Employment status and work characteristics among adolescents with disabilities

Sally Lindsay

55 citations0/0 files storedDisability and Rehabilitation

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Disability Education and Employment Retirement, Disability, and Employment Education and Labor Relations

Abstract

PURPOSE: Little is known about the work experiences of youth as they transition to adulthood. The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics associated with disabled youth who are employed and the types of employment they are engaged in. METHOD: Data were analysed using the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey. Youth aged 15-29 and 20-24 were selected to explore the characteristics of adolescents who are employed and where they are working (n=2534). RESULTS: Several differences in who was employed and the characteristics of their employers were noted between the two age groups. Geographic location played a more significant role for employment among youth (15-19 year olds) with mobility impairments compared to other disability types. Employed youth from both age groups had their disability a long time while few people who were recently diagnosed were working. Transportation was a significant predictor of employment for both age groups. Young adults (20-24) worked more hours per week, in different industries, and more of them were self-employed compared to the 15-19 year olds. Employment status and work characteristics also differed by type of disability. CONCLUSIONS: Rehabilitation and life skills counsellors need to pay particular attention to youth who may need extra help in gaining employment.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 55 citations exist upstream.

References

1992Children's participation : from tokenism to citizenship 2002Happiness and Economics 2005Organized activities as contexts of development : extracurricular activities, after-school, and community programs 2003Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being 2005Organized Activities As Contexts of Development 2005Disability, work, and welfare 2006Measuring children’s participation in recreation and leisure activities: construct validation of the CAPE and PAC 2006Mental illness and employment discrimination

Cited by

2014Employers’ and employment counselors’ perceptions of desirable skills for entry-level positions for adolescents: how does it differ for youth with disabilities?2013Disclosure, accommodations and self-care at work among adolescents with disabilities 2020Environmental Factors that Impact the Workplace Participation of Transition-Aged Young Adults with Brain-Based Disabilities: A Scoping Review 2019A framework for developing employer’s disability confidence 2014Development of work participation in young adults with cerebral palsy: A longitudinal study

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.