In administering this chapter, the office:

(1) shall ensure that individuals with disabilities are assisted, so far as reasonably possible, to take their rightful place in open society as independent and self-supporting individuals; and

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Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-13-109

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Office: means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202. See Utah Code 35A-13-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) may not assist or support any activity that results in unnecessary continuation of a dependent or isolated state or unnecessarily separates individuals with disabilities from open society.