[misc.handicap] Vocational Evaluation

ackerman@utcs.utoronto.ca (Monica Ackermann) (05/13/91)

Index Number: 15544

I am currently involved in a project with the Hugh MacMillan
Rehabilitation Centre and the North York board of Education. We are
currently completing a pilot project exploring vocational
evaluation and career planning for students with physical
disabilities.

I am interested in tools and techniques that people are using for
vocational evaluation and career exploration for students with
physical disabilities. Traditional tools rely very heavily on good
upper extremity mobility. Some "tools" that I am interested in
finding alternatives for include the GATB (General Aptitude Test
Battery), Singer Work Samples and numerous interest inventories.

Of concern to some of the evaluators I am working with is the loss
of "norms" in the evaluation procedure. How are other evaluation
sites dealing with these issues?

Are there functional evaluations or work sample development tools
available specifically for vocational evaluation?

I would appreciate any assistance with this issue.

Monica Ackermann
ackerman@utcs.utoronto.ca