Individual Supported Employment
Individual Supported Employment services are a part of an individual’s pathway to employment and are tailored to individual needs, interests, abilities, and promote career development.
- These are individualized services necessary to help persons with developmental disabilities get and continue integrated employment at or above the state’s minimum wage in the general workforce.
- These services may include intake, discovery, assessment, job preparation, job marketing, job supports, record keeping and support to maintain a job.
Group Supported Employment
Group Supported Employment services are a part of an individual’s pathway to integrated jobs in typical community employment. These services are intended to be short-term and:
- Include the elements outlined in Individual Supported Employment
- Offer ongoing supervised employment for groups of no more than eight workers with disabilities in the same setting
- Service outcome is sustained paid employment leading to further career development in integrated employment at or above minimum wage.
Examples include enclaves, mobile crews, and other business models employing small groups of workers with disabilities in integrated employment in community settings.
Community Inclusion Services
Community Inclusion services are individualized services provided in typical integrated community settings. Services and activities:
- Provide opportunities to learn, practice and apply skills that promote greater independence and inclusion.
- Assist individuals to participate in integrated activities, events and organizations in the local community in ways similar to others of similar age.
- Provide opportunities to develop relationships and to learn, practice and apply skills that result in greater independence and community inclusion.
- Requirements for DDA eligible clients
- Age 62 or older
- 9 consecutive months of participation in a DDA employment service
- DDA approved exception to the 9 month rule
Individualized Technical Assistance
Individualized Technical Assistance services provide assessment and consultation to the service provider, client and their support system to identify and address existing barriers to employment.
- This service provides assessment and consultation to the employment provider to identify and address existing barriers to employment.
- This is in addition to supports received through supported employment services or pre-vocational services for individuals who have not yet achieved their employment goal.