Concerns evaluation of the effectiveness of an adapted Self-Directed Search for blind persons. Results revealed significant differences in number and consistency of occupations under consideration, satisfaction and certainty about vocational plans, and interest in general information about self and occupations. Most SDS users rated the experience…

The Self-Directed Search, a self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted vocational counseling tool, was administered to 43 blind adults. Results indicated that the Social (S) personality type was predominant for both men and women, a finding for blind men discrepant with the normative data. (Author/DB)