career ideas for working with mentally or physically disabled children…?

Question

I will graduate from my college with an AAS in Business Finance spring/summer 07. Although I like my classes and professors so far, and I want to finish getting this associates degree before I go onto something else, I’m beginning to see that a permanent job in business may not be for me.
I love being around people especially children, and have been told by many people that I should work with the mentally or physically disabled.
Unfortunately, I have no idea what careers are available or what I should get a degree in to be able to work with those children. The only ideas I and my family have been able to come up with are: teacher, physical therapist, speech therapist, psychologist, and consoler. But I know there have to be other job opportunities out there.
So, if anyone who work(s, ed) with mentally/physically disabled children could give me some ideas of what you do, your job title, what you went to college for, where you went and your average class size I would appreciate it!

(part of my problems is that I don’t know exactly ‘what’ I want to do, but I’m not adverse to going back to school)

Answer 1

Your finance skills could be useful to a nonprofit organization that works with disabled children.

AHEDD
http://www.ahedd.org/about.html
This is an organization that helps people with disabilities find jobs. They could also be a resource for you if you want to inquire about additional fields that could use your skills.

Answer 2

Your question is detailed and people have given you good advice, however you have not mentioned "what" you want to do. Is it that you don't want to go back to school? Not that I can blame you but usually work with this population requires an educational background in intervention and rehabilitation.

I would suggest that you find a job as a teacher's assistant in a school that serves the population you think you want to work with. That way you can get a better idea of where you see yourself in the picture.

Good Luck.