Response to an Article on the Status of Transition-Age Youths with Visual Impairments

Abstract

As an occupational therapist who works primarily with youths with special needs who are making the transition from secondary school to employment or postsecondary education, the subjects of transition planning and postgraduation employment are of particular importance to me. An article published in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), entitled "The Employment and Postsecondary Educational Status of Transition-Age Youths with Visual Impairments," by Mc-Donnall, highlighted the difficulty students with special needs face in obtaining and maintaining meaningful employment.