Existing supported employment models have provided vocational education and job placement opportunities for special education students. These models of supported employment have limited utility in rural settings due to low population density, great distances, and small and homogeneous economies. The Black Hills Special Services Cooperative in Sturgis, South Dakota, developed an alternative approach, known as the entrepreneurial model, to overcome the constraints of the traditional supported employment models. The entrepreneurial model calls for the creation of new businesses, within rural communities, which provide meaningful work in integrated employment settings.
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