TASH calls for rapid and immediate development of individualized and integrated employment for all people with disabilities and the rapid and permanent replacement of segregated activity centers and sheltered workshops. TASH affirms the right of all people with severe disabilities to full participation in community life with support tailored to individual abilities and needs.
Integrated employment is a critical element of community living.
Most individuals with severe disabilities continue to be isolated and segregated in a day activity centers and sheltered workshops or are unemployed and unserved on waiting lists. Reliance on community participation must not be seen as a substitute for employment. Frequent and ongoing interactions and the development of relationships must be assured. Employment for persons with severe disabilities must be viewed as careers over time where job changes and advancement occur in the interest of higher pay, greater responsibility and variety, better working conditions and individual interest.