### Question
How is the term individual supports defined?


### Answer
The term **individual supports** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 6001* as the following:

> services, supports, and other assistance that enable an individual with a developmental disability to be independent, productive, integrated, and included into such individual's community, and that are designed to—


(A) enable such individual to control such individual's environment, permitting the most independent life possible

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6001*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 75-PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

