Requesting accommodations in postsecondary settings requires students to understand their disabilities and needs and describe those needs to higher education faculty and staff. Young adults often have limited accurate knowledge and understanding of their abilities and disabilities. This qualitative study used in-depth semi-structured interviews to…

Involvement in extracurricular activities provides youth with opportunities to develop important personal skills, abilities, and preferences, and to build meaningful social support networks. Historically, students who are deaf or hard of hearing (SDHH) have had limited access to opportunities for both academic and occupational development,…

There are limited school counseling resources that address the unique post high school transition issues faced by students with High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HASD). While many school counselors have excellent skills in assessment, advising, and career planning, it is worthwhile to expand these to include working with students with…

Describes survey of college students with disabilities regarding self-perceived job search skills. Respondents were unable to describe how Americans with Disabilities Act protects them in employment search and were not confident of ability to disclose disability to prospective employer. Suggests factors positively influencing self-perceptions.…

Compared career maturity levels of students with (n=44) and without (n=31) disabilities. Results indicate that many disabled students are not fully aware of the impact that their disabilities have on career development. Students with physical disabilities were better able than those with learning disabilities to describe the impact on career…

This report discusses the societal oppression of people with disabilities and the growing awareness of a new group consciousness and an emerging disability culture. It examines social attitudes toward individuals with disabilities; the effects of using a medical model of disability, with its implications for the objectification and control of…