The Maryland Customized Employment Partnership is a five-year national demonstration model development project funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor. This ODEP initiative provides the incentive for planning and implementing provisions for people with disabilities to obtain universal access to workforce development services that are offered to the general public. From development and lessons learned, the project expects to become a demonstration model for statewide replication.

What is Customized Employment?

This new approach in employment services capitalizes on individualized determination of strengths, needs and interests of job seekers with significant disabilities; and assumes the provision of negotiated accommodations and the development of supports necessary for the individual to perform the functions of chosen job.