Journal on Developmental Disabilities

The Journal on Developmental Disabilities is a peer-reviewed journal with a growing regional and international readership.

Volume 14 Number 1	other issues
Transitions	Editors / Table of Contents Foreword Articles Children With Autism Inclusion of Preschoolers Productive Activities of Students With ID Self Determination and Student Involvement High School Students in Taiwan Where Next? Hispanic and Anglo Young Adults Predicting Transition Rewards and Worries Transition to Employment Carer Perspectives on Young Adult Transition to Employment Going Solo When There are No Choices Persons in Ontario’s Closing Institutions
Carer Perspectives on the Transition of Young People With Learning Disabilities to Employment Axel Kaehne and Steve Beyer
Abstract The paper reports the views of carers on transition to employment, college or other services for young people with learning disabilities (LD). The research draws on interviews with 87 carers in six areas of the U.K. conducted over a period of 12 months. The research found that advice to carers from careers services did not successfully cover employment as an option, whereas advice from employment services did. Carers did aspire to their young people getting a paid job as a next step, but follow-up interviews showed the majority went to college. The results suggest that employment organizations need to be involved earlier in the transition process if young people and carers are to be fully informed of their options. download article >>

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Carer Perspectives on the Transition of Young People With Learning Disabilities to Employment