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# The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services funded a number of states to create
supported employment systems change.
# The Rehabilitation Act was amended in 1986 to include: 1) definition of supported employment;
2) provisions for exclusive funds for supported employment (Title VI-C); and 3) authorization
of case service dollars for individuals traditionally served by vocational rehabilitation (Title I).
# New interagency collaborations at both the state and local levels of government were established
to achieve supported employment job outcomes for people with significant disabilities.
# The concepts of “employability” and “readiness” gained national attention as out-of-date
concepts.
# Supported jobs employment was established as an alternative service option with a presumption of
employment for all individuals, in a competitive job that is related to the person’s interests and
abilities.
The 1980's ended with a new array of vocational services for persons with significant
disabilities. Essentially, the old practices of the 1970's continued while the new rehabilitation model
called supported employment was added onto the traditional rehabilitation ser-vices options. People
with severe disabilities could now choose from a variety of vocational alternatives. These
alternatives ranged from day treatment services which are facility-based and generally non-
vocational in design; to supported employment, which includes real jobs in the local labor market
with assistance and support in obtaining and maintaining community integrated competitive
employment. The following table lists nine values that have guided supported employment efforts
from the early 1980's and provides a brief description of each.
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