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The individual must make decisions about the options for developing the IPE, the extent of technical assistance needed for exercising the various options, and the extent to which family members and others are to be involved in the IPE planning process.
Exercising informed choice and taking more responsibility in the VR process makes demands on individuals with disabilities, and may also make demands on other people in their lives. To be fully engaged in the VR process, including development of the IPE, the individual must gather and use information to the extent possible, participate in planning and problem solving, make and implement decisions, and seek or identify needed resources. The individual engages in these activities to make decisions about the selection of the employment outcome, VR services, service providers, service and employment settings, and methods for procuring services. Once the IPE has been signed both by the individual and the VR counselor employed by the State VR agency, the individual assumes the responsibilities identified in the IPE for implementing the decisions and achieving the employment outcome.
(Sections 2(c)(1), 100(a)(3)(C), 101(a)(6)(C), (8)(A), (9)(B), and (19); 102(b)(1)(A), (2)(B) and (C), (3)(A) and (3)(E)(i) and (ii); 102(d); and 103(a) and (a)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.)
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