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Preparing Students With Disabilities for School-to Work ...

Work is a central part of adultlife, consuming as much ashalf of our waking hours. Peo-ple often identify themselves by thework that they do. A job can provide asense of accomplishment and pride andhave an enormous effect on our overalllife satisfaction, or it can serve as asource of frustration and the right job simply knowingwhat it might be is not easy, even forhighly skilled individuals. Doing so iseven more difficult for those who lackadequate training or face specialchallenges, such as a disability. Accord-ing to nationwide studies, as many as66% of working adults never had a ca-reer plan and are currently working attheir jobs because of chance factors orthe influence of others or because itwas the only job available. Only abouthalf of these workers are satisfied withtheir job situation (Brown & Minor,1989; Hoyt & Lester, 1995).

success, and school personnel should never downgrade their expectations for these students. It is important for prin-cipals to build the capacity of their staff members to help students and their parents accurately determine what vocational and life skills training is appropriate. The core elements of work-force preparation for students with dis-

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