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Employers Urged To Eye Qualifications in Hiring of Handicapped Editor i note: The following ar ticle was written by Mn. John W. Sinderi in cooperation with Na tional Employ the Handicapped Week, now being observed. In the article Mri. Sinders tells some of the feeling when her husband, blinded in World War II, was seek ing employment. He now is co ordinator of selective placement for the physically handicapped at the Camp White Veterans Domi ciliary and is a member of the Jackson county committee on em ployment of the physically handicapped. Have you ever been with a physically handicapped per son as he made the weary rounds seeking employment? Or have you seen him come home at night dejected after hearing the same old story all day long, "Sorry, we can't use you"? You know he could meet the standards set for nearly- every job he had sought all the standards but one physical perfection. What did the prospective employers say to this handi capped man? Some said, "you are too old," - too old at 30! Others said, "we don't need anyone" after having ad vertised that they did. A few said, "you do not meet our physical standards." None of them tried to see if he" could actually do the job for which he had applied. Should Face- Issues Here, I think, is where the fault lies. The issue should be faced squarely by prospective employers. And that issue should be "is the man quali fied to do the job - can he do the job"? Not, "is he physical ly perfect"? Of course, the employer must have standards to be met. He can not permit a per son able - bodied or handi capped to hold a job where his failings would endanger himself or others. Neither can he afford to place a man In a position which he can not ade quately perform. However, selective placement permits him to fit the man to the job. ' In a town in central Texas, there is a workshop for the handicapped. Here they make 53rd year Medford Price 10 cents Tribune 2nd SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1958 Pages 1 - 8 various articles, ranging from special skirt hangers to furni ture. I have seen these people at their tasks; I have even worked with them. Their speed and dexterity at their jobs amazed me. However, they do not re main on these jobs. They have proved their worth and have no difficulty in obtaining bet ter jobs. One young girl, near ly blind who started working at this workshop, now has her own secretarial service. Sev ice. Several others have moved on to bigger and better things in Dallas, Houston, and Fort Worth. I am telling you about these people whom you do not know in order to show you that all the handicapped need is a chance to prove their worth. Isn't it time that you, the employer, give the handicap ped a chance to prove him self? You'll be glad you did. The Kukenaam Falls in British Guiana, South Ameri ca, are generally regarded as the highest in the world. SCATTER TACKS ' Medford police received a report Wednesday that some one had scattered carpet tacks near the Tripp st.-Eighth st. intersection to discourage pa per boys from riding their bicycles on the sidewalk. Eagle Point Grange Takes Second Place Eagle Point The Eagle Point Grange has won second place in the state for a com munity service project report, it was learned here yesterday. First place was won by the Vale Grange. The Eagle Point Grange prepared a report on all pub lic service activities carried out during the past year and submitted it in the statewide contest. Among the other projects on which it based its public service record were the old-time political rally held last May, at which many state candidates were present, and its activities aimed at having a 100-bed hospital add ed to the facilities of the Camp White Veterans Admin istration domiciliary. 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