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Individuals with disabilities perceptions on preparedness for the workforce and factors that limit employment
Mary Agnes Schmidt1, Diane L Smith
1Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA.
Objectives:
This research sought to identify the perceptions of individuals with disabilities regarding employment, how prepared they felt for the workforce, and what the limiting factors that affected employment were.
Methods:
Students from a local center for independent living's College for Living classes completed 60 surveys containing yes-no and Likert scale questions during their regularly scheduled class time.
Results:
Sixty-seven percent of individuals would like to attend a course to improve their skills. 82% of individuals who had participated in employment programs felt they had the necessary skills to work while 35.3% of those who did not attend employment programs felt they had the necessary skills. Transportation and disability status were the mostly frequently mentioned limiting factors to employment.
Conclusions:
Generally, individuals who had either participated in an employment program were less likely to report barriers to their participation in employment than those who had never attended an employment program.
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