The problems of 12 young people aged 19–27 who were visually impaired and moving from school to work were examined to identify services provided by an educationally based and a rehabilitation-based transition program. Eighteen services were identified, and no major differences were found in the types of services which differed only according to the youths’ secondary disabilities.
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