts merely because of
what we have achieved in the past Be
fore us lie even greater goals in the field
of conservation of our human resources
Knowing the capabilities of Georgia
peopleas I do having witnessed over
the years as I have their determination
to do a job and do it well I am confi
dent that Georgia is about to accomplish
even greater things in the field of voca
tional rehabilitation
Given the tools to work with the
buildings in which to carry on their
work the funds necessary to get the
job done and the cooperation and
assistance of all concerned Georgians
will do their utmost to give their fel
low men another chance to live full and
useful lives
It is with a great deal of pride then
that I turn the first shovel of earth to
day symbolically breaking the ground
for the beginning of construction for
this fine facilityekabilitatiori Mws
The Challenge
Vol 11
SeptOct 1962
No 7
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
DR A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
4360347
Americus105 E Forsyth
Phone 5148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Flowers Building
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta 633 Gulf Life Ins Bldg
Phone PA 23639
Brunswick Way Building
Phone AM 56541
F
or the first time in the 42year history of the StateFederal program
of Vocational Rehabilitation services the number of disabled persons
restored to productive jobs in a single year exceeded 100000 in fiscal
196162
In announcing the accomplishment Secretary Anthony Celebrezze
of the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare said the
1962 showing marked the seventh straight year in which a new alltime
record had been established
He was quoted as expressing pleasure that the new record reflected
the determination of the Kennedy Administration to see that the re
habilitation of disabled Americans and their return to useful and active
lives is expanded as rapidly as possible and the Presidents sup
port for increased appropriations for the purpose
In Georgia the number of disabled persons rehabilitated through the
joint StateFederal program has increased yearbyyear for many years
Last year 196162 Georgia ranked third among states in total re
habilitations The achievement has been praised by Federal and State
officials and administrators of cooperating agencies
It could not have been accomplished without the support of Governor
Vandiver members of the General Assembly the State Board of Educa
tion Dr Claude Purcell State Superintendent of Schools and the co
operation of other agencies and the medical profession
We take pride in the record but we realize that we are not reaching
all or even a substantial proportion of the people who need and could
profit by the services of the agency
In recent years marked progress has been made in expanding
services to two major disability groups the mentally ill and the mentally
retarded But we havent scratched the surface in meeting the re
habalitation challenge in these areas
Studies indicate that 25 percent of all patients being discharged
from state mental hospitals need and can profit by Vocational Rehabili
tation services In every community there are emotionally disturbed
people who need psychiatric treatment counseling guidance training
and other services to restore them to productive and satisfying lives
It is estimated that there are 37000 educable mentally retarded per
sons between the ages of 15 and 49 in Georgia Experimental projects
in Georgia and elsewhere have shown that a substantial proportion of
this group can be prepared for and placed in jobs through vocational
evaluation vocational training and other services
There are seriously disabled persons who cannot readily be placed
in jobs but could become selfsupporting in multipledisability work
shops in cities and towns if enough such facilities were provided
To meet the needs of these and other disability groups will require
more funds for case services and more facilities There is no doubt about
it costing less to rehabilitate a disabled person than it does to let him
remain on welfare rolls or in dependency upon relatives Its good busi
ness to make the necessary investment in the preservation of human
resourcesDr A P Jarrell
Dr A P Jarrell Director of Georgias
Vocational Rehabilitation Services has
been cited by the National Rehabilitation
Association for outstanding achieve
ments in behalf of the nations handi
capped citizens
At the closing session of the NRA con
vention in Detroit Michigan on October
23 Dr Jarrell was presented with The
Presidents Award for 1962 in recogni
tion of his accomplishments in the field
of rehabilitation services The Presidents
Award is the highest honor bestowed by
NRA
He is Vicepresident of the States
Council of Directors of Vocational Re
habilitation the advisory board to the
Federal Office of Vocational Rehabilita
tion a member of the Board of Good
will Industries Inc the Atlanta Cerebral
Palsy School and the Georgia Factory
for the Blind at Bainbridge
Dr Jarrell has been Director of the
Georgia Rehabilitation agency for seven
years He administers the rehabilitation
programs for sighted and blind persons
the Old Age and Survivors Insurance
Disability Determination Unit the Geor
gia Academy for the Blind at Macon and
the Georgia School for the Deaf at Cave
Spring
A native of Butler he joined the Vo
cational Rehabilitation staff in 1940 as
Counselor in the Columbus area and
was appointed Assistant Director in
charge of technical services in 1944
Under his administration the Georgia
program of rehabilitation services has
expanded in all areas The number of
disabled persons restored to jobs has
increased annually to an alltime record
of 6105 in fiscal year 196162
Reaches Goal
Mary Carter right accomplished a
life long dream in September She com
pleted the requirements for nursing and
was ready to start her career
Badly burned as the result of a child
ish prank when only four years old
Marys right side and arm were restrict
ed in their freedom of movement During
her senior year in high school a Voca
tional Rehabilitation Counselor talked
with her and she told of her desire to
go to nursing school Working through
her counselor she received a scholarship
for nurses training at Piedmont Hos
pital in Atlanta
Prior to her first year in training
Mary underwent plastic surgery with the
aid of Vocational Rehabilitation and was
able to use her arm more freely After
finishing in September she received ad
ditional surgery and now has full use of
her arm
Wasting no time in plunging into her
career Mary began work as a surgical
nurse at the new Coweta General Hos
pital in Newnan
Pretty alert and with a sparkling
personality Mary Carter is now actively
engaged in the vocation she dreamed of
and for which she worked
McDonough Named
John J McDonough of Atlanta presi
dent of the Georgia Power Co and a
former member of the State Board of
Education was named president of the
Georgia Society for Crippled Children
and Adults by the board of directors at
the recent annual meeting in Atlanta
He succeeds Edgar J Forio who was
elected a vice president
Other officers named were vice presi
dent Mrs Kells Boland secretary Ber
nard B Rothschild and treasurer Charles
E Thwaite Jr all of Atlanta
Four new directors were elected They
are Frank E Bone Chairman of the
Board Oconee Clay Products Co Mil
ledgeville John S McKenzie Vice Presi
dent of HigginsMcArthur Atlanta Dr
James Lieberman Director of the Na
tional Medical Audiovisual Facilities
U S Communicable Disease Center At
lanta and George A Haas of Haas
Dunaway Shelfer Haas attorneyat
law
The seven directors reelected for three
year terms are Elmo Ellis Program Di
rector of WSBRadio Francis Bridges
PhD Professor of Management School
of Business Administration Georgia
State College Walter L Bloom MD
Director of Research Piedmont Hospital
Bernard B Rothschild associate of archi
tectural firm Finch Alexander Barnes
Rothschild Paschal William W Neal
President of Liller Neal Battle Lind
say Atlanta advertising firm Mrs W
Bruce Schaefer Toccoa and Mrs Eugene
Epting Athens
A feature of the meeting was a panel
discussion of the architectural barriers
project sponsored by the Society and
the Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Handicapped to make public
buildings accessible to persons with phy
sical limitations
Among the panelists was William A
Sims Jr Chairman of the Governors
Committee on Employment of the Handi
capped
From leftJoe Sheehan of At
lanta President of the Georgia
Junior Chamber of Commerce Dr
Ronald Goldstein Chairman of the
JC Mental Health Committee and
William A Sims Jr Chairman of
the Governors Committee on Em
ployment of the Handicapped
JCs Cited
On behalf of the Presidents Commit
tee on Employment of the Handicapped
William A Sims Jr Chairman of the
Governors Committee recently present
ed a citation for meritorious service to
the Georgia Junior Chamber of Com
merce
The award was made in recognition of
the outstanding service rendered by the
JCs in creating job opportunities for
mentally restored persons Dr Ronald
Goldstein of Atlanta is chairman of the
mental health committee
HIRE THE
HANDICAPPEDPreJudgment of Epileptics
When an epileptic approaches the
average employer he is equivalent to a
baseball player going up to bat when
the umpire has already called strike
three youre out In the case of epilepsy
strike one is ignorance strike two is
superstition strike three is stigma
The facts concerning each individual
applicant are not considered because of
nonfactual superstitions ovr four thou
sand years old The employer seldom
realizes that the origin of the word
epilepsy comes from ancient Greece and
means to seize or to be attacked
upon The Greeks gave this name to
epilepsy because they thought that one
or more of their gods were attacking
the victim Ancient nations believed that
all actions were the works of gods and
demons
This misunderstanding of the true
cause of epilepsy that connected it with
being struck down by the gods is the
root of the stigma that has kept epilepsy
a hushhush illness for a longer period
of time than any other ailment
If management wishes to pursue the
ancient view that causes the stigma for
the epileptic the employer should believe
that he the employer any member of
his family or any of his friends has been
struck by the gods whenever they have
a headache toothache skin disease tu
berculosis heart diseases appendicitis
indigestion or any minor or major dis
ease or illness
In the ancient world based upon the
belief that the gods cause illnesses
the religious officials were called upon
to cure the sick Illness was connected
with religion and not scientifically ap
proached The ancient Jews thought
epilepsy was a form of demonic posses
sion
Hippocrates known as the father of
medicine realized the antiquity of epi
lepsy beliefs to be a misconception of
facts and he rejected the idea that the
body of a man can be polluted by a god
Hippocrates lived in the ancient Greek
world some four hundred years before
Christ and was too intelligent to believe
in the fictional superstitions surrounding
the epileptic and followed by medical men
of his times
The medical profession contributed
nothing to relieve epilepsy until the dis
covery of the bromides by Sir Charles
Locock an Englishman in 1857 The
next accomplishment was the using of
phenobarbital in 1912 by Haumptmann
in Germany
A breakthrough in the battle against
epilepsy came in 1937 when H Houston
Merritt MD and Tracy J Putnam MD
codiscovered diphenyhydantoin sodium
Dilantin Sodium at the Harvard Medi
cal School This was the first in a long
list of nonsedative nonhabit forming
anticonvulsant to be developed
In 1939 also at the Harvard Medical
School William G Lennox MD discov
ered trimethadione Tridione for the
treatment of petit mal epilepsy
The research laboratories were steadily
at work in turning out new drugs for
the total and partial curtailment of epi
leptic seizures The drug that is effec
tive against one patient may not be the
drug to use with another person The
medical doctor using his skills adjusts
the drugs to each patient The medical
By Perry A Abelman
Atlanta Epilepsy League
profession now had a way of fighting
these demons that man had so little
understood for thousands of years
Medical science also contributed the
electroencephalograph to electrically re
cord the electric currents given off by
the brain A German named Hans Ber
ger in 1929 recorded the electrical ac
tivity of the brain of a man Using this
principle by Berger scientists found
that the electroencephalograph could be
used to battle epilepsy in a modern
twentiethcentury method
The new drugs starting with Dilantin
should have been enough to wipe away
the ignorance of centuries and prove
that the cure to neurological diseases
will come from chemistry biology and
physics instead of superstitutions as old
as man
Medical sciences have advanced con
sistently but the attitude of management
and business organizations has been one
of following tradition and making few
changes to take advantage of the op
portunity of the progress made since
1937 The social sciences have lagged
behind the true sciences longer than
necessary The business executives in
personnel should realize that a potential
new source of employees that in the past
in some cases have been governmental
expenses can be changed into taxpayers
and good faithful employees The high
er executives especially in personnel
should look at the new picture that
pharmacology has painted for the epilep
tic If the research and development
policies are changing then it is foolish
for the personnel departments to follow
beliefs that society adhered to long be
fore the discovery of America
Some personnel officials have thoughts
of hearing the stories about epileptic
personality although they do not realize
that the patients evaluated to get this
misconception of a whole group of people
were the ones in institutions and in the
worst possible condition Business offi
cials should understand that they have
contacted a great number of people that
they thought to have very pleasing per
sonalities who were epileptics Because
of the social obstacles placed upon the
epileptic by the personnel officials who
refuse to hire them many epileptics are
started into a vicious circle nonemploy
mentlow living standardsostracism
nonemployment
The number of epileptics who are so
cially punished is over 1500000 The
exact number is not known because of
the refusal to admit this still hush
hush illness When the families of those
involved are added to the number of
epileptics it becomes apparent that many
millions of people are involved in this
social discrimination
The epileptics in institutions represent
only about 3 percent of the total epilepsy
cases in the United States Many of
these are at the institutions primarily
because of financial and not physical or
mental condition
In the book How to Live With Epi
lepsy by Carroll Lunt the following
paragraph appears When an epileptic
is found in a hospital for the insane it is
only because he has no other place to
live There may be a considerable num
ber but a small proportion of patients
suffering from convulsions in the coun
trys insane asylums but it is not because
they are insane informs Dr Tracy J
Putnam Where else can the poor chaps
go
The fact that some epilepsy cases are
so bad that they will always be an in
stitutional patient cannot be denied but
these are a very minute number of the
total epileptics It must also be remem
bered that because some patients in
mental hospitals have falseteeth does
not make all falseteeth wearers mental
patients The big question is does in
dustry and its personnel departments
look upon wearing falseteeth and epi
lepsy with equal favor Neither of these
imperfections make anyone either quali
fied or unqualified for the mass of oc
cupations
It is now time to change a theory
based upon no facts but for centuries
on ignorance stigma and lack of per
ception having at the core superstitions
and beliefs that have fear by the non
epileptic rather than the epileptic as its
driving force
In his book Basic Psychiatry Dr Ed
ward A Strecker of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine states
Too often the epileptic is socially stig
matized the mark of the outcast the
untouchable is put upon his brow I have
wondered whether in some people this
archaic attitude did not represent an
inner fear that they themselves might
become afflicted and that the gods will
be so impressed by this condemnation
of others that they will withhold the
curse from them
Scientists have proven that body
chemical and physical action rather than
gods and demons control this curse
The acceptance of the facts liberated by
the medical doctors has been an event
in which the business world makes a
very regretful exhibition
Business officials of the United States
believe that they should be treated fairly
by the government in taxation labor
laws patent laws and all regulations of
business by the Federal State and local
governmental bodies Yet if government
treated business firms with the same
attitude that the management of com
panies treat the epileptic there would
not be a chance for business to exist as
their licenses would be denied upon ap
plication
There are some modern factfinding
civicminded corporations but the great
majority still use too many ideas that
their ancient predecessors used when the
question of hiring epileptics is consider
ed Employers who have not changed
their policy on hiring epileptics in the
last few years should upgrade their
policy to conform with the medical
progress that has been made since the
pharmacotherapy discoveries made in the
last generation
The personnel director should realize
that in a study by Dr William G Len
nox now deceased of the records of
2000 clinic and private epileptic patients
the intelligence of 67 per cent was judged
to be at average or above 23 per cent
was only slightly below average and 10
per cent deficient This survey was made
Continued on Page 7Augustas William Stevens 24
right who has a severe deformity
of the trunk resulting from polio
says he always wanted a business
of his own Now he has it Its a
thriving little cafe opened last May
in an area he picked out The first
few months showed a steady in
crease in business and William
says Im just getting started
William was referred to Voca
tional Rehabilitation by the Crip
pled Childrens Division of the
State Department of Public Health
after services had been provided by
that agency He completed high
school grades
Vocational Rehabilitation pro
vided him with clerical training at
the Augusta Vocational School and
assisted him in setting up his busi
ness enterprise He is now putting
his training to use by doing his
own bookkeeping and inventory
control records

