employment service system. A 2005 report by the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities and ODDS noted a significant decline in the number of individuals (“DD Council”) with access to supported employment, as well as the loss of the focus and training efforts State’s on supported employment. The report noted a in, and demand for, supported “renewed interest employment and found that to this demand, the state must reestablish services,” “[t]o respond expectations and capacity for supported employment for persons with developmental Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities, Supported Employment for disabilities.” at 2 (Nov. 2005), Oregonians with Developmental Disabilities: Recommendations for Action http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/vr/cep/se_dd_stevely.doc. available at Similarly, a 2010 report commissioned by the State found that in of 2008, “71% Oregonians with disabilities were in facility-based programs, supporting the claim that a majority of working age adults with significant disabilities are supported today in programs that offer segregation and long-term dependency regardless of Washington Initiative for See cost.” Supported Employment, Community Leadership for Employment First in Oregon: A Call to Action 6 (2010), http://www.dhs.state.or.us/dd/supp_emp/docs/wise.pdf. available at Individuals with I/DD in Sheltered Workshops or at Risk of Placement in Sheltered Workshops Are Qualified to Receive Services in More Integrated Settings and Would Not Object to Receiving Integrated Services Individuals who are in or are at risk of placement in sheltered workshops are similar to individuals with I/DD who receive supported employment services in integrated employment settings. They have similar diagnoses and support needs as individuals who work successfully in integrated employment settings, with the types of services and supports that currently exist in employment service system. Oregon’s
employment service system. A 2005 report by the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities (“DD Council”) and ODDS noted a significant decline in the number of individuals with access to supported employment, as well as the loss of the State’s focus and training efforts on supported employment. The report noted a “renewed interest in, and demand for, supported employment services,” and found that “[t]o respond to this demand, the state must reestablish expectations and capacity for supported employment for persons with developmental disabilities.” Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities, Supported Employment for Oregonians with Developmental Disabilities: Recommendations for Action at 2 (Nov. 2005), available at http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/vr/cep/se_dd_stevely.doc. Similarly, a 2010 report commissioned by the State found that in 2008, “71% of Oregonians with disabilities were in facility-based programs, supporting the claim that a majority of working age adults with significant disabilities are supported today in programs that offer segregation and long-term dependency regardless of cost.” See Washington Initiative for Supported Employment, Community Leadership for Employment First in Oregon: A Call to Action 6 (2010), available at http://www.dhs.state.or.us/dd/supp_emp/docs/wise.pdf. Individuals with I/DD in Sheltered Workshops or at Risk of Placement in Sheltered Workshops Are Qualified to Receive Services in More Integrated Settings and Would Not Object to Receiving Integrated Services Individuals who are in or are at risk of placement in sheltered workshops are similar to individuals with I/DD who receive supported employment services in integrated employment settings. They have similar diagnoses and support needs as individuals who work successfully in integrated employment settings, with the types of services and supports that currently exist in Oregon’s employment service system.