Common use of SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND PLACEMENTS Clause in Contracts

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND PLACEMENTS. A. “Supported Employment Services” include the following community services and supports that the State shall make available to satisfy the requirements of this Interim Agreement: 1. Vocational and related services, such as job discovery and development, job-finding, job carving, job coaching, job training, job shadowing, co-worker and peer supports, re- employment support, benefits counseling and transportation services, as well as those environmental modification and environmental accessibility adaptations, behavioral supports; personal care services; case management services; assistive technology; social skills training; self exploration; career exploration; career planning and management; job customization; soft skill development; time management training; self-employment opportunities and supports; adaptive behavior and daily living skills training directly related to job placement and support necessary to allow individuals with I/DD to participate in an integrated employment setting; and 2. In addition, for transition-age youth with I/DD, transitional services and supports, including: instruction, community experiences, the development of employment and other post school adult living objectives; school-based preparatory experiences; career preparation, and integrated work-based learning experiences such as site visits, job shadowing, soft skill and job skill development, internships, part-time employment, summer employment; youth development and leadership, including training in self- advocacy, self-determination and conflict resolution skills, peer and adult mentoring, and, where appropriate, daily living skills; connecting activities, including exposure to post- school educational and community services, transportation, benefits planning, and assistive technology. B. Supported Employment Services shall be individualized and flexible, and shall be available as needed and desired, but shall not be mandated as a condition of working or receiving services in an integrated employment setting. C. Supported Employment Services shall be provided in the amount, intensity, and duration necessary to place, maintain, and provide ongoing support, including ongoing professional development, to an individual in a Supported Employment Placement, as set forth below in Section V(D)-(E).

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND PLACEMENTS. A. “Supported Employment Services” include the following community services and supports that the State shall make available to satisfy the requirements of this Interim AgreementConsent Decree: 1. Vocational and related services, such as job discovery and development, job-finding, job carving, job coaching, job training, job shadowing, co-worker and peer supports, re- employment supportsupports, benefits counseling and transportation services, ; as well as those environmental modification modifications and environmental accessibility adaptations, ; behavioral supports; personal care services; case management services; assistive technology; social skills training; self exploration; career exploration; career planning and management; job customization; soft skill development; time management training; self-employment opportunities and supports; adaptive behavior and daily living skills training directly related to job placement and support necessary to allow individuals with I/DD to participate in an a competitive integrated employment setting; and 2. In addition, for transition-age youth with I/DD, transitional services and supports, including: instruction, ; community experiences, ; the development of employment and other post school adult living objectives; school-based preparatory experiences; career preparation, ; and integrated work-based learning experiences such as site visits, job shadowing, soft skill and job skill development, internships, part-time employment, summer employment; youth development and leadership, including training in self- advocacy, self-determination and conflict resolution skills, peer and adult mentoring, and, where appropriate, daily living skills; and connecting activities, including exposure to post- post-school educational and community services, transportation, benefits planning, and assistive technology. B. Supported Employment Services shall be individualized and flexible, and shall be available as needed and desireddesired by the individual, but shall not be mandated as a condition of working or receiving services in an integrated employment setting. C. Supported Employment Services shall be provided in the amount, intensity, and duration necessary to place, maintain, and provide ongoing support, including ongoing professional development, to an individual in a Supported Employment Placement, as set forth below in Section Sections V(D)-(E).

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND PLACEMENTS. A. “Supported Employment Services” include the following community services and supports that the State shall make available to satisfy the requirements of this Interim Agreement: 1. : Vocational and related services, such as job discovery and development, job-finding, job carving, job coaching, job training, job shadowing, co-worker and peer supports, re- re-employment support, benefits counseling and transportation services, as well as those environmental modification and environmental accessibility adaptations, behavioral supports; personal care services; case management services; assistive technology; social skills training; self exploration; career exploration; career planning and management; job customization; soft skill development; time management training; self-employment opportunities and supports; adaptive behavior and daily living skills training directly related to job placement and support necessary to allow individuals with I/DD to participate in an integrated employment setting; and 2. and In addition, for transition-age youth with I/DD, transitional services and supports, including: instruction, community experiences, the development of employment and other post school adult living objectives; school-based preparatory experiences; career preparation, and integrated work-based learning experiences such as site visits, job shadowing, soft skill and job skill development, internships, part-time employment, summer employment; youth development and leadership, including training in self- self-advocacy, self-determination and conflict resolution skills, peer and adult mentoring, and, where appropriate, daily living skills; connecting activities, including exposure to post- post-school educational and community services, transportation, benefits planning, and assistive technology. B. . Supported Employment Services shall be individualized and flexible, and shall be available as needed and desired, but shall not be mandated as a condition of working or receiving services in an integrated employment setting. C. . Supported Employment Services shall be provided in the amount, intensity, and duration necessary to place, maintain, and provide ongoing support, including ongoing professional development, to an individual in a Supported Employment Placement, as set forth below in Section V(D)-(E). “Supported Employment Placement,” for the purposes of this Interim Agreement, is defined as the provision of Supported Employment Services in an integrated employment setting: Where the individual is compensated at or above Rhode Island’s minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities; Where the individual works the maximum number of hours consistent with his/her abilities; That allows individuals with disabilities to interact with individuals without disabilities in an employment setting to the fullest extent possible for the individual; and That offers individuals with disabilities the same opportunity as non-disabled individuals: To access community opportunities at times, frequencies, and with persons of their choosing during appropriate times when the individual is not working, such as on breaks, during lunch, and before and after the work day; For promotion and/or advancement opportunities; and To perform tasks or work activities that match the interests, preferences, and skills of the worker. All Supported Employment Placements shall be based on an individual’s capabilities, strengths, and preferences, and shall be individually tailored to each person and may include self-employment. Working from an individual’s home as part of self-employment may be a Supported Employment Placement if made as an informed choice by the individual, and is subject to review by the Monitor. The State and PPSD will establish and implement a policy that includes the presumption that all individuals covered by this Interim Agreement are capable of working in integrated employment settings. Supported Employment Placements made available under this Interim Agreement cannot be in facility-based work/sheltered workshops, group enclaves, mobile work crews, time-limited work experiences (internships), or facility-based day programs. All individuals who receive a Supported Employment Placement under this Interim Agreement shall work the maximum number of hours consistent with their abilities and have access to integrated day services in sufficient amount, duration, and intensity to complement their employment and to provide them with an ISP that affords them the opportunity to participate in integrated settings at times when they are not working during a normative 40 hour work week. By May 1, 2014, all individuals in the TTP and Birch Exit Target Populations that receive a Supported Employment Placement(s) shall average, as determined by a point in time survey, work in an integrated employment setting for at least 20 hours per week. Any individual eligible for a Supported Employment Placement, but who makes an informed choice for placement in a sheltered workshop, group enclave, mobile work crew, time-limited work experience (internships), or facility-based day program, or other segregated setting may seek a variance allowing such placement. Variances may only be granted after an individual has: Participated in at least one vocational or situational assessment, as defined in Section II; Completed one trial work experience, as defined in Section II; Received the outreach, education, and support services described in Section X; and Received a benefits counseling consultation, as described in Sections IV(8). If a variance is granted, the individual must be reassessed by a qualified professional, and the revised employment goal reevaluated, within 180 days, and annually thereafter, for the individual to have the meaningful opportunity to choose to receive Supported Employment Services in an integrated work setting. The Parties and the Monitor shall create a process that governs the variance process within 30 days of entering this Interim Agreement.