Thirty-four years ago, Steve Brewer stepped on a piece of glass, developed blood poisoning, and lost his left leg. Today, with wooden crutches holding up his heavy body, Brewer files and saws metal parts at Aeronca Manufacturing Corp. He is married and has one son. Brewer now feels as normal as the five-year old boy who walked where he shouldn't have so many years ago. The Aeronca employee told his story last week because he wanted Middletown to know that handicapped workers can do a job and do it well. National Employ the Physically Handicapped week begins October 4. Brewer needs no special equipment to do his job. Working at the plant for two years, he files and saws at the same rate, in the same position and with the same tools as everyone else. "I can do practically any work here that the rest of the guys do," he says...

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