Lindsay Sally, Kosareva Polina, Sukhai Mahadeo, Thomson Nicole, Stinson Jennifer
Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Jan 11;10(1):e20463. doi: 10.2196/20463.
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.
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.
We will use a mixed method design in which qualitative data (ie, focus groups and mentored discussion forum) are collected to understand the contextual factors during the intervention that could affect outcomes or explain results through the pre-post questionnaires. Fifty youths with disabilities aged 15 to 24 years will be recruited.
Data collection is in progress. Planned analyses include focus groups and pre-post surveys to determine the impact of the intervention on self-determination. A qualitative content analysis of the focus groups and all open-ended survey questions will be conducted to understand the impact of the toolkit.
Our online toolkit includes evidence-informed content that was co-created with youth who have a disability. It has potential for educational and vocational programming for youth with disabilities.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/20463.
残疾青年在向成年期过渡过程中面临诸多挑战,包括就业困难。工作岗位往往无法进入,青年常常面临缺乏支持、歧视性态度,有时还缺乏自信。因此,帮助青年提高自我决定能力以在职场中倡导自身需求至关重要。
本文旨在描述一个旨在提高自我决定能力以倡导需求(包括向雇主披露残疾情况和提出便利请求)的在线工具包是如何与残疾青年共同创建的。
我们将采用混合方法设计,收集定性数据(即焦点小组和指导讨论论坛)以了解干预期间可能影响结果或通过前后问卷调查解释结果的背景因素。将招募50名年龄在15至24岁的残疾青年。
数据收集正在进行中。计划分析包括焦点小组和前后调查,以确定干预对自我决定能力的影响。将对焦点小组和所有开放式调查问题进行定性内容分析,以了解该工具包的影响。
我们的在线工具包包含与残疾青年共同创建的基于证据的内容。它有潜力为残疾青年提供教育和职业规划。
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