When legislative demands call for equal opportunity, but are met with disparities regarding employment there must be changes. Unemployment among school age youths transitioning out of school into the workforce is one of the disparities that still persist today. Lack of resources results in poor outcomes for students planning to go on to college, or planning to enter the workforce after high school (Rice, 2010). According to a journal article by Brenda Cavenaugh and J Martin Giesen students with visual impairments have a substantially lower rate of employment than their sighted peers (Cavenaugh & Giesen, 2012). Additionally, without certain basic skills students with a visual impairment will have difficulty with independence efforts.
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Furthermore, if a visually impaired student has not received the much needed independent living skills as well, they will not be successful in school nor in a work environment. Depending on the geographical location of the student and the resources available in that area to include VR services, a student may be at a disadvantage because rural areas tend to have access to fewer resources. Parents or guardians of students are not aware of the services available to the student, which is also an issue. This information is vital as it begins the pursuit for positive outcomes pertaining to employment. If the school is not knowledgeable in the needs of a student with a visual impairment then there will be concerns to addresses. Educators of course are an important factor to the developmental success of the student. In considering the experience of the student surrounding his/her knowledge or lack
Factors that may prevent successful outcomes for employment could be …show more content…
Furthermore, if a visually impaired student has not received the much needed independent living skills as well, they will not be successful in school nor in a work environment. Depending on the geographical location of the student and the resources available in that area to include VR services, a student may be at a disadvantage because rural areas tend to have access to fewer resources. Parents or guardians of students are not aware of the services available to the student, which is also an issue. This information is vital as it begins the pursuit for positive outcomes pertaining to employment. If the school is not knowledgeable in the needs of a student with a visual impairment then there will be concerns to addresses. Educators of course are an important factor to the developmental success of the student. In considering the experience of the student surrounding his/her knowledge or lack