Budget cuts have forced more than five dozen disabled jobseekers onto a waiting list for state services, which includes training and the purchase of equipment that helps them go to work.

The decision to limit services does not affect the more than 12,000 clients who already receive help from the Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services Department. New applicants with three or more severe limitations can bypass the list entirely.

The agency began putting new applicants on the waiting list Jan. 9. Since then, 66 people with fewer severe limitations have been affected. Department spokeswoman Jody Harlan said the agency didn't completely shut the door.

People can still apply and will get benefits on a first-come, first-served basis as money becomes available.