To Work or Not to Work: The Struggle for Employment Among Youth With Disabilities in Brunei

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200824.232How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Barriers, brunei, disability, employment, youth, wellbeing

Abstract

Today, employment seems to be the key to almost everything. However, youth with disabilities (YWDs) face harder time finding employment compared to those able-bodied. YWDs are frequently not considered potential members of the workforce. Stigma, fear and prejudice continue to limit understanding and acceptance of disability in workplaces everywhere. Often YWDs ability to work is underrated by many organizations due to their limitations. The aim of this paper is to examine factors that prevent YWDs to venture into employment. Qualitative approach was employed to obtain relevant data. Six YWDs ranging between 19-35 years old were recruited via the snowball sampling technique. All of them completed school more than three years and currently are unemployed. Thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the data. The study highlighted two things: i) limited career opportunities for YWDs and ii) lack of parental support and confidence towards PWDs ability to work still exist. These barriers have prevented YWDs from seeking employment and limited their engagement in the society. Obviously, like the able-bodied youth, YWDs in Brunei have dreams and plans to become successful in life. They believed that they are also an asset to the country. Therefore, they should be groomed to become self-reliant individuals, possess relevant skill set and inspired others to change for the better.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nurul Nabilah Roslan
AU  - Nurazzura Mohamad Diah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/25
TI  - To Work or Not to Work: The Struggle for Employment Among Youth With Disabilities in Brunei
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1050
EP  - 1056
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200824.232
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200824.232
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