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Continued From Page 6
over ten years ago and the new medica
tions that have come into being could
possfbly raise but not lower the epilep
tics intelligence scores
The morbid publicity campaign sur
rounding epilepsy that started over four
thousand years ago and based upon fic
tional myths has come to an end
The new campaign concerning epilepsy
is to be factual and not fictional scien
tifically based upon chemists and test
tubes instead of mythical gods and
demons
An important point for each employer
to remember is that each epileptic is an
Twentysevenyearold James
Hughes left of Cartersville is
confined to a wheel chair as the
result of an automobile accident
which left him paralyzed from the
waist down
ButJames keeps the neatest
looking barbershop and gives the
smartest shines says barbershop
owners Dean and Sinard
James accident occurred in 1954
He had services through the Crip
pled Childrens Division of the
State Department of Pubilc Health
and later was referred to Vocation
al Rehabilitation He was assisted
with a small business enterprise
which failed Then it developed he
needed more therapy which was
provided by the VR
In spite of his physical limita
tions James waxes floors sweeps
washes windows and does other
chores
individual qualified to do the jobs his
personal abilities will allow him to do
If the perfect man were the only job
applicants then the epileptics could not
compete but until the perfect appli
cants apply for jobs management and
industry leaders have a duty of judging
each person by all of his qualifications
rather than the three strikes of igno
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Good Morning Im just fine is
the cheery greeting to all who ap
proach the vending stand of Mrs
Katherine Phillips better known
as Miss Kay
Operating her stand in the lobby
of the Rome Post Office since
1949 Miss Kay has made many
friends in her 14 years of business
The stand is one of the first opened
by the Vocational Rehabilitation
Division through the Georgia Co
operative Services for the Blind
Program
Miss Kay was saluted by the
BartowFloyd Polk Tuberculosis
Association for her contribution to
the Christmas Seal campaign each
year and here we see her making
sure the younger generation has
plenty of seals for their cards
clvobilitatioiyews

Frank phones for more food
Franks Place on Highway 19 near dimming
Former Inspector
Becomes FullTime
Business Operator
Joe Frank Poole formerly an inspec
tor for the U S Department of Agri
culture in a poultry plant now is serving
to satisfied customers the poultry he
used to inspect along with a complete
menu of other appetizing specialties On
July 7 1961 he was carrying some dyna
mite which he planned to use in a small
pond when it exploded in his arms
causing the loss of both hands above the
wrist and almost a complete loss of
vision in both eyes
Frank a little reticent at first soon
surprised everyone with his eagerness
to receive his artificial arms learn the
use of hooks and start training for a
vocation After taking evaluation tests
it was found that his vocational objective
could be that of a storekeeper or cafe
operator He purchased a lot erected a
small cafe and with the help of Voca
tional Rehabilitation Counselors the nec
essary equipment was installed and
Franks Place as it is called was ready
for business He opened in May and
thought that with his mother helping
they would be able to run the business
but before the first day was over he
had called for and received help from
other relatives as the orders for ham
burgers french fries pie and other good
food began to pile up
Now eight months later Frank han
dles the front of the cafe taking orders
serving making change and has help
from a staff of five His menu offers a
wide variety to choose from and no one
leaves without being satisfied Franks
dexterity and personal accomplishments
in the use of his artificial limbs and
hooks leave most people a little breath
less especially when they see the speed
with which he moves Picking up a full
12cup steaming pot of coffee and pour
ing it with ease serving pie dialing the
phone to place orders and ringing up
the cash register when appetites are
filled have become second nature to Mr
Poole
Serves Pie
Takes time out to eat
Pours Coffee
and rings up a salemtlUTATlOH

Governor Ernest Vandiver shown receiv
ing an award for himself and Mrs Van
diver from Joe L Hise president of the
Georgia Rehabilitation Association hon
oring them for their efforts in furthering
Georgias Mental Health Program
The following award address was giv
en by Joe L Hise president of the Geor
gia Rehabilitation Association during
their annual meeting December 13th
and 14th at the Georgian Terrace Hotel
honoring Governor and Mrs Vandiver for
their part in furthering Georgias mental
health program
The Georgia Rehabilitation Associ
ation presents this special award to Gov
ernor and Mrs Betty Vandiver for their
leadership and support of the Mental
Health Program which has attracted
Nationwide attention It is impossible
to inventory all of their accomplishments
in this field
Of particular significance however
was the reorganization of the State Hos
pital at Milledgeville to provide more
effective service looking to the restora
tion of the maximum number of patients
to productive living
The construction and staffing of the
Y H Yarbrough Rehabilitation Center
during Governor Vandivers administra
tion is one of the major tangible con
tributions to the modernization of treat
ment of the emotionally ill at our State
hospital This center is designed to pro
vide comprehensive rehabilitation serv
ices to patients
Mrs Vandiver has joined with the
Governor in promoting the advancement
of treatment and care in the field of
mental health She has given dedicated
leadership to the fundraising drive that
has made possible the construction of the
Chapel of All Faiths at the Milledgeville
State Hospital She has been a guiding
light in the annual Christmas gift pil
grimage that brings joy and happiness
to patients wherever they may be
During the Governors administration
tremendous progress has been made in
the upgrading of treatment services to
the mentally retarded at Gracewood The
construction of additional physical facili
Vocational Rehabilitation exhibit displayed at the annual Exchange
Club Fair Augusta
ties including a modern comprehensive
rehabilitation facility there has contrib
uted materially to the advancing of Geor
gias program in the field of services to
the mentally retarded
The intensive treatment program in
general hospitals is doing much to bring
treamtent quickly and effectively to peo
ple who need it The completion of plans
for an intensive treatment and training
facility on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta in
sures that Georgia will continue to make
great strides in this field
These are but a few of the many con
tributions by Governor and Mrs Van
diver that will have a lasting influence
on the lives of the mentally ill of our
state
The Governor has shown deep concern
for the welfare of all disabled citizens
a concern which has been manifested by
his support of the State Vocational Re
habilitation program he has provided
funds to match all Federal money avail
able and in general has provided sub
stantial leadership in this area The con
struction of the Georgia Rehabilitation
Center at Warm Springs will bring re
habilitation to many who otherwise
would not be able to live full useful lives
He has given full support both to the
Georgia Academy for the Blind at Macon
and the School for the Deaf at Cave
Spring in terms of improving physical
facilities as well as the development of a
more effective educational program
Time has permitted the recital of only
a few of the invaluable contributions of
Governor and Mrs Vandiver to the prog
ress of rehabiliation in the allimportant
and too long neglected field of mental
health However over and above all their
continuing and heartfelt interest that
has been evidenced on so many occasions
and to Governor and Mrs Vandiver we
in the Georgia Rehabiliation Association
express a sincere Thank you as we
present them this award
Augusta Rehabilitation
Office Participates
In Annual Exchange
Club Fair
The Augusta office of Vocational Re
habilitation participated in the annual
Exchange Club Fair held October 28
through November 3 by preparing an
exhibit which told the story of the role
Vocational Rehabilitation plays through
out the state The exhibit drew much
attention from the thousands of Augus
tans who visited the fair and many
pamphlets and brochures were distribu
ted to those who toured the exhibition
halls
The architects drawing of the Georgia
Rehabilitation Center financed jointly
by funds provided by the State Board of
Education and by Federal funds from the
HillBurton Program and now under con
struction on a beautiful 13acre tract
deeded to the State by the Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation was displayed along
with charts Visual explanations of
the programs for the mentally ill the
mentally retarded the epilepsy clinic
hire the handicapped and a simulated job
situation showing the employer that the
handicapped can adequately fill many
job opportunities were also shown
The Augusta office personnel sched
uled themselves to be in the exhibit booth
throughout the duration of the fair and
were able to explain to those requesting
information which division or section of
Vocational Rehabilitation could best be
of service to them
Much valuable information relating to
the States Rehabilitation program was
thus passed on to interested individuals
and the services offered by the Augusta
Rehabilitation office more fully explain
edehabilitatioi Mws
Vol 11
NovDec 1962
No 8
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
Stale Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
4360347
Americus104 E Forsyth
Phone 9245148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2327773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Fifteenth St
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta828 15th St
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
Dr Jarrell receiving Portfolio from John Prickett
ne of the highlights of the annual Georgia Rehabilitation Associa
tion meeting on Dec 1314 was the presentation of a book of letters
to Dr A P Jarrell by Mr John S Prickett Jr in recognition of his
national leadership in the Rehabilitation field
The portfolio of letters and documents was assembled as a perma
nent memento of the distinguished honor bestowed on Dr Jarrell by
the National Rehabilitation Association at its annual conference in
Detroit Michigan October 23rd of being presented the Presidents
Award This is a significant honor and considered the top award that
may be conferred by the National Rehabilitation Association to an indi
vidual for distinguished service in the field of Rehabilitation
The presentation is made annually and Dr Jarrell has the distinc
tion of being the first State Director of Rehabilitation Services to be
awarded this honor
Another highlight of the GRA meeting came when the delegate
assembly unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Dr A P Jarrell for
Presidentelect of the National Rehabilitation AssociationFourth Annual GRA Meetini
Mrs Mariebeth Turner
Mrs Mariebeth Turner was elected
president of the Georgia Rehabilitation
Association at its annual meeting De
cember 13th and 14th at the Georgian
Terrace Hotel in Atlanta This was the
fourth annual meeting of the association
The program highlighted discussions on
the emotionally disturbed the mentally
retarded and heart and stroke cases
Mr Otis C Dyer was Program Chair
man Mr Wallace Petty arranged the
session on the emotionally disturbed with
the theme Reactivation of the Mentally
111 Through Hospitals and Community
Programs Participating on this session
were Mr Glenn Calmes Moderator and
Panelists Dr Maxwell West Dr Rives
Chalmers Dr Robert Wildman Dr Cecil
Harbin Dr Charles Stewart Mr Frank
McFall Mr W C Petty and Mr Reid
Benson
The second session had as its theme
Developing Vocational Potential in the
Mentally Retarded Mr William A
Crump was Moderator Panelists were
Mrs Louise Stewart Mrs Sara Read
ling Miss Aurelia Davis Mrs Lucy But
ler Mrs Leonard Young Mr Howard
Bright Mr Robert Abell Jr Dr The
resa Hite Mr Robert Baxter Mr Steve
Youngblood and Mr J D Lee
The final session highlighted The
Stroke Patient and His Rehabilitation
and was moderated by Dr J Gordon Bar
row Panelists were Dr Harry W
Faulkner Miss Carolyn Morse Miss Ju
lia Brown Mr Harold McGrady Mrs
Barbara Grant and Mr John S Prickett
Jr
Officers and board members elected
for the Georgia Rehabilitation Associa
tion for the coming year were
Mrs Mariebeth Turner President Mr
Charles Methvin PresidentElect Mr
Shelton McLelland VicePresident Mr
A E Koch SecretaryTreasurer
Board members elected for a three
year term were
Mr George Beckman Dr Rives Chal
mers Mr Otis C Dyer Mr W A Craft
Mr B B Sanders Mr J B Cheatham
Mr Fred Driver
Counseling And
Guidance Couse
Twentyeight Vocational Rehabilita
tion counselors will attend the Counsel
ing and Guidance course to be held Janu
ary 1417 at the Georgia Center for Con
tinuing Education in Athens Georgia
The course is being presented by the Di
vision of Vocational Rehabilitation of
the Georgia State Department of Educa
tion
Dr Stanley Ainsworth left receives the Georgia Rehabilitation Asso
ciations Annual Award from Joe L Hise president of the Georgia
Rehabilitation Association
Dr Stanley Ainsworth
Receives Georgia Rehabilitation
Professional Award
Dr Stanley Ainsworth was named re
cipient of the Georgia Rehabilitation As
sociations Professional Award at their
annual meeting and was presented a
plaque in recognition and appreciation
for his outstanding work and contribu
tions in the field of Speech Corrections
and for his dedication to the Rehabilita
tion Program for Exceptional Children
A native of Michigan he received his AB
degree from Michigan State Normal Col
lege in Speech and English his MA de
gree from Iowa State in Speech Patholo
gy and his PhD from Northwestern Uni
versity in Speech Correction and Audi
ology and Clinical Psychology
He has served as VicePresident Ex
ecutive VicePresident and President of
the American Speech and Hearing Asso
ciation
Dr Ainsworths name is listed in
Whos Who in the South and South
west Whos Who in American Educa
tion and Whos Who in America
He is a member of the Advisory Panel
on Speech and Hearing Office of Voca
tional Rehabilitation Professional Ad
visory Committee of the Georgia Society
for Crippled Children and Adults Profes
sional Standards Committee Georgia Re
habilitation Association
He is on the Board of Directors of the
American Hearing Society Speech Foun
dation of America Legislative Assembly
and Southern Regional Representative
Speech Association of America and is
the Secretary of the American Board of
Examiners in Speech Pathology and
Audiology
A renowned lecturer and author of
Dr Jarrell Appointed Chairman
Of National Rehabilitation
Association Committee
National Rehabilitation Association
president Don Russell has appointed Dr
A P Jarrell Director of Rehabilitation
Services as chairman of the newly form
ed StateFederal committee of NRA
The function of this committee is to
review the present federal legislation
governing the operation of the State
Federal Rehabilitation program with
particular emphasis on eligibility re
quirements definition of services and
methods of financing rehabilitation pro
grams After study the committee will
make recommendations with respect to
changes in federal legislation that in
their judgment will provide the stimulant
necessary to enable the state rehabilita
tion agencies to accomplish a goal of re
habilitating 200000 persons per year at
the earliest possible date
The first meeting of this committee
was held in Washington D C January
34 1963 Those serving on this commit
ee with Dr Jarrell are Mr Charles Eby
Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Director
Mr Seid Hendrix Louisiana Rehabilita
tion Director Mr Ray Power West Vir
ginia Rehabilitation Director Mr Andy
Marrin California Rehabilitation Direc
tor Mr Voyle Scurlock Oklahoma Re
habilitation Director Mr Norman Yoder
Pennsylvania Director Program for the
Blind and ex officio member Mr Don
Russell Arkansas Rehabilitation Direc
tor
many articles and books he is presently
a professor of Speech Correction at the
University of Georgia in Athens Chair
man Program for Exceptional Children
Chairman Speech Correction Area and
Member Graduate FacultyConference
Conference attendants during brief Get Acquainted Session
Dr A P Jarrell Speaks
At VRCCS Conference
Dr A P Jarrell director of the State
Vocational Rehabilitation Services spoke
at a joint meeting of the Vocational Re
habilitation Division and the Crippled
Childrens Service The conference was
designed to assist the staffs of the two
Georgia Rehabilitative Agencies to de
velop a better understanding of the serv
ices that each provides and to stimulate
the administrative staffs of these two
agencies to develop a more effectively
coordinated program Dr Jarrell dis
cussed the Organizational Structure of
the Division of Vocational Rehabilita
tion and explained the growth of the
program through the years
Mrs Marge Davis of the Atlanta Dis
trict Office of CCS speaking on the
topic How much do you know about
CCS explained how the committee plan
ned to measure the two staffs under
standing of their program through an
exhibit followed by a questionnaire The
participants then evaluated themselves
on what they already knew and on what
they retained from viewing the exhibits
Throughout the conference the follow
ing areas of concern were discussed Who
is eligible for referral to V R how does
V R locate clients how should CCS re
fer to V R what factors does the
counselor consider when determining
whether the referred client is accepted
for services what modalities does the
counselor use in making his recommend
ations is there any veracity to the state
ment The easytoplace is the readily
acceptable client if the counselor re
fuses acceptance is there regress to a
higher echelon what about the ineligible
clients what services does V R provide
what about the 1920 year old out of
school and finally how do you evaluate
the effectiveness of your program
Director to Attend
States Council Meeting
Dr A P Jarrell will attend an Execu
tive Committee meeting of the Council of
State Directors of Vocational Rehabilita
tion in Washington D C January 2425
1963 The meeting will be a planning
session for the Annual Spring Conference
to be held May 68 1963
Members of the Executive Committee
are Herbert R Brown President New
York Claud M Andrews Ex Officio
Florida A Polk Jarrell VicePresident
Georgia
Edward J Moriarty Secretary Ohio
Virginia Cole Vermont John G King
Delaware Norman W Pierson DC Dill
Beckman South Carolina Paul G Con
Ian Michigan Howard H Hanson South
Dakota Aud F Darr New Mexico War
ren Thompson Colorado Robert R Wip
pel Oregon Harry E Simmons Florida
NRA Reorganizes the Dept of
Health Education and Welfare
The National Rehabilitation Associa
tion has announced that under the Re
organization of the Department of
Health Education and Welfare The Of
fice of Vocational Rehabilitation will be
come the Vocational Rehabilitation Ad
ministration and its head Miss Mary
Switzer will receive the title of Commis
sioner of Vocational Rehabilitation
Jerry Cosper distinguished alumnus
left shown receiving award from
Dr Robert L Bennett
Mr Jerry Cosper of Bowden Ga was
honored at Founders Day ceremonies at
the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
when he was named by Dr Robert L
Bennett Executive Director as the re
cipient of the Distinguished Alumnus
Award of 1962
The annual award is made to a former
Warm Springs patient whose adjust
ment to physical disability is a source
of pride to his Alma Mater
Cosper a former client of the Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation was a pa
tient at the Foundation in 1958 where he
received medical care and physical re
habilitation services for injuries sus
tained in a motorcycle accident
Upon dismissal from the Warm
Springs Foundation Jerry enrolled at the
North Georgia Trade School under the
sponsorship of the Division of Voeation
al Rehabilitation and successfully com
pleted the watch and clock repair course
The Division purchased tools and equip
ment to help Cosper establish a business
in Bowdon GeorgiaMedical Advisory Committee Meets
The Medical Advisory Committee of
the Georgia Division of Vocational Re
habilitation held its annual meeting at
the Henry Grady Hotel December 7
1962
Pictured L to R are Dr Floyd Bliven
Jr Chief of the Division of Orthopedics
at the University of Georgia School of
Medicine in Augusta Ga who spoke to
the group on a special Orthopedic project
at the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hos
pital Dr A P Jarrell State Director of
Vocational Rehabilitation Dr Thomas
P Goodwyn State Medical Consultant
and Chairman of the Medical Advisory
Committee and Mr Lewis R Schubert
Director of Region 4 of the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation
The committees function is to formu
late medical policy for the DVR agency
and to pass on the qualification of appli
cants for membership on the DVR panel
of specialists
A subcommittee appointed from the
full committee of thirty doctors and one
hospital administrator meets four times
a year to take necessary action on mat
ters requiring immediate attention
From left Dr Floyd Bliven Jr Dr A P Jarrell Dr Thomas P
Goodwyn and Mr Lewis R Shubert
Amputee Clinic Answers
Prosthesis Problems
Johnny Sims 18 of Macon Geor
gia shown at left attending the bi
weekly amputee clinic held at At
lantas Georgia Baptist Hospital
Sims lost his leg in an on the job
accident while working as a de
livery boy in January 1960 Voca
tional Rehabilitation furnished bar
ber training at the Griffin College
of Barbering which included books
tools and other related supplies
Thirtytwoyearold Jimmy Gil
ham at right using practice steps
during a recent visit to the ampu
tee clinic Referred to Vocational
Rehabilitation by the Department
of Public Welfare Gilham lost half
his foot in an accidental gunshot
wound A former poultry worker
he was not able to return to his
former work as it involved con
tinual standing Gilham underwent
a reamputation to further facili
tate the use of his leg and pros
thesis and returned to the clinic
for a check up and fitting
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Twentytwoyearold Sarah La
Rue referred to Vocational Reha
bilitation in 1957 went blind due
to bilateral optic atrophy in 1956
caused by meningitis and has no
light perception in either eye She
had dropped out of public school
because of her illness and returned
after many months with assistance
from Vocational Rehabilitation
She used dictating and transcribing
units to keep up with her class
room work and had special confer
ences with instructors
Sarah wasv sent to the Summer
Orientation and Adjustment Center
in Macon Georgia JuneAugust of
1958 and finished high school at
The Georgia Academy for The
Blind in June 1960 She was fur
nished training in typing at a local
business school during the summer
of 1960 and entered Berry College
in the fall
In the summer of 1961 she re
ceived training in the medical rec
ords room of the Macon Hospital
as a dictaphone typist and fullfills
her work requirements at Berry
College as a medical secretary
trainee at Batty State Hospital
The supervisor of medical secre
taries at the hospital has stated
that Sarahs work is outstanding
Sarah is working hard to maintain
her B average while at Berry
College
Sarah LaRueX
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Robert E Durham left wears
an artificial arm but it apparently
does not interfere with job as ship
ping clerk at the Newton Manufac
turing Co in Newton He is able to
carry out all the duties assigned to
him Durham lost his arm as the
result of a sausage mill accident
Vocational Rehabilitation assisted
him in getting a belowtheelbow
prosthesis

