Center Helps Put Handicapped In Job Market
Teresa Dicks Amelung was honored as 1981 Rehabilitation Case of the Year after nine years of support from the Aiken Vocational Rehabilitation Center. Counselor Rachel Harte praised her as "spunky" as Teresa secured a teaching job from her wheelchair.
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Teresa Dicks Amelung
South Carolina Rehabilitation Association
Rachel Harte
Teresa
Mizell
Aiken Center
Aiken
Barnwell
Edgefield
Jack Ritchie
Jim Carlisle
Open House for Aiken Vocational Rehabilitation Center Held Tomorrow
An open house and dedication for the Aiken Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center is set for 11 a.m. tomorrow on York Street. Attendees include Mayor H. Odell Weeks, Joe S. Dusenbury, Roy Stone, and officials from the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation agency. The U.S. Army Signal Corps Band and Color Guard will perform and assist with the flag raising. The center, opened in November 1980, offers counseling, evaluations, testing and work experience for individuals whose handicaps hinder employment.
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Allen J. Coleman
Carlisle
Coleman
Mizell
Freedman Vocational School
Ray Cavanaugh Jr
Aiken Workshop
Joe Powell
Cavanaugh
Columbia Center
Rhythm House
Aiken
Barnwell
Edgefield
Powell
South Carolina
S.C
Raymond Mizell
Joyce Eubanks
York Street
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Area
H. Odell Weeks
Joe S. Dusenbury
Coile Scarborough
U.S. Army Signal Corps Color Guard
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Heritage Square
He Benneinuse
Lee
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