Pursuing Paid Employment for Youth with Severe Disabilities: Multiple Perspectives on Pressing Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Awsumb, Jessica; Schutz, Michele; Carter, Erik; Schwartzman, Ben; Burgess, Leah; Lounds Taylor, Julie
Titel	Pursuing Paid Employment for Youth with Severe Disabilities: Multiple Perspectives on Pressing Challenges
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 47 (2022) 1, S.22-39 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Awsumb, Jessica) ORCID (Carter, Erik)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
DOI	10.1177/15407969221075629
Schlagwörter	Severe Disabilities; Students with Disabilities; Barriers; Employment Level; Attitudes; Parents; Teachers; Employees; Administrators; Employers; Stakeholders; Transitional Programs; High School Students; Intellectual Disability; School Role; Family Influence; Student Characteristics; Work Environment; Services; Teamwork; Transportation; Community Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Eltern; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Intellect; Verstand; Arbeitsmilieu; Dienstleistung; Verkehrswesen
Abstract	The road to employment begins in high school. However, few youth with severe disabilities currently participate in paid employment before graduation. The purpose of this study was to map the breadth of barriers that can hinder youth from accessing this influential transition experience. We held individual (n = 8) and focus group (n = 16) interviews with 74 transition stakeholders, including parents, educators, adult agency staff, school district leaders, and local employers. Collectively, they identified 47 barriers falling within eight broad categories of challenges: school, student, family, workplace, service system, partnership, transportation, and community. Although there were areas of clear consensus, noticeable differences were evident in the concerns raised by each of these five stakeholder groups. We present recommendations for research and practice aimed at connecting more youth with severe disabilities to early work experiences that can change their post-school employment trajectories. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01