Abstract
Historically, people with disabilities have been denied opportunities to make decisions that impact their lives, even though studies have shown that their are many benefits to choice-making for both people with disabilities and society in general. The barriers preventing consumer choice-making include low perception of consumer competence by caregivers, the limited opportunities provided by caregivers for informed choices, and service systems that perpetuate dependence. This article discusses the issues surrounding consumer choice-making in the supported employment job search process and looks at who makes the actual decisions when the supported employee does not. Recommendations include training for service providers to afford choice, training for supported employees to express preferences, and program development that focuses on the involvement of arents and supported employees in the job search process.
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