A Framework for Research in Transition: Identifying Important Areas and Intersections for Future Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey A. Trainor ◽  
Erik W. Carter ◽  
Arun Karpur ◽  
James E. Martin ◽  
Valerie L. Mazzotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Future Study ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Transition Research

The role of research in transition education has been prominent and influential. Yet too many young people with disabilities are still not experiencing outcomes aligned with their personal aspirations and priorities. Moreover, individuals with disabilities continue to experience barriers to employment, educational, economic, and other challenges well into adulthood. Moving forward as a field will require continued investment in strong scholarship and careful consideration of new areas of inquiry. In this article, we present a framework for transition research designed to identify key issues and intersections in which future inquiry should be directed. We present research needs in six different areas to illustrate these possibilities. We also highlight some of the complexities and considerations associated with conducting this research.

The Role of the Pediatrician in Implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act: Subject Review

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-148
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Americans With Disabilities Act ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Reasonable Accommodation ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Counseling Adolescents ◽  
Recreational Programs

In this statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirms the importance of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which guarantees people with disabilities certain rights to enable them to participate more fully in their communities. Pediatricians need to know about the ADA provisions to be able to educate and counsel their patients and patients' families appropriately. The ADA mandates changes to our environment, including reasonable accommodation to the needs of individuals with disabilities, which has application to schools, hospitals, physician offices, community businesses, and recreational programs. Pediatricians should be a resource to their community by providing information about the ADA and the special needs of their patients, assisting with devising reasonable accommodation, and counseling adolescents about their expanded opportunities under the ADA.

Commentary: Music Learning and Teaching During Adolescence: Ages 12–18

2012 ◽  
pp. 435-440
Author(s):  
Gary Spruce ◽  
Oscar Odena
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Teaching ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Way

This article focuses on music teaching and learning during the adolescent years by identifying and exploring key issues, concepts, and debates that particularly impact on, or are significant for, the musical experiences and development of young people during this period of their lives. A number of key themes emerge from the discussions that cause us to question assumptions about the role of music in the lives of adolescents, including how young people use and relate to music, and the way music educators can best meet the challenges of addressing young people's musical and wider needs in the range of contexts in which their musical learning and experiences take place.

Disability and Sport

2021 ◽  
pp. 130-147
Author(s):  
Tapiwa Mudyahoto ◽  
Thembelihle Gondo
Keyword(s):  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Barriers To Participation ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Perceptions Of Teachers

Disability and sport have received so much recognition basing on the number of declarations, charters, treaties, and policies crafted on the rights of people with disabilities throughout the world. These individuals with disabilities need to be empowered to overcome barriers and constraints that may affect their participation in sport in mainstream schools. This chapter briefly looks at the background of disability sport, concept of disability and sport, definition of sport and disability. The chapter will also look at among other issues, strategies for including learners with disabilities in sport. Other key issues to be highlighted include disability participation in sport, challenges faced by learners with disabilities in mainstream sport, benefits of sports for children with disabilities, barriers to participation in mainstream sport. The chapter concludes by looking at perceptions of teachers and learners on children with disabilities in sport.

Barriers to Employment Participation of Individuals With Disabilities: Addressing the Impact of Employer (Mis)Perception and Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. A. Baker ◽  
Maureen A. Linden ◽  
Salimah S. LaForce ◽  
Jennifer Rutledge ◽  
Kenneth P. Goughnour
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Employment Participation ◽  
Comparative Survey ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Evidenced Based ◽  
The Impact

Although progress has been made toward the objective of increased employment for people with disabilities, the 17.2% employment rate of people with disabilities stands in distressing contrast to the 65% rate of those without disabilities. This article summarizes the results of a comparative survey of representative academic literature and industry publications related to employer policies and practices that can affect workforce participation of individuals with disabilities. Emergent themes include variance in employer perspectives on hiring of individuals with disabilities, impact of perceived versus actual cost as a hiring barrier, and the perceived mismatch of education and/or skills to job qualifications among applicants with disabilities. These themes represent key areas to probe in subsequent research. The research objective is to identify focal points in the industry literature, representative of employer and industry (demand side) points of view that differ from those generally portrayed in the academic literature (more generally, supply side). Findings from a thematic analysis of industry publications can provide (1) evidenced based background to assist in crafting targeted policy to address employer awareness, (2) informed development of industry guidance on topics that may assist employers to achieve a more inclusive workplace, and (3) insights applicable to addressing barriers to broadening participation by technical, scientific, and engineering trained individuals with disabilities.

