Specialized Support
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Specialized Support
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How is a person found eligible for Specialized Support Services?
To receive employment services and training from Specialized Support Services, a person
must have a Developmental Disability, or other cognitive limatation which is
documented by qualified professional (usually a physician).
What is a "Developmental Disability" ?
The Oregon Administrative Rule (section 309-047-0000) definition:
(17) "Developmental disability" means a disability attributable to mental retardation,
autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and/or other neurological handicapping condition
which requires training or support similar to that required by individuals with
mental retardation, and the disability:
(a) Originates before the individual attains the age of 22 years, except that
in the case of mental retardation the condition must be manifested before the
age of 18; and
(b) Has continued, or can be expected to continue, indefinitely; and
(c) Constitutes a substantial handicap to the ability of the person to function
in society; or
(d) Results in significant subaverage general intellectual functioning with
concurrent deficits in adaptive behavior which are manifested during the developmental
period. Individuals of borderline intelligence may be considered to have mental
retardation if there is also serious impairment of adaptive behavior. Definitions
and classification shall be consistent with the "Manual of Terminology and Classification
in Mental Retardation" by the American Association on Mental Deficiency, 1983
Revision. Mental retardation is synonymous with mental deficiency.
For more information on Eligibility and Screening contact Lane
County Office of Developmental Disabilities