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Show 0 i WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL. NORTH DAVIS LEADER. APRIL 1. 1982 PLEASE Robert Owen is one of several rehabilitation counselors whose job centers around helping the handicapped return to the woiking world. At any given time," he says, the Department of Rehabilitation Services works with 600 disabled clients! HELPING THE HANDICAPPED PARK HERE! Visitors to the Department Services in Farmington may with a handicap, but most skills to help them overcome of Rehabilitation go into the center emerge with new their disability. M In By MARK D. MICKELSEN FARMINGTON There was a time when being hand-- .' icapped meant living a life of solitude, of struggling through endless barriers ignored by the rest of the world. There was a time when pitying friends and neighbors looked upon the and handicapped as infant-lik- e helpless. THERE IS strong evidence now that those views may be changing. Not far from the Davis County Courthouse in an obscure brick building, rehabilitation counselors meet daily with residents whose physical, emotional and mental disorders have taken their toll, not only in everyday life, but in the work force as well. FINANCED jointly by the state and federal government, the Division of Rehabilitation Services provides handicapped residents with an opportunity to get back into the working world. Despite federal cutbacks totalling nearly 16 percent since 1981, division counselors continue to serve 600 handicapped individuals throughout the year. According to Robert Owen, ing counselor of the program. 30-3- 5 cases per year per counselor are being closed as rehabilitated." The ration continues from month to month. THE OBJECTIVES of vocational rehabilitation are threefold, according to the Utah, Board of Education. First, the division hopes to create employability for those who have never worked. The second objective is to preserve employability for those whose jobs are threatened by a disability. THE THIRD objective is to restore employability for those who must give up, change, or find other employment due to the seriousness of their handicap. When a person visits the Rehabilitation Services Center in the most essenFarmington, tial thing we can offer is service and guidance, Mr. Owen said. Counselors begin with a complete vocational evaluation aimed at finding a persons talents and aptitude. Medical evaluations are also completed to determine a patients health condition. SOCIAL evaluations are often done to find out what is happening in the family of the individual, Mr. Owens said. For those who need psychological help, the center purchases qualified advice from out side practitioners. The counseling we provide extends through the entire time that the person is with us until we actually close the case, Mr. Owen added. HE NOTED that when a client comes into the office everything "is very personalized. If they need hospitalization the center provides hospitalization. If they need a prosthetic appliance, the items are secured. The list goes on, from wheelchairs and surgery to dental restoration and speech therapy. Clients are encouraged to pay some of the costs, Mr. Owen said, but are covered 100 percent by the organization if they are unable to do so. ASIDE FROM medical and psychological care, the center affords handicapped residents the opportunity to attend college, either academic or vocational. Clients seeking a skilled training program may qualify for up to four years of college training. In Utah, university officials from St. George to Logan are opening up state and private educational institutions for the benefit of the handicapped, Mr. Owen said. WERE SENDING a lot of people to Utah Technical Col- - Repair Shops Allowed CLEARFIELD Clearfield City Council members Tuesday amended the city's municipal zoning ordinance to allow machine repair shops as a conditional use" in designated general commercial (CG) zones. IN A BRIEF public hearing. Clearfield Planning Commis sion spokesman Albert Cole said the citys planners agreed to allow machine repair shops as a conditional use because there were five or six other similar uses considered compatible within the zone. Most of those, he told council members, fell under the same general repair category. lege, he said, as well as the Davis Vocational Center in Kaysville and the Skill Center North in Ogden and the Skill Center South in Salt Lake City. We're providing things like tuition, books and supplies. REFERRALS seeking a college education are encouraged to apply for special state and federal grants to offset the costs of tuition and supplies. Most schools involved, said Mr. Owen, have financial aids departments whose workers are trained iq, helping students secure funding. Before any Rehabilitation Services client is admitted to school, they must take a series of tests created to evaluate their skills and to determine whether or not they can handle education. college-typ- e COUNSELORS who see that a student may not be capable of handling college often suggests other alternatives, Mr. Owen said. "Sometimes we'll let them go for a quarter to show them and us what will happen." COLLEGES AND