Many visually handicapped students’ misconceptions and misinformation about jobs may result in disappointment when their idealized career images cannot be actualized. Professionals in the field, then, must seek to provide these youth with opportunities for examining a variety of occupations in an effective, but non-threatening manner. The project described in this article was one teacher's innovative attempt to involve ten visually impaired youth, enrolled in a public day school, in an activity which would assist them in making realistic career choices.
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