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An accessible website to boost independence in young people with physical impairments
- Authors:
- JAMES Carrie, DRINAN Kathie, HYKIN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.11.10, 2010, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The Queen's Nursing Institute Fund for Innovation awarded the health transition team in Walsall £7,500 to fund their transitional website project, The website supports young people with physical impairments to access a wide range of information independently. This article offers information to those who wish to improve practice and work innovatively.
Development and evaluation of The KIT: Keeping It Together™ for Youth (the 'Youth KIT') to assist youth with disabilities in managing information
- Authors:
- FREEMAN M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 41(2), 2015, pp.222-229.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: This article presents findings from the development and evaluation of The KIT: Keeping It Together™ for Youth (the ‘Youth KIT’). The Youth KIT is a resource intended to assist youth with disabilities during their teenage years and during the transition to adulthood to give information to others about themselves, get from others about themselves, and organize their own information to the best of their ability. Methods: Thirty-six youth between the ages of 12 and 25 with physical and developmental disabilities were active participants in the development of the Youth KIT and partnered with a multidisciplinary team to conduct the qualitative evaluation. Focus groups and individual interviews were used in three phases of evaluation. Results: The results of qualitative content analysis found the Youth KIT to be useful for a variety of youth in different contexts. The themes that emerged about the utility and impact of the Youth KIT were: (1) self-discovery for youth; and (2) the importance of the ‘fit’ between youth and mentors to support youth as they started to use the Youth KIT. Conclusion: Clinical implications for healthcare providers working with youth during the transition to adulthood include recognition that discussions about adult goals should be a continuous dialogue throughout adolescence rather than a ‘special’ conversation occurring at the time of discharge from paediatric services. (Publisher abstract)
The road ahead: transition to adult life for persons with disabilities
- Editors:
- STOREY Keith, BATES Paul, HUNTER Dawn, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Training Resource Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 271p.
- Place of publication:
- St. Augustine, FL
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Transition from school to adult life has been difficult for people with disabilities. This publication is for people with disabilities and their families and those who help them transition to a quality adult life. It provides ideas to help students have a meaningful life after school. The contents is organised in eleven broad chapters written by twenty-one experts in the field. Each chapter beings with a group of key questions that are addressed in the text. Each chapter also include a summary of best practice recommendations, future research issues and discussion questions. Topic covered include transition planning, assessment, instructional strategies, career development, adult employment, community functioning skills, social life, quality of life, supported living, and post-secondary education.