Welcome to the HAPPY Project

HAPPY is focused on enhancing inclusive employment for youth for disabilities
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Healthy And Productive Paid Work for Youth with Disabilities (HAPPY) is an initiative from the TRAIL Lab, led by Dr. Sally Lindsay at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Our mission: To create more inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplaces for youth with disabilities.

Explore the HAPPY Toolkits

We’ve developed four interactive toolkits purpose-built for different users to support inclusive employment

Why focus on disability disclosure and workplace accommodations?

Little is known about the experiences of disability disclosure and workplace accommodations among young people with disabilities who attempt to enter and remain in the workforce.

Understanding how disclosure and accommodations are facilitated in the workplace is critical to creating more inclusive and productive workplaces:

Youth with disabilities are often unprepared for disability disclosure and asking for accommodations

Accommodations can extend working life, enhance physical and psychological health and be provided at little or no cost

Workplace accommodations are supported by human rights and accessibility legislation

HAPPY addresses these gaps with tools that are evidence-informed, gender-responsive, and co-designed with youth, employers, and clinicians.

About the HAPPY Project

Goals

  • Co-develop toolkits and simulations with youth, clinicians, and employers
  • Support disability disclosure, workplace accommodations, job experiences, and quality of life for youth with disabilities

Objectives

  • Develop evidence on disability disclosure and workplace accommodations
  • Implement and evaluate evidence-informed, gender-responsive solutions
About the Author

Dr. Sally Lindsay

Senior Scientist
Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Sally Lindsay is the Director of TRAIL (TRansitions And Inclusive Environments Lab) in the Bloorview Research Institute and Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto.

Dr. Lindsay's research focuses on the participation and social inclusion of children, youth and young adults with disabilities at school, work and in the community. 
Contact Us:
trail@hollandbloorview.ca

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