Empowering Independence for Young Adults with Disabilities

Authors

• Grace Sloan, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
• Wendy Tremaine, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow

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Description

Young adults with disabilities often face challenges in maintaining and finding employment, living independently, and participating socially. The purpose of this capstone project was to develop a program to enhance job readiness, independent living, and social participation skills for young adults with disabilities. This project highlighted the need for occupation-based activities to support the transition from high school to adulthood for young adults with disabilities.

Publication Date

Summer 2026

Publisher

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

Young adults with disabilities, job readiness, social participation, independent living, occupation-based activities

Medical Subject Headings

Young adults with disabilities, job readiness, social participation, independent living, occupation-based activities

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

Comments

Poster presented at the OTD Capstone Symposium, held at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

Recommended Citation

Sloan, G., & Tremaine, W. (2026, July 1). Empowering Independence for Young Adults with Disabilities. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2026/3