Post-school Transitions of People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Disabled people are at high risk of social exclusion, starting from the early stages of education. In many cases, the risk of social marginalisation increases as they grow into adults, as young disabled people are less likely to participate in post-16 education and training. This has significant consequences for the employment rates and net income of working-age disabled people. In the past five years, the employment rates of disabled people in the UK who report a ‘work-limiting disability’ and at the same time are classed as ‘disabled’ have been less than half of those of non-disabled people, out of all disabled people, only half are in employment, while the rest are either looking for work (6.6%) or are economically inactive. The UK Initial Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities mentions that compared to non-disabled people, twice as many adults with disabilities in Great Britain live in persistent poverty.
The report starts with an overview of the recent trends in education legislation for children and young people with disabilities, as well as trends in equality legislation, benefits legislation, and skills policies. The report continues with an analysis of the attainment and post-school destinations (employment, training, further/higher education, and non-positive destinations) of DHH young people, young people with other disabilities and additional support needs, and young people with no disabilities or additional support needs.
