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Washington, Tuesday, October 14, 1952
standing of the employment capabilities of handicapped workers. The perform ance record of handicapped workers when properly placed during World War Chapter I Office of Defense II was highly satisfactory. Moreover, as Mobilization a result of that experienc, new insights Defense M anpower Policy 9
and techniques have been developed through which a progressively better job Utilization of th e H andicapped i n th e in the rehabilitation, training and place M obilization P rogram ment of handicapped workers can be Preface. This statement has been done.
recommended by the interagency Man Many handicapped persons are avail power Policy Committee and the na able for employment without the need tional Labor-Management Manpower for extensive physical and mental re Policy Committee of the Office of De habilitation services. However, a large fense Mobilization. It is issued for in percentage of the two million handi formation and guidance to labor and capped persons previously mentioned management concerned with defense have disabilities which, because of their production and assigns to Government nature or severity, will involve rehabili agencies the responsibility for providing tation services before they can enter the assistance and leadership in the fields labor force. Thanks to the great strides of action required of them.
made in recent years in scientific knowl I.
Introduction. Achieving the goals edge relating to various disabilities, it is of nationalmobilization and mainte now possible to rehabilitate a great many nance of a strong civilian economy re of these people and bring them into pro quire full and effective utilization of our ductive work. Communities throughout manpower resources. Among these re the country, if they make maximum use sources are approximately two million of the many and varied resources avail handicapped individuals, now unem able within their communities and to ployed and in many cases supported at their communities, can make very appre public expense, who, with proper reha ciable progress in dealing with this bilitation, training and placement can problem.
make valuable contributions as members Because of the vital importance of of the labor force and as self-supporting making full use of handicapped persons citizens. Providing the opportunity for in our defense mobilization program, the handicapped individuals to contribute to Office of Defense Mobilization appointed mobilization programs and to become a special Task Force in May 1951, to economically independent is an impor make recommendations for improved tant aspect of our national defense, both and accelerated rehabilitation and place for present and future needs. On the ment of handicapped persons. The com one hand, it makes available additional pleted report of the Task Force consti needed manpower resources and on the tutes a valuable source document for all other it extends to handicapped workers those engaged in serving or employing the opportunity to work at jobs for handicapped persons.
which they are qualified.
Most of the actions recommended by Great progress has been made during the Task Force must be taken in the the past decade and more recently under communities where handicapped per the leadership of the Presidents Com sons live and in the establishments where mittee on Employment of the Physically they can be employed. They constitute Handicapped toward a better under a program of voluntary action to which standing of the contribution which labor, management and Government can handicapped persons can make when all make significant contributions. Con properly prepared and selectively placed. sequently, an intensified program for The excellent support given by labor, getting more handicapped workers into management and the public to the Pres productive employment should be devel idents Committees program indicates a oped in each local community using the wider interest and an improving under C ontinued on p. 9097

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Agriculture Department See Commodity Credit Corpora tion; Production and Marketing Ad m in istr a tio n ; Rural Electri fication Administration.
Army Department Secretary of the Army; delegation of authority to order members and units of reserve components into active Federal service .see Defense Department.
Civil Aeronautics Board Notices :
United Air Lines, Inc.; restric tion case; notice of hearing..
Commerce Department See Maritime Administrator.
Commodity Credit Corporation Notices :
Sales of certain commodities at fixed prices; domestic and ex port price lists for October 1952______________________
Defense Department Notices;
Secretary of the Army; delega tion of authority to order members and units of reserve components into active Federal service________________
Defense Mobilization, Office of Rules and regulations:
Utilization of handicapped in mobilization program---------Economic Stabilization Agency See Price Stabilization, Office of.
Education, Office of Rules and regulations:
Construction of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities; deadline for appli cations for payments and or der of certifications from funds available for fiscal year 1953 ______________________
Federal Security Agency See Education, Office of.
Housing and Home Finance Agency See Public Housing Administra tion.
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