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For many young disabled people, social policies have failed in their role to support transitions from childhood into the next stage of life. Across OECD countries, policy development has been fragmented, haphazard and limited in its scope. It is only relatively recently that governments have begun to engage with the specific needs and develop initiatives which reflect them. Yet there is little known about the experiences of transition to adulthood for this group, and there is an absence of longitudinal data. In seeking to address these issues, this article reports on the first stage of data collection from a major study, based in Glasgow and the North East of England, which follows a group of young disabled people (aged 16–29) as they leave school and move towards adulthood. Drawing on the accounts told by the young people we spoke to, we examine how the failure of transitions support and social policies has impacted profoundly on life experiences and socio-economic well-being, reinforcing barriers to inclusion and inequalities for young disabled people.
Author(s): Pearson C, Cullingworth J, Salmon K, McLaughlin J, Watson N, Shildrick T, Bailey A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Social Policy and Administration
Year: 2025
Issue: ePub ahead of Print
Online publication date: 26/03/2025
Acceptance date: 27/02/2025
Date deposited: 05/03/2025
ISSN (print): 0144-5596
ISSN (electronic): 1467-9515
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13131
DOI: 10.1111/spol.13131
Data Access Statement: The project is ongoing therefore the data is currently not publicly avail- able. At the conclusion of the project, in line with UKRI requirements it will be submitted to the UK Data Service.
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