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

This article describes the results in the employment domain of a larger study of the lifestyles of 328 Canadian youths, aged 15–21 and 22–30, 131 of whom were blind and 197 of whom had low vision. The youths completed a survey on their work-related experiences, including their current employment status and job-search strategies. In addition to characterizing the overall employment-related experiences of the youths, the study explored differences by visual status, gender, and age group.