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Article: Career maturity and academic achievement in college students with disabilities.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Rehabilitation
- Article date:
- April 1, 1990
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Career Maturity and Academic Achievement in College Students with Disabilities
PAssage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, opened the doors of America's universities to individuals with disabilities (McLoughlin, 1987). Colleges and universities took great care to insure that programs, facilities, instructional methods and technologies and curricula were accessible. In turn, individuals with disabilities matriculated in increasing numbers (Johnson & Rubin, 1982). For many students with disabilities, as with students in general, a college education became the first step towards independence, a ...