Barriers to training and employment for youth with disabilities - Research synthesis

What services or programs do youth with disabilities want to be connected to? 36 RESEARCH GAPS AND CONCLUSIONS 40 REFERENCES 42 APPENDIX A: PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS 47 Social Research and Demonstration Corporation i Barriers to training and employment for youth with disabilities – Research synthesis EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Youth with disabilities may face a variety of barriers in the labour market, and ther. [...] Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 3 Barriers to training and employment for youth with disabilities – Research synthesis BACKGROUND The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) is a horizontal initiative, led by ESDC in collaboration with 11 other federal departments, agencies, and crown corporations, which provides funding to organizations to deliver a range of activities that help. [...] The study outlined many concerns relating to the disclosure of disabilities in the workplace, including the willingness and ability of employers to accommodate, the resulting challenges in workplace management, and the perceived possible costs to employers of accommodating employees living with disabilities (YMCA of Greater Vancouver, 2014). [...] Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 28 Barriers to training and employment for youth with disabilities – Research synthesis Youth identified many ways that services could be made more accessible Establish a sense of safety and trust Establishing a better sense of safety and trust is a key best practice for youth services (SRDC, 2020a; Bobadilla, Pakula, & Smith Fowler, 2021). [...] To operationalize youth engagement, programs should seek to maintain a safe and motivational environment where youth feel comfortable and confident (Bobadilla et al., 2021a; SRDC, 2021d) and that allow youth Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 36 Barriers to training and employment for youth with disabilities – Research synthesis opportunities to interact with one another, practice, and.