PREPARING YOUTHS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS FOR WORK - EVALUATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM

This article describes a two-week residential program for youths with visual impairments whose goals were to enhance their career developmen t and transition from school to work. An evaluation of the program, ba sed on telephone interviews with the participants and their parents, i ndicated that the program gave the participants the opportunity to soc ialize and share experiences with other youths and helped them acquire a number of skills and become more aware of careers and job responsib ilities.