Too many young people with disabilities face a difficult - and often bleak - future once they leave education.
That step into adulthood, which marks years of preparation and development, should be a time of celebration and optimism. Sadly, for many young people and their families and carers it is a time of crisis and anxiety.
This report, based on research by charities National Star and Together Trust, reveals the incredible obstacles young people and their families face.
Write to your MP
Using our easy form, please send a letter to your MP to ask them to read the report and support our recommendations to ensure young people have the right to lead fulfilling lives.
Young people with disabilities are being let down
The adult social care system is so broken that it is having an incredibly detrimental effect on young people with disabilities, especially those who access specialist education.
Lack of appropriate services, housing and opportunities result in these young people being stuck at home with little or no community access and are causing incredible stress and anxiety for young people and their loved ones.
- 4 in 5 parents (80%) did not know what was supposed to happen when their son or daughter left education
- More than half of young people (55%) are not living where they would like to be
- 3 in 4 parents and carers (76%) said that all organisations did not work well together
- More than half of young people (55%) felt worried about leaving school or college
- Less than half of parents and carers (46%) said they felt partially or fully listened to
“I just feel fustrated, unsupported and like I am forgotten” 21-year-old, speaking about their experience of transitioning out of education.
Get in touch with National Star
Email:
enquiries@nationalstar.org
Phone:
01242 527631
Address:
National Star, Ullenwood, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QU
