Definitions: Valued / Gainful Employment - is paid employment that reflects the achievement of or progress toward a living wage and is based on informed choice. Integrated Settings – are typical community work environments not designed specifically for individuals with disabilities in which the majority of persons employed and participating are individuals without disabilities. Employment Supports - are the array of state and federally sponsored training and support services designed to remove any and all barriers for persons with disabilities to access and fully participate in meaningful work.  Employment supports include “Supported Employment” and “Customized Employment”.  Supported Employment – is paid, competitive employment in integrated business settings for people who have significant disabilities and require additional supports to maintain traditional employment.  It includes support to obtain and maintain jobs that are minimum wage or better and promote career development and workplace diversity. Customized Employment – means individualizing the employment relationship between employees and employers in ways that meet the needs of both.  It is based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the person with a disability, and is also designed to meet the specific needs of the employer. It may include employment developed through job carving, self-employment or entrepreneurial initiatives, or other job development or restructuring strategies that result in job responsibilities being customized and individually negotiated to fit the needs of individuals with a disability. Customized employment assumes the provision of reasonable accommodations and supports necessary for the individual to perform the functions of a job that is individually negotiated and developed. (Federal Register, June 26, 2002, Vol. 67. No.123 pp43154-43149.)