universito ties are very receptive the idea of having handicapped students on campus, according to Mr. Owen. He said then they will approve a change, he said. ly to emerge, MR. COLE said the way the existing ordinance is structured, the planning commission has the option of looking at uses" which are compatible in the zone. If the planning commission feels it is a compatible use and sees that no problems are like- - THE MAIN reason behind the change comes as a result of a local businessman who a small machine repair shop in a C-zone. The facility will be lo- wants to operate cated near United Rental. Mr. Cole said the repair architectural barriers such as walkways, drinking fountains and restroom facilities are being replaced to accommodate the handicapped. Most colleges, he added, have hand- icapped centers where stu- dents have access to special tutors, sign language experts and information which can make registration less of a problem for them. In terms of caseload, Mr. Owen said, about 90 percent of the handicapped students who enter college as a result of Rehabilitation Services are completing their education and finding jobs. THOSE WHO dont make it usually have a reversal in their condition." Although federal budget cuts have forced some belttightening, Mr. Owen said his department is attempting to get clients involved in other types of funding. "By doing that, he said, "were making it. But there are problems. IN DAVIS County, he said, Rehabilitation Services isnt getting enough referrals because people think the department doesn't have enough money. "We do have the money, he said, encouraging handicapped residents to visit the center for guidance. shop clause is conditional upon the approval of the planning commission and the city council in all cases. BY UNANIMOUS vote, the city council agreed to amend the ordinance. There was no opposition to the move from local residents attending the public hearing, mdm THE DIFFERENCE be- - ween last year's budget and his years budget, he added, is ess than five percent. The department suffered an percent cutback in federal unds during 1981. Another ive percent was alleviated this ear. In terms of overall fund-nMr. Owen explained that he federal government 80 percent and the state !0 percent. 1 FARMINGTON By late fall. Davis County libraries Price Enshrined In State Capitol An article printed last week ?.. incorrectly stated Mrs. Ruby J. Price of Layton was in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. It should have said Mrs. Price was enshrined in the Historical Shrine Area, Captiol Hill, Salt Lake City, dmg Officers To i' Be Installed :r: KAYSVILLE - The March meeting for the American Association of University ; : -- ' Women was held at the board room of Clover Club Foods Company. THEY REVIEWED and dis- cussed the book The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler. New officers were elected. Installation of new officers will be held April 13 at the Oak-- t ridge Country Club with activi- -' ties beginning at 6:30 p.m. np could be tied into a national network that provides access to material from thousands of libraries while also saving on clerical time for staff. LIBRARY Director Jeanne Layton says joining the Hard copies of information available by computer could be obtained through a printer, as well, and modified by the cataloger for local needs. PROBABLY half of the computer costs could be paid through salary savings by not replacing an employee who re- cently resigned, she said. percent of needed cards could be supplied by the computer service, although. Ninety-nin- e audio visual material cards would have to be prepared locally. Finai information will be presented to the board based on more study by Ms. Layton at the April 26 meeting. On-Li- Computer Library Center from Ohio would save "a lot on clerical time for preparing catalog cards, ordering of materials and allow for faster access in obtaining materials requested by patrons available only from distant libraries. One of the greatest advantages is that it puts us in the mainstream of the state and nation and its not expensive, she said, citing a initial figure that would be less than $3,000, when it was fully operational. ONE TERMINAL would be installed at the main library along with other related equipment. It will save a lot of time and standardize" clerical acti- vities, she told the library board in their recent meeting. Catalog cards used for identifying materials in the library would be automatically produced in Ohio and mailed. Writers Meet Tonight KAYSVILLE - Kays Creek Writers League will meet Thursday, April 1 at the Silverage Center in Kaysville. The monthly meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. number of missionaries from the north county area, the an ever-growin- g newspapers will no longer be able to publish pictures of returned missionaries. LN THE past, we have pub lished a picture both when the missionary gave his farewell testimonial and upon reporting his mission after returning. From April 8 issues on, we will publish only those leaving. We will still be happy to publish an article giving details of the returned missionarys people coming vices." in for