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Article: Career development of people with developmental disabilities: an ecological model.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Rehabilitation
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
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The presence of a developmental disability has the potential to influence career development. The combination of the onset of disability during the formative years and the developmental nature of career development (see e.g., Super, 1990; Vondracek, Lerner, & Schulenberg, 1986) can lead to a variety of impediments. However, negative effects on career development are, by no means, a necessary consequence of disability.
The term, developmental disabilities, includes a wide range of conditions. Specifically, it refers to a severe, chronic physical or mental disability manifested before the age of twenty-two that results in substantial functional limitations in three or ...