Nineteenyearold Bobby Lee Bar
field right in top panel has an
impaired left arm resulting from
an automobile accident in 1960 Vo
cational Rehabilitation aided him in
getting surgery to help correct the
disability and provided onthejob
training leading to employment
Bobby works as receiving clerk at
Albanys Phoebe Putney Hospital
and believes he has a bright future

Earl Taylor left in center panel
has an impaired right hip He was
unable to carry on successfully as a
farmer and sought aid from Voca
tional Rehabilitation services After
training in upholstery and wood
finishing at the South Georgia
Technical and Vocational School in
Americus he was provided with
tools and equipment to open his
own shop in Boston

For more than 20 years Ernest
R Sanders right in center panel
was a bulldozer operator A heart
condition suffered in 1957 forced
him to change occupations
Through Vocational Rehabilitation
services he was provided with train
ing in the barber trade and now
works in the shop at the Veterans
Administration facility in Thomas
ville

Despite a 98 percent loss of vi
sion Mrs Margaret Bass in lower
panel learned to make flower ar
rangements and displays and now
operates her own business known
as Margarets Flower Shop in Co
lumbus Her creations range from
simple corsages to decorations for
weddings After losing her vision
Mrs Bass was provided with ad
justment services and training
through Vocational RehabilitationPolio Didnt Stop Her
An attractive woman who was para
lyzed from the neck down from polio
at age 10 has regained some use of her
arms and legs and developed marked
ability as an artist
She is Mrs Audry Williams of Co
lumbus whose home studio at 4211 La
more Street is filled with examples of
her work in oils crayon and other media
Since February of last year she has
been studying art under the auspices of
Vocational Rehabilitation services
Audrey went to Warm Springs soon
after the polio attack but at that time
the institution was overcrowded and
she returned home she says Three years
later she went back to Warm Springs
for treatment which involved 20 opera
tions including an appendectomy
When the appendectomy was per
formed Audrey was in a body cast but
this proved to be no problem as the doc
tors cut a piece out of the case big
enough to remove the appendix and then
simply glued that part of the case back
into place she says
Everybody used to think I would be
permanently bedridden Even the then
chief surgeon who said I might be able
to walk from my chair to the bed but
that would be all
Then he started operating and liter
ally made me over He transplanted mus
cles where there just werent any So
now Ive fooled him and everybody I
can walk all over the house and I stay
up all day and half the night sometimes
Audrey met her husband Richard
while visiting a friend at Warm Springs
It happened like this she says I had
a boy friend from New York who was
Richards roommate He had had sur
gery and I went to visit him It was
there that I met Richard and we liked
each other right off
They were sweethearts for nine years
during a period of time when they were
both in and out of Warm Springs Fi
nally they decided to get married and
the ceremony was performed in 1951
Getting married was an ambitious un
dertaking and has turned out more than
satisfactory as Audrey and Richard
help each other along as they put it
Mrs Williams legs are fairly strong
but her arms are rather weak and its
viceversa with Richard They prop each
other up and work as a welladjusted
team around the house climbing in and
out of cars and on trips They go any
where they wish and often take drives
out of town on weekends
MabLtttatiorvVWs
Mrs Audrey Williams
aid of crutches while his wife uses only
a back brace She cooks and keeps the
house with the help of a woman who
lives with them Completing the family
picture is Pedro a loyal half Chihuahua
and half fox terrier dog who doesnt take
too fondly to strangers
Their interests around the home are
television records reading and art and
Audrey has several paintings of her own
hanging on the wall of their living room
Richard received aid and was trained
through the division of Vocational Re
habilitation in Alabama and Audrey is
receiving tuition aid in commercial art
at the Columbus School of Art in Co
lumbus
Superintendent Lee Jones center confers with Arthur Voorhies
left and Dr James R Hastings
Visitors At Academy
Two prominent specialists in the field
of services to the blind recently visited
the Georgia Academy for the Blind at
Macon to consult with Superintendent
Lee Jones and faculty members in plan
ning training courses for industrial arts
teachers
They were Dr James R Hastings
head of the industrial arts department
State University College Oswego N Y
and Arthur Voorhies program special
ist with the American Foundation for
the Blind
Richard is able to get around with the Dr Hastings conducts summer work
shops for the training of industrial arts
teachers of blind children sponsored by
the American Foundation for the Blind
Before joining the Foundation staff
Mr Voorhies was with the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation Services for
the Blind in Washington
Dr Hastings and Mr Voorhies are
visiting numerous schools that have had
teachers enrolled in the workshops said
Superintendent Jones
Their visit to Georgia was helpful to
us in that they made some suggestions
for improving our program here at the
Academy4Ho OoovooVoooXofvo
AcKabiLitatiotv Mws
Vol 11
JanFeb 1963
No 9
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
DR A P JARRELL Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
4360347
Americus104 E Forsyth
Phone 9245148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2827773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Fifteenth St
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta828 15th St
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
U
EPORTS from the Presidents Committee on Employment of
the Handicapped and the National Society for Crippled Children and
Adults indicate the Architectural Barriers project to make buildings
accessible to physically handicapped persons is gaining momentum
throughout the country
Plans for elimination of barriers are based on building specifications
approved by the American Standards Association in October 1961
In at least 30 states including Georgia steps have been taken by
the Governors Committee on Employment of the Handicapped and the
Easter Seal Society to plan longrange programs to incorporate the
standards in new construction and the modification of existing build
ings
On the national level President Kennedy has issued an Executive
order for the use of the standards in new Post Office buildings
The General Service Administration has adopted the standards with
instructions to architects and engineers to use them in future building
designs
The standards have been made mandatory for all new government
employment office buildings
Printed copies of the standards and specifications have been dis
tributed to 14000 members of the American Institute of Architects
and to numerous other associations and agencies
The program has been endorsed by many national organizations
It is pointed out that millions of physically disabled persons daily
are being deprived of the opportunity to go to school attend religious
services to work and play because of architectural barriers which pre
vent independent access to buildings and facilities intended for the
public
For years rehabilitation agencies have been helping physically handi
capped persons to prepare for and engage in occupations suitable to their
interests and abilities
Now people with physical limitations are found in almost every type
of jobin the professions service trades commerce and industry
Many of them have to face all sorts of obstacles in getting to their
places of business and in using the facilities in the buildings The agen
cies now are striving to remove the barriers which prevent or restrict
the activities of these people
An entrance wide enough to accommodate a wheel chair ramps as
well as steps a wide stall in each rest room lowlevel water fountains
at least one groundlevel entrance to every public building and parking
space set aside and identified for use of persons who require wheel
chairs braces or crutchesthese are just a few of the things that
may be provided by building owners to make their structures usable
by all citizens
New Air Travel Roles
The Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped and
the Air Transport Association have announced that all U S Scheduled
Airlines have adopted standardized criteria for transporting the handi
capped on their routes
The announcement was made recently by Maj Gen Melvin J Maas
USMCR Ret Chairman of the Presidents Committee and Stuart G
Tipton President of the Air Transport Association
In a joint statement they said The establishment and implementa
tion of these criteria are milestones that will benefit the handicapped
and the scheduled airlines because they set fair uniform and reason
able standards for the acceptance of the handicapped as passengers
This will facilitate the use of this countrys scheduled airlines not only
by those handicapped persons who must travel long distances in connec
tion with their work but by handicapped persons who are traveling
for pleasureVending Stand
Opened In Project
Fiftytwoyearold Ossie Lee Trawick
who is industrially blind operates a
business enterprise in the Wilson Apart
ments a housing project in Columbus
The outdoor vending stand is a port
able type unit designed especially for
lowrent housing project areas The ce
ment floor is in sections The walls and
ceilings are riveted together The build
ing can be dismantled quickly and at lit
tle expense
Three other similar units have been
established recently by Vocational Re
habilitation services to provide employ
ment opportunities for blind persons
The stands are stocked with a variety
of merchandise needed by tenants in
housing projects
Mr Trawick who had been manager
of the Fort Benning post exchange for
several years came to Vocational Re
habilitation in 1960 for assistance in
getting eye surgery A second operation
was performed last December
Before going to Ft Benning he had
been foreman of a Columbus concrete
company
Vocational Rehabilitation provided Mr
Trawick with training in vending stand
management and initial merchandise
stock for the stand
Mr Trawick is married and has four
schoolage children
Reports show that his sales are in
creasing week after week and that the
income will provide a comfortable liv
ing for the Trawick family
Contest Closes Mar 1
How my community benefits from the
abilities of handicapped workers is the
theme of the fifteenth annual Ability
Counts report contest for 11th and 12th
grade high school students sponsored
nationally by the Presidents Committee
on employment of the Handicapped and
in the States by the Governors Com
mittees
Winners in the national competition
will receive 2500 in cash prizes and
expensepaid trips to Washington D C
to attend the annual meeting of the
Presidents Committee May 9 and 10
The prizes will be presented by the
President
The firstplace report in state con
tests will be entered in the national com
petition
In Georgia the five successful con
testants will receive 200 in cash prizes
and certificates signed for the President
The first place winner will go to Wash
ington as the guest of the Georgia AFL
CIO The contest in Georgia closes
March 1
A special award will be made to the
teacher of the firstplace winner in
Georgia
One of the objects of the contest is to
encourage boys and girls to survey busi
ness establishments in their communi
ties to see if qualified handicapped
workers are given equal job opportuni
ties and to report on their findings
It is expected that high school students
throughout the state will enter the con
test

