title: Employability and career counseling for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease.
abstract: Employability is an important issue for adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease. This article provides an overview of specific federal laws that protect these individuals and information about state vocational rehabilitation programs. Guidelines are provided to help health care providers counsel their patients more effectively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Truesdell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D014481:United States; D014830:Vocational Guidance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence