Table 1.

Vocational index, from most to least independent

	Score	Category
Most independent	9	Employment in the community without supports greater than 10 h a week
	9	Postsecondary, degree-seeking educational program greater than 10 h a week
	8	Postsecondary, degree-seeking educational program or employment in the community without supports—total activities 10 h a week or less
	7	Employed in the community with supports greater than 10 h a week. No time spent in sheltered settings.
	6	Employed in the community with supports (no time spent in sheltered settings)—total activities 10 h a week or less
	5	Sheltered vocational setting and supported community employment—total activities greater than 10 h a week
	4	Sheltered vocational setting and volunteering in the community—total activities greater than 10 h a week
	4	Sheltered vocational setting (workshop or day activity center) with no community employment/volunteering—greater than 10 h a week.
	3	Sheltered vocational setting—total activities 10 h a week or less
	2	Volunteering with no other activities or postsecondary non-degree seeking education with no other activities
Least independent	1	No vocational/educational activities