The State Rehabilitation Council wants to be exempted from the 16-hour cut that is part of the austerity measures the CNMI government will implement starting March 15.<\/p>\n
At a general membership meeting last Thursday, the council questioned its inclusion in the austerity measure and the looming 16-hour cut, despite the agency being federally funded.<\/p>\n
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation director Maryann Arriola said that OVR, which is under the council, needs to comply with standards when it comes to meeting services and consumer services in a timely manner. <\/p>\n
\u201c[The work-hour cut] is going to hamper operations and consumer services, which is very disheartening and there is nothing we can do at this point.\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Right now, Arriola is working with the Office of the Governor to submit an extension letter to clarify the matter. <\/p>\n
She also reported they completed Phase 2 of their grant submission and is now waiting to be awarded. <\/p>\n
OVR has about 200 cases they are serving, though they only have three rehabilitation counselors. <\/p>\n
In addition, they have placed seven clients in jobs at Micronesian Brokers Inc, Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Triple J Wholesale, Taro Sue, and OVR. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to some of the private business for hiring people with disabilities to be a part of the society and making them independent on their own,\u201d she added. (Chevy Alipio)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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