Discusses the need for a developmental curriculum that covers the steps toward vocational readiness for visually/multihandicapped students, and outlines a curriculum program designed for the Texas Education Agency that addresses the career development needs of special education students. The curriculum is presently being field-tested in four Texas school districts with approximately 8 teachers and 35 students. Worksheets, checklists and tables are presented to illustrate different aspects of the five-point curriculum.
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