abstract: 'Purpose. 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.'
affiliation: 'Lindsay, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Toronto, Bloorview Res Inst,
  Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabil Hosp, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.

  Lindsay, Sally, Univ Toronto, Bloorview Res Inst, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabil
  Hosp, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.

  Lindsay, Sally, Univ Toronto, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.'
author: Lindsay, Sally
author-email: slindsay@hollandbloorview.ca
author_list:
- family: Lindsay
  given: Sally
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3109/09638288.2010.531372
eissn: 1464-5165
files: []
issn: 0963-8288
journal: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
keywords: 'Adolescents; employment; discrimination; life skills; occupational

  rehabilitation'
keywords-plus: 'MENTAL-ILLNESS; WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION; DISABLED PEOPLE; WORK;

  PARTICIPATION; ADA; ORGANIZATIONS; SCHOOL; YOUTH; WOMEN'
language: English
number: 15-16
number-of-cited-references: '56'
pages: 1340-1350
papis_id: e8103ef3685e2d3f290dd5d08c818e28
ref: Lindsay2011discriminationother
times-cited: '104'
title: Discrimination and other barriers to employment for teens and young adults
  with disabilities
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000291886000006
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '39'
volume: '33'
web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation
year: '2011'