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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1978
ADMITTEDLY, MRS. GOODSTADT SAID A PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY IN SOME CASES, BUT THE TIME TAKEN FOR A DISABLED PERSON TO SETTLE DOWN IN HIS JOB IS FAR SHORTER THAN SOME MAY HAVE IMAGINED.
+ I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF EMPLOYERS COULD SHOW TRUST AND A BIT OF PATIENCE DURING THIS SHORT PERIOD, THE DISABLED WORKER CAN PICK UP VERY QUICKLY AND SATISFY THEIR REQUIREMENTS,+ SHE SAID.
MRS. GOODSTADT SAID THE JOB PLACEMENT UNIT OF HER DIVISION WOULD CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE JOB GUIDANCE FOR THE DISABLED AND TO DISPEL DOUBTS AMONG EMPLOYERS AS TO THEIR ABILITY.
+SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1967, THE UNIT HAS FOUND JOBS FOR MORE THAN 3,100 DISABLED PERSONS IN THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS, THE JOBS RANGING FROM OFFICE CLERK, BOOK- KEEPER, TYPIST TO MECHANIC, SHE SAID.
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