They are called "clients," but that is just a euphemism. They are the handicapped people of Yuba and Sutler counties in Californiasome mentally retarded, some emotionally disturbed, some former drug addictshandicapped but not helpless. To assist those who wanted to work, concerned local citizens established in 1969 a federally subsidized training center called Gateway Project. There the clients learn some basic skills. They assemble kits of electric rods for a utility company's field linemen; they reupholster chairs for nearby military bases; they tie together stalks of wheat for a local florist who sells dried flowers by mail. Sometimes they...
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