At topOssie Trawick arranges
stock in store
Abovean exterior view of the
building
P C Meets in May
The annual meeting of the Presidents
Committee on Employment of the Handi
capped will be held in the Department
of Labor auditorium in Washington May
9 and 10
Many noted figures will be on the
program including Mrs Eunice Kennedy
Schriver who will address a special
luncheon of the Womens Committee
says an announcement from the Com
mittee
President Kennedy is expected to pre
sent the awards in the Ability Counts
report contest for high school Juniors
and Seniors
William A Sims Jr of Atlanta
Chairman of the Georgia Governors
Committee and others interested in the
hirethehandicapped program will at
tend the meeting
Twentyyearold James Kelly who
has an impairment of the left arm
is purchasing agent at Albanys
Phoebe Putney Hospital He was
advanced to this position after
working as stock clerk Through
Vocational Rehabilitation services
he was given onthejob training
His desire to learn as much as pos
sible about the job and his atten
tion to duties brought about his
promotionBoard Visits Academy
Members of the State Board of
Education and other education staff
members met recently at the Geor
gia Academy for the Blind for an
inspection tour Shown here from
left are James S Peters Chairman
Fourth District Manchester Jack
Nix State Director of Vocational
Education J Brantley Johnson
First District Statesboro Thomas
Nesbitt Jr Third District Cor
dele Mrs Willene B Jones typing
instructor at the Academy J York
Hudgins Academy principal Mrs
Lonnie E Sweat Lonnie E Sweat
Eighth District Blackshear and
Dr A Polk Jarrell State Director
of Vocational Rehabilitation and
Director of the Academy for the
Blind
The Board of Education members
toured Academys facilities on
Vineville Avenue and Shurling
Drive in Macon
A program was presented by
Academy students demonstrating
physical academic and extracur
ricular skills and activities
New Center Open
To Handicapped
Did you know that New Yorks
magnificent new Lincoln Center for
the Performing Arts has all en
trances at street level every floor
accessible from large attendant
operated elevators special parking
near exits reserved for the handi
capped seats that can be removed
to accommodate wheelchairs and
transistor amplifiers for those re
quiring hearing aids
Are buildings in your community
being constructed with the handi
capped in mind If not why not
Mrs Nora Lee Ritch who was a patient at Battey State Hospital
was aided by Vocational Rehabilitation in establishing a neighborhood
grocery business in Thomasville She looks forward to helping with
the family income to take care of debts accumulated while she was ill
She had worked regularly at a peanut mill before her illness
Twentynineyearold Phillip Sel
lers above operates a concession
stand in the lobby of the New Al
bany Hotel in Albany offering ci
gars cigaretts and other items to
hotel guests
Although blind in one eye he had
worked at the Marine Supply Cen
ter for several years until a chronic
blood sugar condition forced his re
tirement His pension did not pro
vide enough income for the support
of himself and family
Vocational Rehabilitation provid
ed Sellers with training in a busi
ness course at the Albany Voca
tional School and initial stock for
his business enterprise
Earlier the agency had provided
him with an artificial eye

ABILITY COUNTS
HIRE THE
HANDICAPPEDGeorge Hall left a double ampu
tee is night manager at the Gordon
Hotel in Albany He had a below
theknee amputation of the left leg
and an abovetheankle amputation
of the other leg Vocational Reha
bilitation recently aided him in get
ting a prosthesis

Mrs Joseph Herndon right who
is blind in the right eye and has
limited vision in the left eye is
rapidly gaining a reputation as a
topnotch hair stylist She was aid
ed in training in cosmetology
through Vocational Rehabilitation
services

Fiftyyearold William G Love
left in center panel recently was
aided by Vocational Rehabilitation
services in getting a hernia opera
tion and treatment for a skin con
dition so that he could continue to
work He has been a barber at the
Veterans facility at Thomasville
for more than seven years

Through Vocational Rehabilitation
services William R Paul right in
center panel was aiding in getting
surgery for a heart condition Both
the mitral and aortic valves were
replaced by artificial valves His
heart condition resulted from rheu
matic fever at age 14 He has re
turned to his job as car salesman
for a Macon dealer

Robert Pharis bottom panel who
is blind in one eye and has only
limited vision in the other now
operates the vending stand in the
lobby of the Albany postoffice
Robert graduated from the Georgia
Academy for the Blind and was
aided by Vocational Rehabilitation
in going to college For a while he
taught in a Forsyth County school

HIRE THE HANDICAPPED
ABILITY COUNTS
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Georgia Department of Education
275 State Office Annex
Atlanta 3 Georgia
Bulk Sate
U S POSTAGE
PAID
Atlanta Ga
Permit No 935
Mr W DeHenne
Univ of Ga Library
Athens Ga
For more than a year Bobby Joe Thompson 26 formerly of Pelham
has been operating a vending stand in the Riverside Manufacturing
Companys plant in Moultrie despite three physical handicaps He is
industrially blind has a hearing impairment and a speech defect
Married and the father of one child Thompson had worked for a
drug firm in Atlanta and as a cloth inspector in an industrial plant
before he lost his vision
He attended the adjustment center at the Georgia Academy for the
Blind at Macon during the summer of 1961 for orientation training
A hearing aid was provided by Vocational Rehabilitation after
Thompson had attended the Moultrie Speech and Hearing Clinic
T J Vereen shown at right in picture Vice President of Riverside
Manufacturing Company gave permission for the location of a vending
stand in the plant to serve employees with packaged foods soft drinks
confections and other articles While awaiting delivery of the equip
ment for the stand Thompson went to Americus for on the job training
in the vending stand at the South Georgia trade school
His visual acuity at last report was 2050 with slightly more than
a 10degree field bilaterally
Mrs Thompson is employed in the Riverside plant
Below is a view of the attractive installation
Aekabilitatioiv Mws
TwentyOneyearold Harvey
Chance of Augusta right in top
panel is shown enjoying one of
his favorite pastimes that of col
lecting and listening to records
Harvey was working on the engine
of his automobile one day last fall
when another car came by too close
and struck him necessitating the
amputation of both legs
Vocational Rehabilitation is pro
viding prevocational training phy
sical therapy and his two prosthe
ses In top left panel he is shown
putting on his prostheses prior to
a training session and in middle
panel at left he is shown going
through a standing session
Harvey plans to use his mechan
ical aptitude as a basis for choos
ing the right vocation

Clinton Dorsey Hortman 21 of
Taylor County right in center
panel was in an automobile acci
dent in September 1961 resulting
in the paralysis of both legs He
lives with his parents and former
ly worked for a refrigeration firm
in Reynolds Vocational Rehabilita
tion is providing a portion of his
hospitalization physical therapy
and leg braces

