Customized Employment for Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury

ACCESS-Vets is a customized employment intervention adapted for use in VA healthcare to help Veterans with SCI achieve competitive integrated employment. ACCESS-Vets includes the following elements: discovery, customized employment planning, job development, customized employment negotiation, and accommodations and job retention supports.

IPS is an evidenced-based practice of supported employment that helps persons with disabilities find and maintain integrated competitive employment. IPS follows eight standardized principles: zero exclusion, integrated services, rapid job search, competitive employment, worker preferences, systematic job development, benefits planning, and time-unlimited supports.