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An Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) (also known as an Individualized Employment Plan [IEP]) is a contractual agreement between an individual with a disability and a state office of vocational and rehabilitative services. IPEs help inform the individual regarding what services they will receive and help them make informed choices regarding their vocational training. This information includes the cost, duration, and accessibility of potential services. This document is written collaboratively between the client and vocational rehabilitative counselor. The IPE must contain the following information: (1) the date that services begin and the date by which the vocational objective is to be achieved; (2) the specific services that are to be offered to the client or consumer; (3) objective criteria, evaluation procedures, and schedules for determining progress toward goals; and (4) a description of the Client Assistance Program (CAP) (Vision Aware 2010).
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Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. (n.d.). Administrative code. Title 89: Social services. Chapter IV: Department of Human Services. Subchapter b: Vocational rehabilitation. Part 572 Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). Retrieved 29 June 2011, from http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/089/08900572sections.html
U.S. Congress. (1973). The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93–112). Retrieved 25 July 2011, from http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/documents/ycr/REHABACT.HTM
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VanBergeijk, E.O. (2018). Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_1797-3
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