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BITSE. Middin - the Netherlands. Presentation: Martien Lekkerkerk Design: Stans Kroon 6 februari 2013. Barriers transition school to Employment. Experiences Middin the Netherlands. MIDDIN. Independent Living situations Focus groups Working area.

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  1. BITSE Middin - the Netherlands Presentation: Martien Lekkerkerk Design: Stans Kroon 6 februari 2013

  2. Barrierstransition school to Employment Experiences Middin the Netherlands

  3. MIDDIN • Independent • Living situations • Focus groups • Workingarea

  4. Introduction Martien Lekkerkerk • 20 years • Student international communication • Nystagmus and othervisualproblemsfrombirth • Diagnosis ADD/NLD at age 15

  5. Introduction Stans Kroon • Stans Kroon, 45 yearsold • Lobbyist formentallyhandicappedpeople • Born without a thyroidgland I becamementallyhandicapped • Two sisters & mother (83 years) & myfatherdied. • Schools forpeoplewith handicaps. I becameanelectromechanic A • Sisters & parents are veryproud of me

  6. Interviews

  7. Interviews • We interviewed: • 6 personswithdisabilities • Between 16 and 55 yearsold • 8 jobcoaches, 1 coach and • 1 manager of the jobcoaches

  8. Barriers

  9. Barriers most commonly experienced • The self confidence and abilities of youngsters aren't balanced • Switch fromsecondary school to vocationaleducation is verydifficult. notenough support at school • Public transport isn'taccessibleforeveryone • Notenoughpossibilities to try different sorts of work, traineeships

  10. Barriers most commonly experienced 2 • Employers have littleknowledgeaboutdisabilities • Personswithdisabilitiescan’tmeasure up • with the requirements of the labourmarket • Jobcoachpossiblefor at most 3 years • Jobcoachingdoesn’t start at school

  11. Barriers Stans Kroon • Dokters didn’tbelievemymotherwhen I was born • I was teasedforyears at school and at work • My workcoachcouldnot deal withgirls • The transitionfrom WSW to a regular job was verydifficult

  12. Barriers Martien Lekkerkerk • The switch from secondary school to vocational education

  13. Barriers Jobcoaches • Not being sufficiently prepared for a paid job: • expectations • social skills, employee skills • support information • labour market information • Not being able to measure up to the requirements of the labour market • Wages are almost equal to social benefits

  14. Whathelped • People (family, friends): • who believed in me • saw my qualities • helped me • Teachers who recognised and acknowledged my qualities, who supported me and stimulated me to continue studying • The possibility to ‘pile up’ schooling

  15. Important in the work I do • That I get the chance to do what I like and to use my qualities. • They take me serious • They treat me as a colleague and as the person I am • That I have a coach • That they respect: • I’m ill quite often • I need coaching

  16. Switch WSW  regular job.

  17. Switch WSW  regular job. • Give people opportunities • Give possibilities to try other work • Give opportunities for traineeships • Provide more schooling i.e. reading, writing, Dutch etc. • Do more against teasing

  18. Thankyouforyourattention

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