The Employment Landscape for Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities in the US.

This review describes the current employment landscape for transition-age youth (TAY) with disabilities and describes interventions to improve employment, with a focus on the International Labor Organization (ILO)'s Four Pillars of "decent work" (ILO, 2018). The literature related to employment for...

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Published in:Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 52 - 61
Main Author: Nover, Cynthia H.
Format: Article
Published: National Rehabilitation Association Jan-Mar2023
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        Racism
        Employment of people with disabilities
        Discrimination (Sociology)
        Employment
        Wages
        Government policy
        Workers' rights
        Vocational rehabilitation
        Social skills education
        People with disabilities -- United States
        Transition to adulthood
        Disability insurance
        Labor incentives
        Pay for performance
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          Racism
          Employment of people with disabilities
          Discrimination (Sociology)
          Employment
          Wages
          Government policy
          Workers' rights
          Vocational rehabilitation
          Social skills education
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          Vocational Rehabilitation Services
          People with disabilities -- United States
          Transition to adulthood
          Disability insurance
          Labor incentives
          Pay for performance
      ab: This review describes the current employment landscape for transition-age youth (TAY) with disabilities and describes interventions to improve employment, with a focus on the International Labor Organization (ILO)'s Four Pillars of "decent work" (ILO, 2018). The literature related to employment for TAY with disabilities indicates that this population has low labor force participation and numerous barriers to meaningful employment. TAY with disabilities have lower wages and concerns about losing public benefits by working, in addition to factors such as ableism and racism. Interventions described in the literature primarily focus on the micro level (improving the employee themself) and few exist for TAY with disabilities, specifically. In a landscape where employers may receive incentives to hire people with disabilities but are under no obligation to do so, TAY with disabilities may be perceived as more costly and less qualified when compared with nondisabled workers. More mezzo- and macro-level interventions are needed to ensure TAY with disabilities can engage in full and meaningful employment.
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