Joseph Foshee bottom panel a
former football player and athlete
at Richmond Academy in Augusta
is now centering his sights on a de
gree in business administration
He had polio in 1959 when he
was 16 years old Vocational Re
habilitation is providing tuition at
Augusta Junior College where all
of his classes are on the first floor
and easily accessible by wheel
chair
He drives his own car and is
considered more careful than most
driversBoobleAniputee Leads Normal Life
In Richmond County just outside of
Augusta lives Janie Andrews a mite of
a woman with a might of determination
She is married to Elbert T Andrews a
fireman and engineer for the Atlantic
Coastline Railroad and they have two
energetic boys Ira Thomas 10 and Ken
neth Wayne 7
At the age of two Janie started the
first of her many trips to the Scottish
Rite Hospital that lasted over a period
of 16 years She underwent operation
after operation for bone grafts to her
legs and was in casts for 3 to 9 months
Once she was in a cast for 3 years and
had to have it changed every 3 months
When not in casts she was in braces
Walking was not for Janie Andrews
She and Elbert grew up in the Sue
Reynolds Community with Janie living
across the street from the grammar
school and Elbert living a mile west of
it But it was no coincidence that the
school was located across the street from
her home it was planned that way The
local Board of Education and County
Commissioners had planned to build a
new school about 4 miles from its present
site but reconsidered due to Janies
handicap and built the school across
from her home
Her mother or school children would
make sure she got to school but when
ever possible Elbert would pull her
home from school in a little twowheel
buggy books and all
On special occasions at school such as
Fall Festival and the Halloween Festi
val a movie would always be shown in
the assembly room Elbert would always
ask Janie to save a seat for him and
what kind of drink and candy bar would
she like He would put a dime aside for
her for refreshments and when the
lights were turned out for the show he
would bashfully slip in beside her with
candy drinks and all
In high school they did not date at all
and seldom saw each other as Janie went
to Tubman high school and Elbert went
to Richmond
He joined the navy before he gradua
ated and was gone for three years
During most of this time Janie was in
and out of the hospital When he came
back from the navy he entered Tifton
College and they saw each other just
occasionally during his two years there
Then in 1950 they started going
iekablittattorvws
Mr and Mrs Andrews are shown on the front steps of their home
which was recently rebuilt from the shell of an old house that burned
Behind the house is the basketball area as shown on the cover
Shown here are the Andrews in their family room just before a session
with the TV From left to right Mr Andrews Ira Thomas Janie
and Kenneth Wayne
steady They went together for one year
and then were married Elbert says it
was a foregone conclusion that I was go
ing to marry her I knew I was going to
back in grammar school With a pert
smile on her face Janie said he asked
my mother and father if he could marry
me before he asked me Elbert replies
I just wanted to be sure that I could
get you
They lived in a trailer from 1951 to
1962 and were fast outgrowing it El
bert bought the shell of a home that had
burned and had it rebuilt into the smart
looking home they live in now
During this time Janie was by no
means inactive With the aid of Voca
tional Rehabilitation she was taking
courses in typing office machines speed
writing and shorthand But once again
her legs started giving her trouble and
she had to stop her classes A big de
cision was about to be made and Janie
made it Her legs never giving her any
support or use and continuously needing
operations were going to be amputated
below the knees
The decision being made the oper
ation was performed Her recovery was
speedy and it wasnt long before she was
being fitted for her prostheses Now
Mrs Janie Andrews is experiencing a new
feeling that of walking not only by her
self but because of herself She plays
basketball in the yard with the family
enjoys putting puzzles together and
likes working in the kitchen A house
keeper parexcellence she is second to
none
Janie walked into the Vocational Re
habilitation office in Augusta a few
weeks ago and someone in the office was
heard to say which leg is artificial
Like many people who meet Janie for the
first time they could not believe it when
they were told both are
Services of Vocational Rehabilitation
provided Mrs Andrews include diagnos
tic examinations orthopedic visits
braces surgery and her prosthesesMabilitatiotv jVews
Runs China Shop
Vol 11 MarchApril 1963 No 10
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
DR A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
4360347
Americus104 E Forsyth
Phone 9245148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 30788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2827773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2346259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Fifteenth St
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta828 15th St
Phone PA 23639
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
Lon Buddy Bell a former Vocational Rehabilitation client
who was stricken by polio after serving in the Armed Forces
in the Philippines during World War II is entering the china
painting and supply business China painting is one of the
fastest growing hobbies among women in Atlanta says Buddy
whose location at 1034 White Oak Ave S W is easily acces
sible to all of Atlanta
Buddy and his wife Fay import the china from Germany and
Japan and handle all types of gold paint china and related
supplies They offer a kiln firing service and a special discount
to teachers of china painting Menessa Akins one of the fore
most teachers in china painting is teaching Buddy and Fay
the finer points about the business and they are both becoming
quite accomplished in the art
J
Honored
4 v
IT1i
Dr Mamie Jo Jones State Super
visor of Services for Exceptional
Children recently was elected
president of the International
Council For Exceptional Children
The Coordinating Committee of
the State Department of Education
adopted a resolution calling atten
tion to the honor bestowed upon
Dr Jones and expressing appre
ciation of her services to the StateColumbus Girl Wins Contest
Audrey Dell Hammerich a 16yearold
Junior at Baker High School Columbus
was awarded first prize in the statewide
Ability Counts contest for Juniors and
Seniors sponsored by the Governors
Committee on Employment of the Handi
capped and Vocational Rehabilitation
Agency
Her report on How My Community
Benefits From The Abilities Of Handi
capped Workers was entered in the na
tional competition for 2500 in cash
awards and she will receive an expense
paid trip to Washington provided by
AFLCIO to attend the annual meeting
of the Presidents Committee May 910
1963
She is an honor student in an acceler
ated class at Baker and a leader in dra
matics Her parents are SFC and Mrs
Elmer Hammerich and her English
teacher is Mrs Alcie Mae Dennis Miss
Hammerich said she intends to use her
prize money for registering in science
courses she plans to take during the sum
mer months
The winners received Certificates of
Merit from the Presidents Committee on
Employment of the Handicapped
The 20000 in cash prizes were pro
vided by Associated Industries of Geor
gia
The awards were presented by Mr D
D Barnard Executive Secretary to Gov
ernor Sanders
National Winners
Judith Keith Sikes 16 of Asbury
Road Murfreesboro Tennessee is the
winner of the 1963 Ability Counts Con
test sponsored by the Presidents Com
mittee on Employment of the Handi
capped
Miss Sikes who attends Murfreesboro
Central High School will receive 1000
first prize for her winning entry She
competed with juniors and seniors from
public parochial and private schools in
43 States and the District of Columbia
on the theme How My Community Ben
efits from the Abilities of Handicapped
Workers
This contest now in its 15th year is
part of the Presidents Committees over
all educational program aimed at making
more people aware of the problems fac
ing the handicapped in obtaining jobs
the work being done to help the handi
capped help themselves and the admir
able accomplishments of many severely
handicapped individuals
This years contest required the en
trants to base their written reports on
independent field trips to local places of
employment to visit public employment
and vocational rehabilitation offices and
Winners in the Statewide Ability Counts Report Contest for Geor
gia From left Hariette Griffin Monroe Second place 50 Audrey
Dell Hammerich Columbus first place 100 Ann Jo Hendricks White
third place 25 and Mary Virginia Fessenden Atlanta fifth place
10 Fourth place went to Jack Simpson of Pelham who was not
present for the presentation
Pictured above from left to right are the contest sponsors with the
winners D D Barnard Executive secretary to Governor Sanders
Bruce Hall Secretary of the Governors Committee W H Montague
President Georgia Council AFLCIO Harriette Griffin second place
Audrey Dell Hammerich first place Elbert Forester Assistant Direc
tor Employment Security Agency Department of Labor Ann Jo
Hendricks third place Clifford Clarke Executive Director Associated
Industries of Georgia Mary Virginia Fessenden fifth place Dr A P
Jarrell State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and W
A Sims Jr Chairman of the Governors Committee
to interview handicapped persons em
ployers labor officials and community
organizations serving the handicapped
Other winners were Second prize
600 Karen Marie Lind 17 Joliet Town
ship High School Joliet 111 Third prize
400 Becky Scott Carlton 15 Mullins
High School Mullins S C Fourth prize
200 Jeffrey J Radowich 18 Arch
bishop Carroll High School Washington
D C
Honorable Mention Certificates went
to Gilbert Edward Brodie 16 Marys
School Phoenix Ariz Frank Jones 16
Mt Pleasant High School Wilmington
Del Carol Christensen 16 Salina High
School Salina Kansas Russell G Smith
17 Chaminade College Preparatory
School St Louis Mo Alice Sheridan
Burroughs 17 Carson City High School
Carson City Nevada and Kathleen Jo
hanna Lewis 17 St John the Baptist
High School Philadelphia Pa
Winners will receive their prizes at the
Annual Meeting of the Presidents Com
mittee on Employment of the Handi
capped in the Departmental Auditorium
in Washington D G on the morning of
May 9thRehabilitation Pays Big Dividends
The Vocational Rehabilitation Divi
sions joint project with the Fulton
County Department of Family and Chil
dren Services formerly the Department
of Public Welfare to help disabled pa
rents receiving Aid to Dependent Chil
dren Grants to return to employment and
selfsupport is dramatically and signifi
cantly proving its value
During 1962 275 referrals were made
to the ADCVR project Of these 148
were closed as nonfeasiblereferred 11
were closed as housewives 29 were
closed for other reasons and 85 were
placed in employment
When the program was initiated in
August 1956 one Vocational Rehabilita
tion counselor and two public Welfare
Workers were assigned to work on a
team basis and share defined responsi
bilities in serving ADC cases Due to its
unparalleled success the project has
gained permanent status and the person
nel and activities increased so that there
are currently four Vocational Rehabilita
tion counselors and seven Family and
Children workers assigned to the pro
gram
The purpose of the service is to evalu
ate all incapacitated parents who have
applied for or are receiving ADC Grants
in Fulton County to determine if Re
habilitative services will enable the per
son to return to work
The plan is to refer all disabled ADC
parents to the project with the realiza
tion and understanding that all are not
Rehabilitative due to factors that im
pede the process either in 1 the client
himself those with severe disabilities
combination of disability age and edu
cational limitations and those with poor
motivation or 2 in clients total environ
ment that prevent him from focusing on
rehabilitative goals such as child care
problems marital difficulties acute and
chronic family crisis and lack of suitable
employment opportunities for persons
needing sheltered type employment
The following breakdown shows the fi
nancial gains of the 85 clients who ob
tained employment through the team
work efforts of the project staff in
cluding the annual income before and
after rehabilitation the cost of rehabili
tation to Vocational Rehabilitation and
the Department of Family and Children
Services and the annual reduction of
Family Service grants as a result of em
ployment
Annual income before
rehabilitation 11134196
Welfare 10245300
Other 888896
Continued on Page 7
Managing her own grocery store and making sure her customers have
a large selection of foods to choose from is a fulltime occupation for
Mrs Mae Hearing A former spinner at a cotton mill and a counter
girl at a drug store Mrs Hearing now enjoys being her own boss
She underwent surgery provided by Vocational Rehabilitation in April
1961 and again in May of 1962 Vocational Rehabilitation also fur
nished the initial stock and supplies for the store when it opened
She is married and the mother of four children who are all attending
school
Fortyfiveyearold Luther Rainey right above operates his own
laundermat and dry cleaning pick up station in the Capitol Homes
Housing project in Atlanta A congenital deformity of his right foot
caused Rainey to leave his job as machine operator a position he had
held for over fourteen years His condition had grown progressively
worse and he was not able to stand for prolonged periods of time as
was required of a machine operator
After undergoing corrective surgery Vocational Rehabilitation work
ed with Rainey in finding a suitable location for the laundermat and
furnished the equipment required to begin his business
He is married and has four children Three are now attending school
Forest Franklin Hammett left above a truck driver from 1937 to
1960 is now launching a new career as a poultry farmer Suffering
from a strained back an ulcerated stomach and a severe speech defect
Hammett has quickly adapted himself to his new environment in poul
try husbandry Vocational Rehabilitation is furnishing counseling
surgery medication and the necessary equipment for his poultry
project
He is married with five children all of school age
These clients were dependent upon welfare when they came to Voca
tional Rehabilitation for servicesRehabilitation Pays
Big Dividends
Continued from Page 6
Annual income after
rehabilitation 21288036
Earnings 16802540
Welfare 2365200
Other 2120296
Total cost to VR and
DFCS 22319254
DFCS assistance while
in the project 13276400
Additional cost
in DFCS 1000000
VR cost of rehabili
tation services 4743937
VR salaries 3298917
Annual Savings in Public
Welfare Grants 7880100
If these figures remained stable
over a 10 year period the total
saving would be 433405500
The explanation of costs income and
services points out the financial gain to
these 85 clients Their annual family in
come doubled as a result of becoming
employed and they reversed their status
from taxconsuming to tax contributing
Public assistance grants were termi
nated in 64 cases and 21 continued to re
ceive ADC in decreased amounts In
comparing annual Welfare funds paid to
the group before and after rehabilitation
it is noted that attainment of employ
ment of these 85 clients resulted in a re
duction in the former amount of annual
public assistance of 77 In looking at
the economy factor involved in helping
these ADC parents become employed it
is noted that the average cost of direct
rehabilitative services per client was
55834 as compared to an average an
nual savings in public welfare expendi
tues of 92707
The ADCVR program is a family
centered project designed to strengthen
total family functioning Many of the ob
stacles impeding vocational rehabilita
tion of the client are due to the multiple
family problems which must be consid
ered in the overall approach to rehabili
tation This slows the rehabilitative
process but the solution or remedy of
many family problems is a slow process
and the value of the project service far
outweighs the time element in terms of
tangible and intangible benefits to fam
ilies
The tangible benefits are readily meas
ured by the familys financial benefits in
becoming selfsupporting The intangible
benefits of the project service with con
centrated and coordinated services of two
agencies combining efforts toward a
common goal of improving total family
function is perhaps the most valuable
endeavor The entire family is consider
ed and evaluated in terms of family
problems involved beyond the individual
disabled client
Fiftytwoyearold James Rogers
left in top panel who started out
in a small business enterprise with
his basic stock as cosmetics has
now added candy peanuts cigars
cigarettes and various items of
food to his list of resale items
Seriously deformed due to a
spinal injury and with only one
eye he keeps books daily on his
small business He has a 75 lim
itation of movements of both knees
hips and ankles and a 100 lim
itation of both wrists His spinal
injury was due to a fall in his
childhood
Vocational Rehabilitation fur
nished his initial stock of supplies
for opening his small business

Roy Chisholm 58 right in top
panel is taking physical therapy
treatments at Augustas Talmadge
Hospital for burns he received
while tar spreading on a roof
Chisholm a roofer by trade was
burned over the entire left side of
his body when a barrel of hot tar
fell on him He is shown here
taking a whirlpool treatment to
help restore the use of his muscles
in his left hand
Vocational Rehabilitation is fur
nishing the necessary medication
and physical therapy for Chisholm
who plans to return to the roofing
business as soon as he is able

Jack Marshall right a bell hop
at the New Albany Hotel for 35
years now performs his duties for
the hotel as an elevator operator
Jack a diabetic lost his right
leg below the knee in 1959 due to
a severe infection Weighing over
300 pounds Jack was told to lose
weight to prevent any difficulty in
the use of a prosthesis
During his period of training and
adjustment to his prosthesis Jack
complied with orders and lost over
100 pounds
Vocational Rehabilitation pro
vided his prosthesis and gait train
ing and counseled with him on his
future work opportunities When
he had completed his training the
hotel management rehired him and
placed him in his present job as
elevator operator

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Georgia Department of Education
275 State Office Annex
Atlanta 3 Georgia
Bulk Rate
U S POSTAGE
PAID
Atlanta Ga
Permit No 935
Aquisitions Division
University of Georgia Libraries
AthensGeorgia
Evie Ann Barron shown above is operating her own business as a
vending stand operator in the Manhatten Shirt Factory in Amerieus
Evie industriallyblind with a 95 loss of vision in the left eye and
80 loss in the right was formerly a Dark Room Technician and
medical secretary She has suffered with glaucoma for 15 years an
has had three operations for this condition Her stand one of tw
identical stands operating in the plant is a modern well equippe
area designed to give maximum service at all times
2oaVoi
v
ttorvAkws
William Laird 48 of Augusta
top panel has made a slight
change in his occupation He work
ed as a carpenter until 1951 when
a stove blew up and he suffered
severe burns on his legs His right
leg was burned so badly that it re
quired amputation He received
prevocational evaluation from Vo
cational Rehabilitation and began
onthejob training in furniture re
pair Now he specializes in antique
restoration and refinishing VR also
furnished his prosthesis and gait
training

Tommy Ragin 19 left and Ran
dolph Dukes 23 right in middle
panel are recent graduates from
the South Georgia Technical and
Vocational School in Americus and
both boys have something in com
mon They are interested in auto
motive repair Tommy graduated
in body fender repair and Ran
dolph graduated in Diesel Mechan
ics Both are blind in the left eye
and both graduated from the Amer
icus Trade School on the same day
Tommy is working at the Middle
Georgia Parts and Repair Co in
Dublin and Randolph at the Coast
al Mack Sales Co in Savannah
Vocational Rehabilitation furn
ished tuition for school and the
necessary tools and equipment to
begin work

Fiftythreeyearold Ivey Taylor
of Nichols bottom left is shown
during a training session in the use
of his prosthesis at the Eugene Tal
madge Memorial Hospital in Au
gusta
His right leg was injured in a
shotgun accident in May of 1962
and an above the knee amputation
was required
Taylor who has been a share
cropper farmer all his life is mar
ried and has four children
Vocational Rehabilitation is fur
nishing his training and prothesis

