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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.
Preparing students for the workforce is an important role for schools—or at least it should be. However, most U.S. high schools emphasize college prepara-tion, which often overshadows attention to actual workforce readiness. Although a college degree is an excellent advantage in finding a rewarding job for a great number of people ...
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