A Study on Preferred Trade of Vocation for Early Adulthood Girls with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract

This study looks at the career choices of early adult girls with intellectual disability. Trade of vocation refers to the types of vocational environment and location i.e., open employment, sheltered employment and home-based employment. The present study aims to investigate the preferred trade of vocation for early adulthood girls with intellectual disability (mild & moderate). Survey method is used in the study. 28 early adulthood girls with intellectual disability (n=16 mild, n=12 moderate) between the age range of 18-25 years taken as a sample for the study. The researcher designed a questionnaire to identify preferred trade of vocation of early adulthood girls with Intellectual Disabilities. An unpaired t-test was utilized to perform statistical analysis on the data. The findings of the study shows that there is no significant difference between the preferred occupation for early adult girls with intellectual disability in relation to age and there is a significant difference in relation to the severity of the disability. And sheltered employment was preferred by most of the girls over open employment and home-based employment. In conclusion, it can be said that knowing the preferred vocation of occupation for early adult girls with intellectual disability can help them in better placement in employment.