Ola Avus DeLoach 24 bottom
right is a beautician in the La
Marick Beauty Salon in the Belk
Griffeth Department Store in Sa
vannah She has an 85 hearing
loss but has no difficulty communi
cating with her customers Voca
tional Rehabilitation provided
speech training at the WorrillDud
ley School of Speech and furnished
her hearing aid training supplies
tuition for her beauty course and
her State License Miss DeLoach
attended high school at the school
for the deaf at Cave SpringRuns Printing Business
Running a printing and advertising
business is a full time occupation for
most able bodied men but for 26year
old Walter Leroy Abell a quadriplegic
due to an attack of polio its time and a
half That is a day and a half of work
comes out of each working day
Printing and advertising had not been
Abells major subjects in college but he
was beginning to find an interest in them
when the attack came He was a junior
at Auburn University and was majoring
in Architectural Engineering and was
thinking seriously about changing his
major and then the decision was made
for him
In high school in addition to maintain
ing excellent grades Abell was an ath
lete of above average accomplishments
participating in varsity football and bas
ketball and was a member of the golf
and track teams He was awarded a
trophy for having the highest academic
marks for a senior varsity football play
er received a first place art award from
the student council and a full scholarship
to a local art school in competition with
high school students throughout the area
While at college he earned almost all
of the cost of his education by working
at various jobs He dressed windows and
rendered art displays for local retail
trade establishments worked as a cloth
ing salesperson and picked up student
laundry His laundry pickup service soon
developed into the mainstay of his in
come and at one time had the willing
assistance of thirteen fellow students in
this thriving enterprise
He created and developed many works
of art during his college years ranging
from a ceramic tile mosaic table to paint
ings and drawings rendered in virtually
every artistic technique During the sum
mer months he worked as a draftsman
for a metal building fabrications plant
Abell is 6 3 and weighed 118 pounds
when the Vocational Rehabilitation coun
selor first talked with him He was con
fined to a rocking bed and mechanical
respirator and had the use of only two
fingers on his left hand He had been to
the Warm Springs Foundation and the
Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital
and at first could not breathe without a
respirator for more than one or two
minutes
As he began to think more and more
about printing and advertising he found
that he could transmit his ideas about
art to others and thereby create through
them his own impressions and thoughts
He uses a hand splint which gives him a
fairly good pinch with his thumb and
forefinger of the left hand enabling him
to grasp and pick up lightweight objects
Being a righthander he had to work on
becoming oriented to using his left hand
He soon was able to write by having
a pen taped to his fingers At first he
wondered whether his new lefthanded
writing would resemble his former style
and he became interest in graphology
Reading up on the subject he found that
his personality not having changed
would continue to reflect itself in the
same manner in his handwriting style
This soon became apparent and his hand
writing lefthanded is almost un
changed He makes many of the layouts
and drawings for his artist to follow
Abell first became interested in a re
minder service that of reminding indi
viduals of birthdays anniversaries and
MabllttattotvAWs
Walter Abell Jr with three members of his staff From 1 to r Mary
Ann Norton artist Fred Alexander typesetter d Douglas Flint
printer Not shown are John Suhr Art Director and Tom Walton
Sales
other important dates He sent out ap
proximately 500 inquiries on the service
and felt that the 50 replies that he re
ceived would not be lucrative enough for
the effort and amount of work required
so he turned to other areas He began a
hard selling campaign and started con
tacting local and national department
stores and businesses all over the coun
try Slowly the jobs started coming in
and have been coming in ever since
Everything from designing and print
ing color letterheads and envelopes ship
ping labels business cards and many
others He began to get orders from na
tional concerns and by now his work has
become so competitive in the local market
that established advertising firms were
taking notice as jobs they had bid on
were awarded to Abell
He had become particularly interested
in printing some bridge tally cards with
character sketches on them Some sam
ples were printed for him by a friend
and they were sent to some stores for
possible future orders They caught on
and orders came in His business has
grown to the stage where he now em
ploys five persons three on fulltime
The quality of Abells work is easily
recognized and more and more potential
advertisers are becoming aware of him
and his material under his trade name
Imagination Inc
The Division of Vocational Rehabilita
tion provided Abell with counseling and
guidance and furnished the necessary
equipment to start his small but growing
businessVol 11
MayJune 1963
No 11
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
Dr A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 415 Pine Ave Bldg
4360347
Americus104 E Forsyth
Phone 9245148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 305 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 80788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 58701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86525
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 33865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2827773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7644841
Rome814 West Building
Phone 2846259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Fifteenth St
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Union Recorder Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta828 15th St
Phone 7240381
BrunswickWay Building
Phone AM 56541
The President Speaks
JL HE effect of automation on employment of the handicapped was
foremost among the topics discussed at the annual conference of the
Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped held May
910 in the Labor Departmental Auditorium in Washington with Presi
dent Kennedy in attendance
Topics of discussion also included the problems of workmens com
pensation as they relate to the handicapped progress made by govern
ment and private industry in employing persons with severe disabilities
and the outlook for the mentally handicapped
President Kennedy who spoke at the opening session presented the
Presidents Trophy to David Hall of Green Bay Wis who has been
named the Handicapped American of the Year Hall 27 is supervisor
of the Sheltered Workshop of the Curative Workshop of Green Bay
He was paralyzed from the neck down as a result of injuries received
in an automobile accident in 1955 He has since dedicated his life to
working with the handicapped and to promoting highway and traffic
safety He was nominated for the honor by the Wisconsin Governors
Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
The trophy is a plaque made for the Presidents Committee by students
at the Institute for Crippled and Disabled in New York City
Dr David Gelfand a cardiologist for the Philadelphia General Hospital
since 1952 was named Physician of the Year and cited for his many
contributions to employment of the handicapped in his specialty
Dr Gelfand was nominated by the Pennsylvania Governors Commit
tee on Employment of the Handicapped and the Uptown Philadelphia
Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
The Presidents Committees Distinguished Service Award was pre
sented to David M Amato a native of Atlanta formerly Director of
the Vocational Rehabilitation Department for the District of Columbia
Amato is a Vocational Rehabilitation Adviser with the Agency for Inter
national Developments Mission to Mexico and is stationed in Mexico
City He was named for the award on the basis of his outstanding con
tribution to vocational rehabilitation programs of the United States
Mexico and Latin American nations enabling large numbers of disabled
persons to prepare for and accept gainful employment
Speakers at the twoday Conference included John W Macy Chair
man U S Civil Service Commission Larry LeSueur Political Com
mentator U S Information Agency Henry Loeb Mayor of Memphis
Tenn Philip Ryan Executive Director National Association for Mental
Health Sen Joseph S Clark of Penn Dr Edward Rynearson Mayo
Clinic Robert Adair Executive Director Goodwill Industries St Peters
burg Fla Mrs Eunice Kennedy Shriver John S Gleason Jr Ad
ministrator of Veterans Affairs and Major General Melvin J Mass
USMCR Ret Chairman of the Presidents Committee
Approximately 3000 community leaders employers members of Gov
ernors and community Committees officials of State employment serv
ices and Federal and State Rehabilitation agencies and others from
every State in the Union were in attendanceEvaluation Center for Deaf Opened
The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation
Division has opened a new Evaluation
Center for the deaf at Cave Spring The
new two story brick building is an addi
tion to the presently existing vocation
building and contains 2000 square feet
of area to be used for complete diagnostic
evaluation in addition to ample offices
for staff members
The Center staff will consist of Dr A
P Jarrell Director Fred L Sparks Jr
Administrator and J H Whitworth as
CoordinatorEvaluator Staff positions to
be filled within the near future will in
clude an evaluator audiologist vocational
orientation instructor psychologist on a
part time basis and a speech clinician
In its initial stages the Center will of
fer services to adult deaf referred by
Vocational Rehabilitation The clients will
be in attendance for six to eight weeks
and will reside in halfway houses lo
cated in and around Cave Spring The
Center will also coordinate its services
with the school in providing vocational
evaluation to high school students 16
years of age or older on a regularly
scheduled basis
Service of the Center will include work
sample tryouts on machinery equip
ment tools etc and activities related to
trades in which the deaf may hope to find
employment Assessment will also be con
ducted in areas of intelligence education
al level social interaction communica
tion skills and physical capacities
Upon completion of the evaluation at
the Center the adult client will return
home The final written report with the
Centers staff findings and recommenda
tions will be forwarded to the clients lo
cal Rehabilitation Counselor The Coun
selor will be provided at least one addi
tional report prior to this final recom
mendation
The basic aim of the Center is two
fold in that it will offer diagnostic as
well as evaluative services to the Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation for their
clients The Center hopes to orient the
deaf client vocationally and broaden his
knowledge of the world in which he lives
and by so doing to assist him in attain
ing the best of which he is capable in life
Emory Gets Grant
Emory University was on the list of
38 institutions to receive grants from
the Federal government for providing
and improving courses of training and
study for teachers of the deaf The
amount allocated in 196263 was 21420
The announcement from the Depart
ment of Health Education and Welfare
said the grants to the institutions were
for two purposes 1 to assist them in
establishing and improving courses of
training for teachers of the deaf and
2 to establish and maintain scholar
ships for qualified persons desiring to
enroll in such courses of training and
study
The allocations initiate a 3000000
program authorized by Congress over the
next two years to make better teaching
available to children handicapped by
being hard of hearing
Attending the dedication ceremony of the new Evaluation Center are
from 1 to r J H Whitworth CoordinatorEvaluator Fred L Sparks
Jr Administrator Dr A P Jarrell Director of Vocational Rehabilita
tion and Director of the Center Henry Stewart Sr member of
the State Board of Education Louis Schubert Regional Representa
tive of Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Dr Claud Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools Hobert W Aiken Architect and Rev
Sam Daley Cave Spring Methodist Church
Georgias new evaluation Center for the Deaf Services offered will
include work sample tryouts on various equipment and in activities in
fields which offer the best opportunities for placement of the deaf
Evaluation will also include areas of intelligence educational level
social interaction communication skills and physical capacities
Herbert L Henry 51 right
manages his own used car business
and uses his background as an auto
mechanic as the basis for buying
and selling cars Henry suffering
from heart trouble was first helped
by Vocational Rehabilitation in the
operation of a small community
grocery story but his condition re
quired several hours of rest each
day so it was decided to look for
something else
A close friend of Mr Henrys
knowing his understanding of auto
mobiles furnished the necessary
capital and through close counsel
ing and guidance Vocational Re
habilitation secured his license for
business
He is married and has one child
now attending school
Mr Henry received his assistance
through the joint Aid to Dependent
Children and Vocational Rehabilita
tion project being conducted with
the Fulton County Department of
Family and Children ServicesThe Joseph P Kennedy Jr Founda
tion has announced its 1963 International
Awards Program The Foundation which
engages in a program of support of
scientific research care and treatment in
the area of mental retardation make in
ternational awards in three general
areas
1 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AWARD
To an investigator who has made out
standing contributions to our knowledge
of mental retardation in the biological
and behavioral sciences
2 SERVICE AWARDTo the indi
vidual or group developing outstanding
programs in the identification care re
habilitation or education of the mentally
retarded
3 LEADERSHIP AWARDTo a civic
leader public official author or any
other person whose activities on behalf
of the mentally retarded have awakened
the public conscience or led to increased
individual and community effort
Awards will be in amounts of 5000 to
25000 and up to 50000 will be award
ed for the furtherance of current or pro
posed programs More than one award
may be offered in a single area
Institutions organizations and indi
viduals working in the field of mental
retardation are invited to send nomina
tions to the Foundation Employers vol
unteers or others who have worked to
ward greater job opportunities for the
mentally retarded would be eligible for
consideration Nominations received by
August 1st will be considered for the cur
rent years Awards and winners will be
announced in December
Address nominations to International
Awards The Joseph P Kennedy Jr
Foundation 1413 K Street N W Suite
306 Washington 5 D C

Kenneth J Jackson second from left president of Ken Lee Inc is
shown receiving the Bnai Brith Citation for Outstanding Service
Mr Jackson accepted the award for his sportswear manufacturing
firms record of hiring physically handicapped persons With him
1 to r are Alan Srochi president Atlanta Lodge Dr Irving Gold
stein past president Gate City Lodge and Chairman of Metropolitan
Atlanta Hire the Handicapped Committee and Irwin Greenbaum
president Gate City Lodge Mr Jackson hires handicapped workers
whenever possible and has a genuine interest in their welfare telling
other potential employers about their efficiency dependability and
loyalty He has been instrumental in making placements in other
industries
Win Contests
Two Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselors Tommy McCollum of Bain
bridge and James Miller of Milledgeville
received awards in the 1962 Caseofthe
Year competition at the annual Region
IV NRA Conference held at Charleston
SC April 2124
Mr McCollum was firstplace winner
for the Blind Division and received an
engraved watch for this accomplishment
In the Sighted Division Mr Miller was
first runnerup They were both first
place winners in the State contests and
Joe K Stendridge right 53 a
former laborer and tenant farmer
is now instrumental in the manage
ment of a large poultry and cattle
business near Roswell Stendridge
suffered a ruptured disk in his back
and was not able to return to hard
labor Vocational Rehabilitation
provided the operations for his back
injuries and furnished the neces
sary equipment for a poultry proj
ect After two years he accepted
his present position and is in full
time employment He is married
and has four children of school
age and two who are married He
came to Vocational Rehabilitation
through the joint ADCVR project
Tommy McCollum left in pic
ture Counselor for the blind in
Georgias Vocational Rehabilitation
program receiving his award from
NRA President Don Russell Seat
ed is Judge J Hewlette Wasson
Judge of Probate court for Lau
rens County South Carolina
will receive their Georgia Rehabilitation
Association awards at the Georgia Voca
tional Rehabilitation annual Conference
in August
The Vocational Rehabilitation agencies
in this region sponsor two caseofthe
Year Contests one for Counselors serv
ing sighted clients and the other for
Counselors working with blind persons
The Counselors submit reports on cases
they consider best illustrate rehabilita
tion techniques The cases are reviewed
by a committee and the judges decisions
are based on the completeness of the in
formation showing professional compe
tence on the part of the Counselor in
serving the clientActive In Wheel Chair
William A Sims Jr Chairman of the
Governors Committee on Employment of
the Handicapped has appointed Sidney
Clifford Herring of Conyers to coordi
nate activities and help create job oppor
tunities in that area
Herring a quadriplegic due to a polio
attack while serving in the navy has
played an important role in many activi
ties He was Chairman of the Fifth Dis
trict Democratic Executive Committee
served as Rockdale County Chairman in
the Chapel of All Faiths Drive is
treasurer and a member of the Vestry
of the Episcopal Church of the Good
Shepherd past president of the Rockdale
County Jaycees and engages in many
other civic activities
He married the former Kit Freeman
of Rockdale county in March of 1956
and they now have four children
Herring graduated from Richardson
High School now known as College Park
High School in College Park in 1943
and received his BBA Degree from
Emory University Atlanta in 1949 He
has completed two semesters at the Uni
versity of Florida toward a Masters De
gree in Business Administration
While in the navy he served as Avi
ation Radioman Seaman First Class
from July 1 1943 to May 6 1946 and
later served as Personnel Officer of the
VF 671 Fighter Squadron at the Naval
Air Station in Jacksonville Florida with
rank of Ensign from February 1 1951 to
July 31 1952
He operates a small farm in Rockdale
County where he is establishing a com
mercial beef cattle operation
The Rockdale Citizen newspaper of
Conyers in a recent article referred to
Sidney Herring as The Little Man in the
Chair and it was emphasized that he
was still a mighty tall man and a man
of motion He has shown by action and
example that its ability and not dis
ability that counts
Their home located on Gees Mill
Road outside of Conyers was built and
designed so that Sidney could move about
in it without difficulty His wheel chair
has a small electric motor which operates
off the current received from a 12volt
battery attached to the underside of the
chair He is able to move from room to
room by pressing a button on a control
box on the left arm of the chair
CONTEST APPROVED
The Ability Counts writing contest
sponsored by the Presidents Committee
was approved for the 16th consecutive
year by the National Association of Sec
ondary School Principals The official
list of approved contests will be distrib
uted to all secondary schools in the US
when schools open in the fall Action was
taken in Washington at their annual
meeting in May The Catholic Education
Association will cooperate as in the past
At top Sidney Clifford Herring
pushes a wall light socket that was
placed so it would be easily accessi
ble to him from his wheel chair
Light sockets throughout the home
have been lowered so that he would
have no trouble in reaching them

