Youth Success Strategy Year 2 – Resources
Through two years of work, the YSS team and collaborators identified further areas for impact. As a result, three new resources were created to address a) how intersectional identities can exacerbate barriers to employment for young people who have developmental disabilities, b) unique challenges that remote and rural communities face in providing employment services for youth who have a developmental and/or intellectual disability; and c) opportunities for employment within social enterprises or entrepreneurship.
Read the section below for information on the resources.
Intersecting Identities: Understanding Intersectionality and Disability – Facilitator Toolkit
While preparing resources to advance the employment paths for youth who have developmental disabilities, ODEN recognized the need for materials to be informed through an intersectional lens. We acknowledge that disability is just one aspect of an individual’s identity and that one cannot consider this in isolation. An individual’s path is also impacted by their gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, spirituality, religion, race, ethnicity, geography and more. This is called intersectionality.
This facilitator toolkit unpacks what is meant by intersectionality. We aimed to provide guidance on how to facilitate a workshop or employment support activity, so that facilitators working with youth who have disabilities can create and execute activities in ways that create a safe and equitable space for all.
You can download this toolkit by using this link: Intersecting Identities: Understanding Intersectionality and Disability – Facilitator Toolkit
The Canadian Youth Success Strategy – Employment Discovery Program for Rural Communities – Facilitator Guide
The Canadian Youth Success Strategy – Employment Discovery Program for Rural Communities Curriculum has been created to respond to gaps identified in typical Employment Discovery programs that do not address the realities of rural communities. It is created to be used as an add-on to the curriculum that you may already been using with your pre-employment programs.
This facilitator guide will help staff running employment discovery program activities to consider how to run supportive facilitation providing tips for improving access to this curriculum for all youth, particularly youth who have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.
You can download this facilitator guide by using this link: ODEN’s Canadian Youth Success Strategy – Employment Discovery Program for Rural Communities – Facilitator Guide
The Canadian Youth Success Strategy – Employment Discovery Program for Rural Communities – Participant Activites Workbook
The Canadian Youth Success Strategy – Employment Discovery Program for Rural Communities Curriculum has been created to respond to gaps identified in typical Employment Discovery programs that do not address the realities of rural communities. It is created to be used as an add-on to the curriculum that you may already been using with your pre-employment programs.
The participant activities workbook is a rich, interactive 150-page curriculum workbook divided into 3 sections covering these topics: 1. employment in rural communities, 2. entrepreneurship and 3. volunteerism. Each section has a number of accessible and inclusive activities that a workshop facilitator can run with participants in rural communities to develop employment skills.
You can download this workbook by using this link: ODEN’s Canadian Youth Success Strategy – Employment Discovery Program for Rural Communities – Participant Activities Workbook
For more information on the YSS Project, please connect with us at learn@odenetwork.com