Educators in vocational rehabilitation are dealing with a situation in which there has been rapid increase in the volume of individuals to be trained and placed and they must seek areas that can absorb these numbers. One secondary public school system's attempt to meet the needs and abilities of its retarded population by preparing them for jobs other than service jobs is described.
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