William A Sims 1 in center pic
ture Chairman of the Governors
Committee on Employment of the
Handicapped talks with Herring
about the needs in creating job op
portunities for handicapped persons
in the Conyers area

In lower picture Herring shows
how halls and doors have been
widened so that he can pass
through them in his wheel chair
The entire home has been planned
and built so that he can move about
it unassisted
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Twentysixyearold Sam Bonner operates a grocery store in Macon and is gradually building a profitable business
although he has a 100 percent loss of vision in his right eye and 80 percent loss in the left
Sam a reliable hard working young man has some good ideas about operating his store and is beginning to put them
into practice
Vocational Rehabilitation furnished necessary equipment counseling and training and the initial stock for the store
eeooaV0
Mabllitatioiv Mws

SEE STORY ON PAGE 5James Ashley of Thomson who
is paralyzed from the waist down
recently opened an exclusive mens
wearing apparel shop in the Thom
son Shopping Center called the
Stag Shop Shown with James at
left is his mother Mrs Olie Ashley
James had just passed his final
exams at college and was on his
way home when he had an automo
bile accident He received his de
gree while he was still at the hos
pital Services received from Voca
tional Rehabilitation included phy
sical restoration counseling and
guidance shelves and other neces
sary equipment for the store and
his initial shoe stock

Mrs Muriel Roberson left
mother of a 7 year old son and
Miss Mildred Payne right are stu
dents training as medical transcrip
tion secretaries in the medical rec
ords section of the Phoebe Putney
Memorial Hospital in Albany al
though both are blind
Miss Payne lives with Jean Kea
a former student and now an em
ployee at the hospital
Vocational Rehabilitation is pro
viding tuition and training at Phoe
be Memorial Hospital and neces
sary supplies

At the Orientation and Adjustment
Center for the Blind in Macon Leon
Watson instructs student Vinson
Brogdan in a woodworking class
The Orientation and Adjustment
Center is conducted at the Georgia
Academy for the Blind during the
summer months for blind adults
who need instruction in self care
unaided travel the fundamentals of
homemaking nursery and green
house training and the use of hand
tools

