U.S. Department of Education / State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
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What you get
Supported Employment helps individuals with the most significant disabilities — including intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injuries, and severe psychiatric disabilities — obtain and maintain competitive integrated employment through ongoing job coaching, customized job development, and workplace supports. Services follow a "place then train" model, focusing on real jobs at real wages alongside nondisabled coworkers before or instead of pre-employment training in segregated settings. Long-term support services are typically funded through Medicaid waiver programs after the initial VR funding period ends.
Support for disability-related income, healthcare, services, equipment, or independent living needs.
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Other programs in the same category that often go hand-in-hand.