Professional orientation of the disabled in the Russian capital

Correct vocational choice of persons with disabilities should be facilitated by professional orientation. On the basis of a sample survey of disabled students aged 16-25 years held in Moscow the author examined the extent of professional orientation coverage and the causes limiting this extent. The survey findings show that although these causes are of a subjective character, they have some objective limitations behind them. As a result, most of the disabled go on professional orientation not at the stage of vocational choice but at the stage of job search.