“…Besides the common influencers noted above, a few of the other elements that may make an impact on the career development of people with disabilities are: 1) career maturity (Bolton, 1974;Burkhead & Cope, 1984), 2) developmental stage position (Goldberg, 1981;Power, Hershenson & Schlossberg, 1985), 3) self-awareness (Evenson & Evenson, 1983;Goldberg & Freed, 1973), 4) vocational aspirations and motivation (Bagley, 1985;Plata, 1981), and 5) self-esteem (Belgrave & Walker, 1991;Mayer & Andrews, 1981).…”