Utah Division of Services
for People with Disabilities
(DSPD) and the Utah
State Office of Rehabilitation
(USOR) faced conflicting
mandates with Supported
Employment. Supported
Employment (SE) for
individuals with disabilities
means competitive work
in an integrated work
setting, which is paid
a competitive wage consistent
with co-workers without
disabilities performing
the same job. The individuals
typically need some
level of support to
maintain the employment.
Through collaboration,
the organizations created
a Supported Employment
(SE) pilot which received
Legislative funding
in 2006. The Pilot was
so successful that in
2008 the Legislature
passed House Bill 45
providing long term
funding for the Support
Work Independence Program.
The program results
in increased service
provision, improved
outcomes and enhanced
consumer satisfaction.
Achieving this new program
took problem identification
and increased awareness
of problems by stakeholders,
team work, creativity
and legislative support.
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