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BITSE | 6 februari 2013 | 3 MIDDIN ● Independent ● Living situations ● Focus groups ● Working area
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BITSE
Middin - the Netherlands
Presentation: Martien LekkerkerkDesign: Stans Kroon6 februari 2013
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Barriers transition school to Employment
Experiences Middin theNetherlands
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MIDDIN
● Independent● Living situations● Focus groups● Working area
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Introduction Martien Lekkerkerk
● 20 years● Student international communication● Nystagmus and other visual problems from birth● Diagnosis ADD/NLD at age 15
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Introduction Stans Kroon• Stans Kroon, 45 years old • Lobbyist for mentally handicapped people
Born without a thyroid gland I became mentally handicapped
• Two sisters & mother (83 years) & my father died. • Schools for people with handicaps. I became an electro
mechanic A• Sisters & parents are very proud of me
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Interviews
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Interviews
We interviewed:
•6 persons with disabilitiesBetween 16 and 55 years old
•8 jobcoaches, 1 coach and 1 manager of the jobcoaches
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Barriers
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Barriers most commonly experienced• The self confidence and abilities of youngsters
aren't balanced• Switch from secondary school to vocational
education is very difficult. not enough support at school
• Public transport isn't accessible for everyone• Not enough possibilities to try different sorts of
work, traineeships
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Barriers most commonly experienced 2
• Employers have little knowledge about disabilities
• Persons with disabilities can’t measure up with the requirements of the labourmarket
• Jobcoach possible for at most 3 years• Jobcoaching doesn’t start at school
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Barriers Stans Kroon• Dokters didn’t believe my mother when I was
born
• I was teased for years at school and at work
• My workcoach could not deal with girls
• The transition from WSW to a regular job was very difficult
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Barriers Martien Lekkerkerk
•The switch from secondary school to vocational education
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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
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What helped• 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
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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
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Switch WSW regular job.
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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
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• Thank you for your attention
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