scholarly journals The role of rehabilitation and educational institutions in vocational training and employment of people with disabilities

POPULATION ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-161
Author(s):  
Aziza Yarasheva ◽  
Olga Alexandrova ◽  
Svetlana Makar
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Selection Of

The article presents some results of a comprehensive sociological research carried out in Moscow in 2018, the purpose of which was to identify the main problems facing people with disabilities (with various types of persistent disorders of body functions) in the capital’s labor market. On the basis of a series of in-depth structured interviews with experts from institutions related to the training and employment of people with disabilities, conclusions were drawn about the features of the selection of vacancies and the problems of adaptation of people with disabilities in the Moscow labor market. The interest of employers in the organization of jobs for persons with disabilities is considered as one of the key issues. One of the issues discussed is the choice between the expediency of creating jobs in the framework of specialized enterprises of the disabled and their integration into the work of ordinary enterprises. Approaches to this issue in different countries have their own characteristics and are determined by the attitude in society towards a person in general and towards a disabled person in particular. The problem of the perception of persons with disabilities in educational institutions and working collectives is considered, and the specific of adaptation of persons with disabilities to digital economy are discussed. There are highlighted the features inherent to social appearance of people with disabilities, as potential employees, as well as the influence of the immediate environment, a kind of ecosystem of a disabled person, on his motivation to work. The social profile of disabled person outlines five key positions in terms of both internal attitudes and environmental conditions affecting employment. In modern conditions of digitalization of the economy, the issues of adaptation of disabled people to its specific features are considered. The authors highlight the role of rehabilitation and special educational institutions in Moscow in preparation of persons with disabilities to their work activities, the ability to present themselves in the selection of a suitable vacancy and the expansion of opportunities to implement their work plans.

scholarly journals OBSTACLES TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE EMPLOYER'S PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Vesna Paušić ◽  
Tatjana Krstić ◽  
Jelena Vidojević
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Prior Consent ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Novi Sad ◽  
The City

The role of employers in obtaining a job for people with disabilities can be crucial. The law on “Professional rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities” was supposed to be a key factor in improving the position of this population in the labor market, but in practice this has not been confirmed. One of the major obstacles to the employment of persons with disabilities is the lack of a register of persons with disabilities where employers colud find potential candidates with appropriate skills and competencies. This research was conducted with the aim of identifying potential barriers to employment of persons with disabilities perceived from the perspective of employers. The sample consisted of 50 employers of both state and private companies in the city of Novi Sad. Employers were surveyed with a questionnaire created for the purposes of this research, modeled on the Employers' Motivation Questionnaire for Employment of Persons with Disabilities with the prior consent of the author. The results schow that the adaptation of the workplace and access to means of transport are the biggest obstacle when we are talking about employing people with disabilities. In order to gain a deeper insight into the perspective of employers regarding the employment of people with disabilities, it is important to take into account their direct experiences as well as what worries them and what they feel insufficiently competent when it comes to employing this population. Key words: people with disabilities, employers, barriers.

scholarly journals Young people with disabilities and infinite worlds: Potential for a transdisciplinary reflection

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-92
Author(s):  
Maria Beatriz Rodrigues ◽  
Tatiane Martins Cruz Pirotti ◽  
Catia Giaconi ◽  
Noemi Del Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
People With Disabilities

The paper presents a transdisciplinary reflection on emergencies that young people with disabilities find themselves in today. Compared to the population of young people and university students, those with disabilities have a greater risk of having "limited worlds" to experience themselves as adults. In this paper, we will consider one of the most difficult dimensions: work and job inclusion. It uses a case study in a productive organisation focused on recognising the capacity to work of intellectually impaired persons. The process of labour inclusion through apprenticeship transcends purely technical questions and brings reflections on the concept of hospitality. The paper concludes that education is a powerful tool to promote important themes of social cohabitation and to build real opportunities to the youngsters to experiment themselves in the role of adults.

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