Individual Choice of Employment Outcome

(1) Federal regulations defining successful vocational rehabilitation (VR) employment outcomes were changed effective October 1, 2001 to exclude employment in sheltered or non­ integrated settings. This was to ensure that individuals with significant disabilities have greater opportunities to pursue competitive and supported employment. All individuals who have been enrolled in EEP prior to February 1, 2008 may continue in the program. (2) For some individuals, extended or non-integrated employment can be an initial step toward achieving integrated employment under the VR program and a long-term employment option through sources of support other than the VR program; therefore individuals may still choose long-term employment services outside of the VR program. When an individual chooses extended employment; the Commission shall make a referral to a local extended employer provider.