"Competitive Employment" means work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment) for which an individual is compensated at a rate that is not less than the rates specified in §21-5C-2 of this code, and for which the employee is eligible for the level of benefits provided to other employees and which presents opportunities for advancement that are similar to those for other employees who are not indiveiduals with disabilities who have similar positions. "Customized Employment" means those employment supports and services for an individual that are designed in a way to personalize the employment relatiounship between the person with a disability and employer in a way that meets the needs of both. "Integrated employment" means employment at a location where the percentage of employees with disabilities relative to the employees without disabilities is consistent with the norms of the general workforce, and where the employees with disabilities interact with other persons, to the same extent as employees in lcomparable positions without disabilities.
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