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- Title
Online Self-Determination Toolkit for Youth With Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.
- Authors
Lindsay, Sally; Kosareva, Polina; Sukhai, Mahadeo; Thomson, Nicole; Stinson, Jennifer
- Abstract
Background: 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. Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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 JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(1):e20463 doi:10.2196/20463 We help JMIR researchers to raise funds to pursue their research and development aimed at tackling important health and technology challenges. If you would like to show your support for this author, please donate using the button below. The funds raised will directly benefit the corresponding author of this article (minus 8% admin fees). Your donations will help this author to continue publishing open access papers in JMIR journals. Donations of over $100 may also be acknowledged in future publications. Suggested contribution levels: $20/$50/$100
- Publication
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021, Vol 23, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1439-4456
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2196/20463