Many people with developmental disabilities live and owrk in the community with very little assistance. Currently about 4,200 people with developomental disablities receive some type of vocational services. In supported employment , the individual with a disablity works at a regular job site with non-disabled people. Some people with developmental disablities work in sheltered workshops . Workshops contract with other buisnesses to do jobs such as sorting, packaging, and microfilming.
Some workshops produce their own products.
Less than one third of the adults with develoopmental disablities eligible fore services actually receive any kind of publicly funded services. Case management is provided at the county level to approximately 10,000 individuals with developmental disablities. The average case load for one case manager is often over 120 people. Children with disablities receive educational services from the Oregon Department of Education and local school districts from birth through age 21. Services provided int he community use state and federal funds administered by counties.