Employment-related Experiences of Youths who are Visually Impaired: How are these Youths Faring?

Shaw, Alex; Gold, Deborah T.; Wolffe, Karen E.

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“…; Nagle ; Shaw et al . ). However, visually impaired (VI) children's perspectives of the consequences of their impaired sight have been rarely examined (Khadka et al .…”

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Seeing it my way: living with childhood onset visual disability

Tadić¹,

Hundt

Keeley

et al. 2014

Child

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“…; Nagle ; Shaw et al . ). However, visually impaired (VI) children's perspectives of the consequences of their impaired sight have been rarely examined (Khadka et al .…”

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Seeing it my way: living with childhood onset visual disability

Tadić¹,

Hundt

Keeley

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“…Although reports from the NLTS studies have provided valuable information about the employment status of youth with VI, they have not provided analyses of relationships between employment and other variables for this population. Only two published articles have done this (McDonnall & Crudden, 2009;Shaw, Gold, & Wolffe, 2007). Shaw et al (2007) provided descriptive information about the employment-related experiences of youth with VI in Canada.…”

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Factors Predicting Post-High School Employment for Young Adults With Visual Impairments

McDonnall

2010

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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Although low levels of employment among transition-age youth with visual impairments (VI) have long been a concern, empirical research in this area is very limited. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that predict future employment for this population and to compare these factors to the factors that predict employment for the general population. Participants in the study were young adults between the ages of 18 and 23 in 2002 whose data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Multilevel modeling for longitudinal data was the technique used to analyze 5 years of employment data for the participants. Two models were developed and tested: one for persons with VI and one for the general population. Independent variables found to significantly predict employment for young adults with VI were number of jobs held as a teenager, math and verbal aptitude, parental support, and self-reported health. Participation in school-to-work programs and educational level did not significantly predict employment for this population.Results are compared and contrasted with results for the general population. The importance of having a number of early work experiences while also focusing on academic skills for youth with VI is discussed.

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“…Childhood onset VI has significant impact on the developing person, with cumulative consequences for their social-emotional functioning, cognitive development, education, and future prospects. [22][23][24][25][26] Most visually impairing disorders affecting children in developed countries are not currently treatable or preventable, so a substantial focus of paediatric ophthalmology is on support, visual habilitation and maintenance of vision of affected children, rather than restorative treatments. 27,28 A critical part of the ongoing support provided by paediatric ophthalmology services is understanding children's own assessment of the impact of their visual impairment on their daily lives, measured routinely and over time, to complement objective clinical assessments (such as acuity).…”

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One size doesn’t fit all: time to revisit patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in paediatric ophthalmology?

Tadić

Rahi

2017

Eye

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The purpose of this article is to summarise methodological challenges and opportunities in the development and application of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for the rare and complex population of children with visually impairing disorders. Following a literature review on development and application of PROMs in children in general, including those with disabilities and or/chronic condition, we identified and discuss here 5 key issues that are specific to children with visual impairment: (1) the conflation between theoretically distinct vision-related constructs and outcomes, (2) the importance of developmentally appropriate approaches to design and application of PROMs, (3) feasibility of standard questionnaire formats and administration for children with different levels of visual impairment, (4) feasibility and nature of self-reporting by visually impaired children, and (5) epidemiological, statistical and ethical considerations. There is an established need for vision-specific age-appropriate PROMs for use in paediatric ophthalmology, but there are significant practical and methodological challenges in developing and applying appropriate measures. Further understanding of the characteristics and needs of visually impaired children as questionnaire respondents is necessary for development of quality PROMs and their meaningful application in clinical practice and research.

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Employment-related Experiences of Youths who are Visually Impaired: How are these Youths Faring?

Cited by 62 publications

References 15 publications

Seeing it my way: living with childhood onset visual disability

Seeing it my way: living with childhood onset visual disability

Factors Predicting Post-High School Employment for Young Adults With Visual Impairments

One size doesn’t fit all: time to revisit patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in paediatric ophthalmology?

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