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CNMI Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Home
    • About OVR
    • Archive
    • Director's Message
    • Staff
    • State Rehabilitation Council
    • Statewide Independent Living Council
    • Policy and Procedures
    • Reports
    • Disability Network Partners/MOAs/MOUs
  • NDEAM 2023
  • News & Resources
    • The Laws
    • Notice to Vendors
    • Disability Resource Directory
    • Disability Sensitivity Training Video
    • Disability Watch Newsletters
    • COTA Eligibility Requirement
    • COVID-19 Related
      • Stay Safe CNMI
  • Conference Materials
  • WIOA
    • VR Portion of the Unified State Plan
    • CNMI WIOA Unified State Plan
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    • WIOA State Plan Training Video (PY 2024)
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NDEAM 2023

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

CHCC Women's Health Stakeholders' Meeting

Networking with some agency/program partners at the CHCC Women’s Health Stakeholders’ Meeting in celebration of Women’s Health from left to right: Heather Pangelinan, CHCC Director of Public Health Services, Emman Parian, CHCC Immunization Program Manager, Arlene Yamagata, OVR Case Services Manager, Joscelyn Sanchez, OVR Counselor Aide, and Marie Attao, CHCC WIC Administrator. Meeting was held on June 5, 2023 at the Saipan World Resort.

CHCC Women's Health Stakeholders' Meeting

OVR’s Case Services Manager Arlene Yamagata (background) and VR Counselor Aide Joscelyn Sanchez (foreground) participated in the CHCC Women’s Health Stakeholders’ Meeting in celebration of Women’s Health at the Saipan World Resort on June 5, 2023.

CHCC Women's Health Stakeholders' Meeting

CHCC Director of Public Health Services Heather Pangelinan welcomes attendees to the 2023 CHCC Women’s Health Stakeholders’ Meeting in celebration of Women’s Health held on June 5th at the Saipan World Resort. Several CHCC speakers presented valuable information pertaining to Maternal and Child Health, Immunization, Family Planning, Women Infant and Children, Non-Communicable Diseases, Mobile Clinic, and HIV/STD. Additionally, attendees were given the opportunity to network and exchange program information as well.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Ann Marie Marciano, OVR Office Clerk assigned to the Counseling Unit, is all ready for the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) campaign to kick off at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Our partners at the Center for Living Independently (CLI) are ready for the NDEAM Conference to start at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Staff from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Assistive Technology Program, and the Council on Developmental Disabilities take a time out to pose for a group photo prior to the start of the NDEAM Conference at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

NMPASI staff are well-represented at the NDEAM Conference held at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022. Also in photo is VR Counselor Aide Joscelyn Sanchez (second from left) from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

OVR Acting Director Samuel Santos delivers the opening and welcoming remarks during the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Conference held at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022. This year’s NDEAM theme is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.”

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Nick Torres (left), Chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) reads a portion of the proclamation during the Proclamation Signing Ceremony in which the Honorable Governor Ralph DLG. Torres designated the month of October 2022 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in the CNMI at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Several Saipan employers were recognized for their valuable contributions to disability employment during the NDEAM Conference at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022. “Gold” award recipients, who offered full- or part-time employment to qualified individuals with disabilities were the Center for Living Independently, Herman’s Modern Bakery, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, and SP Dancoe and Associates. The following companies who partnered with OVR to provide program participants with on-the-job training (OJT) received the “Silver” award: Division of Revenue and Taxation, Green Meadow School, Herman’s Modern Bakery, Joeten Superstore, Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, and the Office of the Governor. Finally, the “Bronze” award went to the following companies, agencies, or organizations for providing consumers with work experience training (WET): August Supermarket, Division of Youth Services, Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Kagman High School, Karidat Social Services, Office on Aging, and Taro Sue Corporation.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Jim Arenovski, owner and general manager of a several Shell gas stations in Saipan proudly delivers the Keynote Address during the NDEAM Conference at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022. As a well-respected and successful entrepreneur, Jim advocates the hiring of qualified individuals with disabilities as it is a win-win situation. “[For me,] I want my business to reflect what the population is,” he said.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Assistive Technology Program Manager Josephine Tudela talks to Saipan employers about AT and the positive impact it’s making in the workplace during the NDEAM Conference at the Saipan World Resort on October 5, 2022.

OVR Legislature Presentation

OVR was invited by the Federal and Foreign Affairs Committee of the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature to conduct a presentation about the programs and services that OVR has to offer for the people of the CNMI.

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NDEAM 2023



Resources to Boost Disability Employment at the Workplace:

Employment Support Strategies - https://tacqe.com/tag/employer-support-strategies

Employer Engagement - https://tacqe.com/tag/employer-engagement/

 
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CNMI Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) is committed to ensuring that its website is accessible to people with disabilities. All the pages on our website will meet W3C WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, Level AA conformance. Any issues should be sent to nmidir@ovrgov.net.

 

It is OVR's goal that the information on its website will be accessible to individuals with disabilities in compliance with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and that the statute's implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 104, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and that statute's implementing regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 35.

 

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