ser- HANDICAPPED residents seeking entrance into the prog The death early this week of Lucile C. Reading leaves a vacancy on the Board of Education of the Davis County School District representing Precinct 3. The local board of education has the authority and responsibility to fill the vacancy. The new member would also serve as a member of the Davis Area Vocational Center Board. QUALIFIED registered voin being ters who are interested named to the board by interum appointment and who are residents of Precinct 3. should address letters of interest to Supt. Lawrence E. Welling, Davis County School District, 45 E. State St.. Farmington. Ut. 84025. The present boundaries of Precinct 3 include Centerville, Farmington. Kaysville. east Layton. South Weber and part of West Bountiful. IN ORDER that board mem Drops Significantly FARMINGTON Circulation of books and other libraby materials has dropped significantly at the North Branch over a year ago, due primarily to Layton's withdrawal, but has also seen a slight dip in Bountiful. IN THE meantime, the main library in Farmington has seen a major increase, the library board has been told in a report ary's vears figures. increased. About 30,000 IN RELATED discussion during the board meeting, it was noted in the Utah Plan for Library and Information Services dated March 15 that was up two percent over a year ago. Ms. Layton said circulation at Bountiful has probably reached the saturation point unless the book collection is volumes are located in each branch, meaning about one in two books were checked out of the South Branch in February. His Forte Are you a clockwatcher? asked the employer of the candidate for a job. No, I dont like inside work, replied the applicant. Im a SHE ATTRIBUTED that growth to "hard staff work as well as realization from the public that the largest book collection more than 70,000 volumes is located at the main library. The system as a whole registered a three percent drop in January and one percent in February over the previous of items loaned during January and February of this year vs. the same time in 1981. 1 1 whistle-listene- r. bers have time to go over the letters of intent and select candidates for interviews, they have stipulated that the letters be submitted to Supt. Welling by Friday, April 2, 1982. The board will meet and confer on the selction of an appointee as needed. It is expected that the new member will be named and sworn in at the next regular board of education meeting on April 6 at 7 p.m. in the administration building in Farmington. iooks Circulation LIBRARY Director Jeanne Layton said the decrease in the North Branch was anticipated due to Laytons withdrawal at the end of last year. The decrease in Bountiful brought surprise from at least some board members. Figures there showed a two percent drop in February over 1981, dropping from 15,283 to 15,051. Janu League. Rehabilitation Services must be able to see that rehabilitation of the handicap will allow the individual to enter and remain in the job market. Due To Layton Library MEMBERS ARE urged to attend and the meeting is open to the public, np Bureau of the Utah Writers ram must meet three requirements: They must have a physical, emotional or mental disorder. r The disorder must be a substantial handicap in employment. Applications Sought For Board Member It showed North Branch lending at 8, 225 in January vs. 10,350 for the same month a year ago and 9,649 in February compared to ,038 for February, 1981. That meant a 21 decrease in January and 13 percent for February. MRS. DOROTHA Walker, president, will be in charge. Parks from the Speakers Due to space limitations and quo and hopefully keeping the SPEAKING of circulation she continued, Its probably reached a peak. And with circulation so high compared to books she added, When people cant get what they want, they (often) don't come back. The strong bright spot appeared with figures for the main library in Farmington, where circulation jumped by 20 percent in January from 4,715 to 5,665 and rose by in February, nearly from 5,076 in 1981 to 6,315. Guest speaker will be Esther One Missionary Picture, Please away." Were keeping the status allo-:at- By TOM BUSSELBERG : HE SAID he doesn't forsee any expansion in the program. We are trying to maintain what we have and trying not to turn any handicapped people pe-ce- one-four- the countys about 31,000 monthly circulation or just above an average of one in four residents checking an item out if each patron checked out only one item per month , is below state average. The 1981 report noted county per capita circulation is only a little above half the state average at 3.7 books per person vs. Just above six for the state as a whole. But Ms. Layton noted the countys expenditure is also less than the state average at $7.40 currently vs. $9 for the state two years ago. ITS TRUE our circulation per capita is not as great as we would like to see but its inshe said. creasing,Board Chairman Evan Whitesides noted, Weve got a long way to go (in circulation). Davis County is just as literarily-minde- d as anyone. We ought to lead the state. WE ARE suffering maybe from not having enough books, Ms. Layton added. i |