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Department on Disability Services

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What We Investigate

The Incident Management and Enforcement Unit (IMEU) investigates any report of a serious reportable incident (SRI). SRIs are incidents that are significant or severe enough to require immediate emergency response. Reportable Incidents (RI) are also significant, but are considered more minor incidents and do not warrant a formal investigation by IMEU.

The following are some examples of SRIs:

death
abuse
exploitation
inappropriate use of approved restraints that results in injury
missing persons
neglect
repeated use of emergency restraints
serious medication errors
serious physical injury
suicide attempts
use of unapproved restraints
unplanned or emergency inpatient hospitalization and
other incidents that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of the person.

Person-Centered Thinking

Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.