Blant Addison who is industrial
ly blind and a former vending stand
operator at the Toccoa Furniture
factory is now a full time employee
at the factory working in the pack
aging division Addison folds corru
gated cardboard corners for rein
forcement for the furniture boxesRehabilitations Reach Record High
The Division of Vocational Rehabilita
tion held its Annual Staff Training Con
ference at the General Oglethorpe Hotel
August 710 with over 300 staff mem
bers guests and representatives of other
professional and related agencies in at
tendance
Dr A P Jarrell State Director in
his opening remarks to the conference
said the Georgia Rehabilitation Agency
had completed another record year of
services to disabled citizens of the state
The agency provided services for 14715
disabled persons 6503 were satisfacto
rily employed during the fiscal year
representing a gain of 498 over the num
ber rehabilitated in 196263 a record
7870 new plans were written and 10495
applications were awaiting investigation
as of June 30 1963
Continuing Dr Jarrell mentioned the
record established by some units of the
Agency such as the unit for the blind
rehabilitated 342 individuals the business
enterprise program opened eleven new
vending stands bringing the total to 87
now in operation and giving 120 blind
persons fulltime employment with an
average income of 330000 per year the
unit for the emotionally ill provided serv
ices to 585 and 435 were rehabilitated
the unit for the mentally retarded pro
vided services to 1288 and rehabilitated
103 the OASI disability determination
unit received 15275 applications of which
8389 were allowed with payments aver
aging approximately 8000 a month add
ding slightly more than 8000000 a year
to the states economy
The Georgia School for the Deaf had
an enrollment of 463 with capital im
provements as follows construction of an
evaluation center at a cost of approxi
mately 100000 for adults out of school
and students above sixteen in school and
construction of four cottage type domi
tories at a cost of 400000 to house 144
boys from the fifth grade through the
twelfth
The Georgia Academy for the Blind
had an enrollment for the past year of
215 with capital improvements including
a recreational building for the girls at
the negro school a shed for housing
equipment trucks tractors painting and
renovation on a number of buildings and
development of park and lights for the
campus
Dr Jarrell stated that many forward
steps were taken during the year to ex
pand facilities for the disabled citizens
of the state These include the comple
tion of approximately two thirds of the
construction of the Comprehensive Re
habilitation Center at Warm Springs for
the seriously disabled It is to be finish
ed the latter part of this year and will
be opened during the month of January
1964 The cost of this center will be ap
proximately two million dollars and will
require an initial staff of 60 employees
The Comprehensive Center for the
Mentally 111 at Milledgeville was com
pleted with September set for the open
ing The cost of the facility will be near
three million dollars and will be operated
jointly by the State Health Department
and the Division of Vocational Rehabili
tation with the latter agency having a
staff of thirty to forty
The Comprehensive Center at Grace
wood costing about one million dollars is
scheduled to open in September with a
staff of 16 It will be operated jointly by
the Vocational Rehabilitation agency and
the State Health Department
The Evaluation and Prevocationai
Training Center for the Mentally Retard
ed in Atlanta costing close to 350000 for
James Miller of Milledgeville re
ceives his award from Nathan No
lan top picture at right as first
placewinner in the state 1962
CaseoftheYear competition for
sighted clients Bottom picture
shows Tommy McCollum of Bain
bridge receiving first place in the
CaseoftheYear contest for
blind clients Mr McCollum also
was first place winner in the Region
IV competition
The awards were made at the
banquet program during the annual
staff training conference in Savan
nah
Banquet speaker D G Phillips
and State Rehabilitation Director
Dr A P Jarrell discuss program
building and equipment is designed to
provide evaluation services to 650 mental
ly retarded individuals a year
Joseph Hunt Assistant Commissioner
of the U S Vocational Rehabilitation
Administration speaking on the subject
Rehabilitation Looks at Itself said that
due to the vision and pioneering foresight
of Georgia Directors Paul Barrett and
Dr A P Jarrell and the support of the
Board of Education the Governor of
Georgia and the General Assembly the
Georgia rehabilitation program has been
the leader in the country since its origin
He said a big reason for Georgias leader
ship in rehabilitation has been its recog
nition that many public and voluntary
agencies must cooperate to have an ef
fective program
Dr Claude Purcell State Superinten
dent of Education speaking on the voca
tional education program in Europe said
European students learn their specific
skills in onthejob training rather than
in the classrooms as do Americans and
that they attend class only one day a
week after age 15
Jack Nix Director of the Division of
Vocational Education said Regardless
of the raw materials a state or nation
may have if the development of human
resources is neglected it will be most dif
ficult to sustain the society itself The
vocational educational goal is that of pro
viding educational opportunities for each
individual to develop his potentialities to
their fullest capacities for useful employ
ment and for personal happiness No
longer is it going to be possible for every
boy and girl to become an efficient pro
ducer and successful citizen without de
veloping a salable skill and the knowl
edge that it is necessary to obtain em
ployment and successfully pursue their
chosen occupations We as Americans
have largely intrusted the future of this
nation to the public schools of today We
profess universal education What is
Continued on Page 5tKo OovcO0ooceCoto
Mabilitation Vcws
Vol 11 JulyAugust 1963 No 12
Published by the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Department of Education
Atlanta
Dr Claude Purcell
State Superintendent of Schools
DR A P Jarrell Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Office Annex
ALBANY DISTRICT
Albany 416 Pine Ave Bldg
4360347
Americus104 E Forsyth
Phone 9245148
Bainbridge 218 S West St
Phone CH 64274
Thomasville 223 S Crawford St
Phone CA 62587
Valdosta 805 University Dr
Phone CH 26820
Waycross706 Jane St
Phone AT 80788
ATLANTA DISTRICT
Atlanta 1430 W Peachtree St NW
Phone TR 68701
165 Central Ave SW
MU 86625
Newnan44 Jefferson St
Phone AL 32408
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
Gainesville311 Green St
LEnox 61311
Athens 110 Hancock Avenue
Liberty 83865
Battey HospitalRome
Phone 2827773
Clarkesville N Ga Vocational School
Phone 7544841
Rome314 West Building
Phone 2846259
MACON DISTRICT
Macon 406 Bankers Insurance Bldg
Phone SH 27321
Columbus 305 Fifteenth St
Phone FAirfax 26755
Dublin 105 N Franklin St
Phone BR 22230
Milledgeville Milledgeville Banking
Co Bldg
Phone GL 28691
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
Savannah 35 Abercorn Street
Phone AD 46666
Augusta828 15th St
Phone 7240381
Brunswick 209 First Federal Savings
and Loan Bldg
Phone AM 66641
Honorable Carl E Sanders
Governor of Georgia
Atlanta Georgia
I take great pleasure in congratulating you and the people of
Georgia on the performance of the Georgia Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation during the year that ended June 30 1963 This
Agency during the past year surpassed all previous records for
the State in the number of disabled men and women rehabilitated
to productive and satisfying life The number rehabilitated was
an alltime high of 6503 against the previous years total of 6105
itself a new high up to that point in time This ranks Georgia
fourth among the states in total rehabilitations behind Pennsyl
vania New York and North Carolina each of which has a larger
population than Georgia In the number of rehabilitations per
capita Georgia ranked second with 159 per 100000 of population
against a national average of 58 West Virginia ranked first with
212 This is a record of which you can be immensely proud Georgia
has always been in the forefront of the Vocational Rehabilitation
movement and the social and economic gains accruing to your people
and your state far outweigh the cost of the services provided
them The consistent performance of the agency of course has
been greatly strengthened by a wellplanned attack on disability
of all types Georgias program is as wellbalanced as that of any
State since not only those with visible disabilities that have pre
vented them from earning a living have been served well but also
those with such severe disabilities as mental illness mental re
tardation blindness and deafness
Your physical plant and the value of services to your people
has been greatly enhanced by the wise management and planning
of the State Director of the Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Dr Albert Polk Jarrell and his extremely able and effective staff
who are distributed over the State in positions where they can be
of the greatest service A further enhancement will materialize
upon completion of the Rehabilitation Center at Warm Springs
another vision that Dr Jarrell is bringing into actuality Your
strong support and that of the legislature have enabled Georgia
to continue to move forward and those of us who bear national
responsibility for betterment of conditions for the disabled are
most grateful to you and the enlightened lawmakers of Georgia
I send my highest commendation
Miss Mary E Switzer
Commissioner of Vocational RehabilitationThey Lead Similar Lives
For Helen Rose left on front cover
and Peggy Jean Thompson right all
of the important events in their lives
were similar in nature and occurred
within a month of each other with one
exception Helen was born a month and
four days after Peggy
Helen was born in Richmond Va June
20 1942 and moved to Fairburn when
she was 5 months old living only about
two miles from Peggy who was born in
Union City May 17 1942 They went to
different elementary schools so they
never had an opportunity to know each
other during their early schooling Then
things began to happen
Helen contracted polio June 7 1952
and Peggy on July 3 1952 They were
both in Grady Hospital at the same time
but still had riot met Helen went to
Warm Springs and Peggy followed in
two weeks and they finally met as room
mates They were surprised to find they
had been living just two miles from each
other and were meeting for the first
time Both attended Campbell High
School with Helen going a half day
during the tenth grade and a full day
her final two years Peggy kept up with
her school work at home and attended
classes a half day during her senior year
graduating at the same time with Helen
They attended the North Georgia Vo
cationalTechnical School together tak
ing the business education course Peggy
specialized in business and office manage
ment and Helen in secretarial training
They graduated within a month of each
other Helen went to work at the South
Fulton Hospital May 8 1963 and Peggy
at TriCounty Concrete Company in Fair
burn May 13 1963 Helen works as a
surgical secretary taking dictation from
the surgeons at the hospital and Peggy
as a one woman office manager answer
ing the phone operating the adding ma
chine calculator and typing
In her spare time Peggy enjoys read
ing She prefers mysteries but as she
puts it Ill read most anything She
goes to work in a taxi and her father
usually picks her up after work
Helen likes to listen to music in her
spare time especially classical music and
enjoys reading about art
A few weeks ago Helen got her drivers
license and now drives to and from work
and goes anywhere she pleases Over the
Labor day weekend she drove with her
mother to South Bend Indiana a round
trip of over 800 miles and shared in the
driving Her car is equipped with special
hand controls She is able to get in and
out of her car without help Her wheel
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chair weighs only half as much as a
standard one and she has no trouble in
placing it between the seats Peggy says
that Helen is a good driver and she
enjoys riding with her
Its about time we stopped doing the
same things within a month of each oth
er said Helen unless of course we plan
it that way
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taking place in these schools will deter
mine the character of our people and the
character and future of our nation
Harold Parker director of the Division
of Social Administration of the Depart
ment of Family and Children Services
said We have a new advisory State
Board of Family and Children Services
with a member from each Congressional
district These civic leaders lend localized
moral and social support throughout
Georgia to our intensified positive public
welfare program Because of better com
munity acceptance and more local re
sources as well as more cases with de
fined problems some county welfare
staffs will expand more quickly to a
broader scope and fuller range of serv
ices
In the important job of intake we
will identify and study the potential for
improved individual and family function
ing We will reduce or eliminate de
pendency for new applicants at the earli
est possible opportunity To do this we
will bring to bear the full resources of the
Department and the community through
meaningful referral services
Mrs Louise Stewart Executive Direc
tor Georgia Association for Retarded
Children Atlanta said It has been
said that rehabilitation of the mentally
retarded must begin at the earliest pos
sible stage of the individuals chronologi
cal development If we consider the needs
in accordance with the chronological age
we would of course think first of the
infant The greatest need here may be
in supportive guidance and counseling to
the parents
In the case of the more severely re
tarded the physical needs may take pre
cedence over other needs As the division
of vocational rehabilitation becomes more
involved in serving the mentally retard
ed the counselors will be looked upon as
persons of knowledge in this field and
they should give their professional sup
port and advice to these parents As the
child grows older he may be in need of
a selfcare program which will enable
him to become less dependent and a
more useful person to himself his family
and the community
Mrs Doris Sausser Regional Repre
sentative Division of Community Serv
ices American Foundation for the Blind
New York said The needs of people
who are blind are basically the same as
those of their sighted peers For example
in planning for the education of the blind
child the same standards and education
principles as those for sighted children
are used Lack of mobility is one of the
most serious detriments to securing and
holding a job but this has been an area in
which the residential school has not pro
vided much help for the students in the
past and public schools provided almost
none Through special short term courses
sponsored jointly by AAIB and VRA
teachers are being trained in premobility
and orientation techniques and there is
now a trend to provide this basic training
in the public schools Seemingly how
ever the residential schools are still lag
ging behind in providing quality mobility
training Many people believe these skills
should be mastered by the time of en
trance to the Senior High School and cer
tainly before referral to a vocational
counselor since they are basic require
ments for job placement
Fifty years ago it was taken for
granted that the only jobs for the blind
were piano tuning chaircaning broom
making or begging Practically every
residential school taught the first three
Now the trend is to train and place blind
persons in all types of work for which
the individual has aptitude Jobs for the
blind are disappearing
Dr Cecil Myers Pastor Grace Meth
odist Church Atlanta gave the inspira
tional address to the conference and D
G Phillips Director of Admissions at
Erskine College South Carolina was ban
quet speaker
PLAN JOINT PROGRAM
The Vocational Rehabilitation and the
Georgia State Employment Service staff
members in Atlanta recently held the
sixth of a series of joint meetings to co
ordinate agency services in restoring
handicapped persons to gainful employ
ment
The conference was held in the Com
munity Room of the Bank of Georgia
Building at Pershing Point with Ed Sha
bek Mgr Atlanta Industrial Office of
the Georgia State Employment Service
presiding
Attending the conference were some
50 members of the two departments from
the Atlanta area Similar meetings have
been held in Macon Albany Athens Sa
vannah Rome and have proved success
ful in opening up new areas of under
standing between the agencies
Addressing the group were Giles G
Batchelor Assistant Director GSES F
E Wynn District Supervisor for the Di
vision of Vocational Rehabilitation
John S Prickett Assistant Director of
the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
and Rogers Hutchinson Supervisor of
Special Services
The group discussed actual cases and
suggestions for improving the systems
were madeThe President
Attending a recent award presentation from The Presidents Com
mittee on the Employment of the Handicapped are 1 to r Fred B
Woodward Manager GSES Cedartown G T Greene Vocation Re
habilitation counselor Mrs Margaret T Montgomery award recipient
William A Sims Jr Chairman Governors Committee on Employ the
Handicapped and Rogers Hutchinson Supervisor of Special Services
Department of Labor Atlanta
Cited for Service
The Presidents Committee on Employ
ment of the Handicapped has awarded
Citations for Meritorious Service to Mrs
Margaret Thomason Montgomery super
visor and instructor at Unique Corpora
tion of America in Cedartown and Dr
Otis H Stephens Jr Associate Professor
of Political Science at Georgia Southern
College Statesboro in recognition of
their outstanding example and inspira
tion to handicapped persons
Mrs Montgomery shown above re
ceiving her citation from William A
Sims Jr Chairman of the Governors
Committee on the Employment of the
Handicapped is afflicted with rheuma
toid arthritis She was instrumental in
helping to charter organize and super
vise the Unique Corporation of America
a sheltered workshop and a nonprofit
organization for the purpose of providing
employment for the handicapped She is
now serving as a member of the Board
of Trustees and Secretary of the Unique
Corporation
Her contributions have also been in
many other fields such as the PTA the
DeMolay WSCS and circle meetings
of the Methodist Church She has been
Polk County Home Furnishings Chairman
of the Home Demonstration Club for the
past two years and has just been made
president of the DeMolay Mothers Club
Mrs Montgomery graduated from Hamil
ton High School Hamilton Georgia is
married and has one son
Dr Stephens at right received his
award at a meeting of the Statesboro Ki
wanis Club from Rogers Hutchinson
Supervisor of Special Services Georgia
Department of Labor of the Atlanta
office
Blind since birth Dr Stephens has
demonstrated that a vocational handicap
need not be a vocational barrier by
achieving a life long goal that of be
coming a college professor
Dr Stephens graduated from the Geor
gia Academy for the Blind and was aided
in his college training through Vocational
Rehabilitation Services He received his
PhD Degree from Johns Hopkins Uni
versity Baltimore Maryland In 1957 he
Dr Otis H Stephens Jr associ
ate professor of political science at
Georgia Southern College
graduated cum laude from the University
of Georgia with an AB Degree
While attending the University of
Georgia he was elected a member of the
national honor societies of Phi Beta
Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi He served as
president of Phi Sigma Alpha a national
political science fraternity He played
the piano for the Georgia Bulldog Orch
estra and participated in such sports as
swimming and bowling He has gained
recognition as a public speaker and fre
quently addresses civic groups
Through his determined efforts many
honors have been extended to him In
the summer of 1961 he received a Pub
lic Affairs Grant through the Ford
Foundation a special Fellowship through
the Department of Political Science of
Johns Hopkins University 196162 and
a general scholarship through the Amer
ican Foundation of the Blind 1961
In May of 1962 he received the Aca
demic Achievement Award from Record
President John F Kennedy speaking
at the annual meeting of the Presidents
Committee on Employment of the Handi
capped in Washington said one of the
most impressive things that I have seen
as I have traveled across the country is
employers who have gone to great pains
to bring into their establishments dis
abled men and women who are then able
to make a living not because of the sup
port of others but by their own efforts
which have contributed to their rehabili
tation
This is the kind of work which comes
not from the top down but from the in
side out We are hiring today at the
White House a young man who is handi
capped to work on the grounds at the
White House and I am hopeful that peo
ple all across the country in the next
year will make a special effort to bring
into their lives in one way or another
by assisting by hiring by working with
men and women who are handicapped
either physically handicapped or mentally
handicapped This is an area in which in
recent months and years we have made
a particular effort We are making a
particular effort in the national Govern
ment this year to bring up to date and
really move ahead in the whole treat
ment of those who are mentally retarded
and mentally disabled as well as our ef
forts among those who are physically
disabled
So this effort which we are all
making in the Government in the cities
in the States in the employees in the
unions this great cooperative effort to
make a part of our community a part
of our country a part of our lives for
those who have been less fortunate is
deserving of the best you have
I want to congratulate all of you who
are doing something about it not merely
talking about it All the problems that
this country has could be solved in a
whole variety of ways if all of our citi
zens would just pick one project and
give their time to it whether it is help
ing those who are mentally or physically
retarded whether it is entertaining for
eign students whether it is holding out
a hand to one group or another This can
be done much better by our citizens than
by the national Government
I want to express my commendation
to one group of our society here today
who are doing something about it and
who deserve the appreciation not of the
country because they deserve that but
I think that most of all they get the
satisfaction themselves of recognizing
that the obligations of citizenship pride
in their country makes them want to look
out beyond their own lives
ings for the Blind Inc as one of the
top three students in the nation Mrs
Lyndon B Johnson wife of the Vice
President presented this award to Dr
Stephens at the White House He also
received a personal gift from Mrs John
F Kennedy the First Lady
Dr Stephens was born at East Point
and his father is serving as Mayor of
that city He is married to the former
Miss Linda Duren who is also a native
of East PointThe Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
is directing special efforts toward the
rehabilitation and placement of mentally
ill and emotionally disturbed persons
The Georgia Junior Chamber of Com
merce which works closely with the
Agency in the employment program for
emotionally restored persons has cited
Airways Service Inc as Employer of
the Year for outstanding services ren
dered in the employment of emotionally
restored persons
Dr Ronald E Goldstein Chairman of
the Jaycee State Mental Health Com
mittee commented that Airways Service
had employed more emotionally restored
persons than any other business estab
lishment in Georgia The personnel man
agement policies of this company are
conducive to high production regular
attendance and good job adjustment of
these employees He further stated that
the employees are aware of what is ex
pected of them and are treated like any
other employee
The Jaycee Mental Health Committee
and the Division of Vocational Rehabili
tation work cooperatively in this pro
gram Each applicant is carefully screen
ed and provided extensive medical and
vocational evaluation by specialists to
determine what employment is most ap
propriate Industries throughout the
state are learning that these people
when selectively placed become success
ful employees
More than 200 persons throughout the
state have been placed since the Jaycee
effort with Vocational Rehabilitation be
gan in 1961 As new evaluation facilities
are opened and professional staff in
crease the number of restored persons
to reenter employment in Georgia is ex
pected to attain a rate of 800 employees
per year
PROJECT AT ALTO
Governor Carl Sanders at a recent
press conference announced the Vocation
al Rehabilitation Division and the State
Department of Corrections Fred Hall
ford Director will cooperate in establish
ing and staffing a new facility at the
Georgia Industrial Institute at Alto
Included will be a PreVocational Eval
uation Building and a QuarterWay
House to be built at an estimated cost
of 446497 These funds will come from
Vocational Rehabilitation in the amount
of 312548 and from the Board of Cor
rections in the amount of 133949 There
are also plans for a Vocational Building
at an estimated cost of 221760 of State
funds
The project will begin on October first
and will be staffed by a coordinator of
rehabilitation services evaluators coun
selors and medical psychiatric and psy
chological consultants Additional per
sonnel will be assigned in January and
again in July of next year
Governor Sanders said the need for the
program was pointed out by Warden
Joseph Ragen and through specific vo
Governor Carl Sanders presents to C H Flynn manager of Airways
Service Inc an appropriately inscribed plaque for his personal efforts
and understanding leadership in hiring emotionally restored persons
From left to right William A Sims Jr Chairman of the Governors
Committee on Employment of the Handicapped Dr A P Jarrell
Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Elbert Forester
Assistant Director Georgia Department of Labor Employment Security
Agency C H Flynn Dr Ronald E Goldstein and Governor Carl
Sanders
cational rehabilitationsponsored surveys
Warden Ragen stated that vocational re
habilitation services should be provided
at the Georgia Industrial Institute at
Alto if many of the inmates there are
to be prepared for useful purposes in
society The surveys were conducted by
teams composed of psychologists soci
ologists psychiatrists criminologists and
vocational rehabilitation specialists and
showed that approximately 70 per cent
of the 900 inmates at Alto would be
eligible for vocational rehabilitation serv
ices because of physical limitations or
mental disabilities
As a result of these surveys a cooper
ative and comprehensive program has
been drawn up consisting of medical
diagnosis psychological and vocational
evaluation prevocational evaluation
physical restoration prevocational
training vocational training social eval
uation counseling guidance and job
placement The new program will begin
its operation in October
HUIET CITED
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Ben T
Huiet has been cited by the American
Veterans of World War II AMVETS
for his outstanding efforts in the field
of reemployment and rehabilitation of
former prison inmates
His humanitarian and practical ap
proach to the need for aggressive actions
to help former inmates has been ex
ceptionally noteworthy because of its
value to the individual and to our State
according to State Commander John E
Brown
The award was made to Commissioner
Huiet at the recent AMVETS State Con
vention held in Atlanta
John F Warren
ONE ARM MECHANIC
Fortyeightyearold John F Warren
above is a first class truck mechanic
service station attendant and automo
tive repairman even though he only has
one arm Mr Warren was working in a
textile mill on December 16 1955 when
his left arm was caught in the belt of one
of the machines necessitating amputation
below the elbow
Throughout his life Mr Warrens fa
vorite pastime has been working on mo
tors and rebuilding them He spent all
of his spare time doing just that In
my younger days he said I use to
enjoy building hot rods for the boys
This background was instrumental in
Vocational Rehabilitations placement of
Mr Warren Services provided by the
Division included a prosthesis set of
mechanics tools counseling and guid
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James Edward Isham left behind counter a diabetic who is commercially blind and has a hearing deficiency operates
a vending stand in the new Clayton County Courthouse The stand has a steady stream of customers and is especially busy
when court recesses Mr Isham s helper at right behind counter is his wife who is on the go all the time serving
drinks packaged and hot foods and other small items Vocational Rehabilitation Services furnished Mr Isham included
medical services training m vending stand operation equipment initial inventory installation and stand supplies
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