I'm all for encouraging and working with the student who has disabilities to help him/her to achieve success in their academic or vocational endeavors. But, I too have wrestled with the "what ifs"-- what if this isn't enough and the student is not competent to succeed in the career field of their choice? I understand that retention is important , but at what price? I have actually had to have the discussion with 2 students that although they wanted to be in a certain field, they needed to develop or become competent to be employable in that field, In a nutshell, it boiled down to letting the students know that I supported their motivation, but I also wanted them to be realistic and that it was up to them to evaluate it and take appropriate actions to either move in a different direction or take more time to develop the skills they needed to move forward.