Online Self-Determination Toolkit for Youth With Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth with disabilities encounter many challenges during their transition to adulthood including finding employment. Jobs are often inaccessible, and youth often face a lack of support, discriminatory attitudes, and sometimes low self-confidence. Therefore, it is critical to help youth enhance their self-determination skills to advocate for their needs in the workplace.

Objective

The aim of this paper is to describe how an online toolkit aimed to improve self-determination in advocating for needs, including disability disclosure and accommodation requests to employers, was co-created with youth with disabilities.

Methods

We will use a mixed method design in which qualitative data (ie, focus groups and mentored discussion forum) are collected to understand t

SUBMITTER: Lindsay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7834931 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature