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Special education vocational departments in schools predominantly enroll students with moderate to severe disabilities to provide specialized educational services, aiming to create a learning environment that caters to individual student needs. After graduation, students with disabilities typically have transitional pathways, including medical care, further education, care services, or employment. This research aims to explore the challenges faced by high school vocational students in special education programs and aims to employ job redesign to overcome these challenges, assisting students with disabilities to smoothly integrate into the workforce and unleash their potential. By reviewing the development of special education in Taiwan, understanding various types of disabilities among students and their distribution within the high school vocational student population, and through examining the curriculum content, it is found that in the senior secondary education stage, special education school's vocational courses place greater emphasis on nurturing skills and knowledge required for the workplace. Currently, individuals with disabilities, even when obtaining job opportunities, may encounter issues such as low wages and difficulties in workplace adaptation, still facing challenges of limited opportunities and discrimination. Transitioning into the workforce requires appropriate support and training to develop employment skills and boost self -confidence. At this juncture, students themselves, schools, special education teachers, parents, and career counselors all play crucial roles in providing appropriate assistance, including vocational guidance, training, and transitional services, to help them adapt to the workplace environment. In employment services, job redesign effectively aids individuals with disabilities in overcoming their work barriers and improving their work efficiency. Understanding the concept and essence of job redesign, the study discusses its practical application in the vocational curriculum of special education schools. It anticipates the needs students might encounter in their future employment and aims to provide preemptive assistance, hoping to foster a more inclusive and supportive work environment, ultimately enhancing employment opportunities and quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
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