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Having a disability is a barrier to securing and maintaining employment.
Most research has focussed on employment barriers among adults, while very little
is known about young people's experience finding paid work. METHOD: Young people
aged 15-24 were selected from the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation
Survey to explore the barriers and discrimination they experienced in seeking
employment (n = 1898). RESULTS: Our findings show that teens and young adults
with disabilities encountered several barriers and discrimination in seeking paid
employment. The types of barriers that these young people encountered varied by
age and type of disability. There were fewer yet different types of barriers to
working that were encountered between the two age groups (teens and young
adults). Several socio-demographic factors also influenced barriers to working.
Severity of disability, type and duration of disability, level of education,
gender, low income, geographic location and the number of people living in the
household all influenced the kind of barriers and work discrimination for these
young people. CONCLUSIONS: Rehabilitation and life skills counsellors need to pay
particular attention to age, type of disability and socio-demographic factors of
teens and young adults who may need extra help in gaining employment.

Langue : ANGLAIS