Identifying the career development needs of college students with disabilities

The career maturity levels of 75 students with and without disabilities from 2 private liberal arts collleges in the Midwest was measured by the Attitude Scale of the Career Maturity Inventory (Crites, 1978a). The career maturity levels exhibited by 44 students with disabilities was comparable to the career maturity of 31 students without disabilities. Students with auditory, visual, or physical disabilities were better able than students with learning disabilities to describe the impact of their disability on their career development. Students with disabilities who were eligible for services while in high school, generally did not engage in transition planning as required by Federal law.