| A | B |
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| Work ethic | How a person feels about his or her job and the effort he/she puts into it |
| Self-assessment | Evaluating your own interests, preferences, values, goals |
| Aptitudes | The natural physical and mental talents for learning. You are born with these. |
| Personality trait | A characteristic that describes you. For example: shy, friendly, dependable |
| Retirement | The years after a person stops working and earning an income |
| Job application | A form you fill out when applying for a job |
| Career decisions | Major decisions about selecting and pursuing a career that can influence a person's entire future |
| Self-concept | The mental image one has of himself or herself |
| Self-esteem | Having confidence and satisfaction in oneself...how you feel about yourself |
| Quality | A commitment by everyone in the organization to exceed customer expectations |
| Job probation | Being hired for a trial period to test how wel one can do the job |
| Incentive | Something that inspires a person to act |
| Multitasking | Doing more than one job at a time |
| Hygiene | Keeping one's body clean |
| Career cluster | A group of jobs that are similar to each other...there are 16 nationally recognized. |
| Integrity | Firmly following one's moral values |
| Values | What is most important to you; your beliefs and personal priorities |
| Self-advocacy | A person speakig up for himself or herself by describing his or her disability and making sure he or she receives what is needed to be successful |
| Self-determination | Taking control of your life without undue external influence over what affects your life. In other words, the ability to know what must be done and to be in charge of your own life choices |
| Accommodations | Ways tasks are changed or modified to eet a person's specific learning needs...ex: extended time, tests read with explanation of directions, use of a calculator, etc. |
| Transition Plan | A coordiated set of activities identified on a student's IEP to address transition needs from the school environment to post-school settings |
| Post-secondary options | After high school education choices |
| Transition | Change. The movement and growth from one stage to another...in high school it refers to a change in status from behaving primariy as a student to assuming emergent roles in the community. |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Act, Section 504 | Civil Rights legislation for Americans with disabilities |
| Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) | Civil Rights for Americans with disabilities legislation/law that promotes equal access to accommodations in the workplace |
| Disclosure | Sharing information about your disability, learning needs, and accommodations with people who need to know (teachers, employer, post-secondary school, etc.) |
| I.D.E.A.07 | Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act 2007...Federal civil rights education legislation for people with disabilities age B-21 |
| L.R.E | Least Restrictive Environment...being educated in the closest environment to non-disabled peers and where educational needs can be met |
| Financial need | the difference between what a student is able to pay and the cost of the institution |
| Interest inventory | Self-assessment tool to identify interests - likes and dislikes |
| Leisure activities | Things that a person does for recreation and fun |
| Bachelor's Degree (BA or BS) | A degree awarded after completing a four or five year college program |
| Associate's Degree | A degree awarded after completing a two-year college program |
| Documentation of Disability | Generally refers to a copy of a student's IEP and any formal testing that was conducted |
| Dual-career family | A husband and wife who have careers outside the home and raise a family |
| Job Shadow | Learning about a career by actually watchig another person do the work |
| Reference | A person whom an employer can call to ask about a job applicant's personal characteristics, work habits, and abilities |
| Work History | A job applicant's previous employers, job titles, and dates employed |
| Career Goal | The work you would like to be doing several years from now |
| Vocation | A career field |
