By Tim Rohr
On Thursday, April 30, 2026, Senator Shelly V. Calvo held an Oversight hearing for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).
Following is a copy of the Agenda:
- How many Government Departments or Agencies has DVR enlisted for training of Clients?
- How many Private Sector employers has DVR enlisted for training of Clients?
- How many Clients has DVR interviewed and how many have been refereed for training with GovGuam Departments or Agencies? Any suggestions to make this process more responsive to the needs of clients?
- How many Clients has DVR interviewed and how many have been refereed for training with the Private sector? Any suggestions to making this process more responsive to the needs of clients?
- Does DVR need more Human Resources to assist with the delivery of service to their Clients?
- Describe the purpose(s) for the Federal funds allotted to DVR? How can DVR further meet the purpose for the use of funds so we could minimize the return of unused funds?
- Any suggestions to make DVR more responsive to their Client’s needs and to needs of GovGuam Departments or Agencies and Private sector employers?
A recording of the full hearing can be found here: https://youtu.be/m2x5LfWy5_U
There were two parents at the hearing, myself and Katherine Duenas.
- Ms. Duenas' testimony is here:
- https://youtu.be/m2x5LfWy5_U?si=2mo1F_rJ133RNWPf&t=9107
- My testimony is here:
- https://youtu.be/m2x5LfWy5_U?si=Qt-nBFxuxtvB5k_h&t=9983
Written testimony may still be submitted up to 5 days after the date of the hearing (April 30) to officeofsenatorshellycalvo@guamlegislature.gov.
Sad state of affairs when it comes to providing timely and critical services to people with disabilities. The people benefiting the most those managing and running the agency.
ReplyDeleteCorrect. And the people suffering the most, the disabled, are the people they claim to serve. While DVR staff claimed they were working with 16 employers and had placed 68 clients for vocational training, NOT ONE name of any such employer was mentioned. And I know why. Unfortunately, no senator asked DVR for any evidence, not even the name of an employer. If they had, the hearing would have ended.
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