“Breaking barriers and supporting Young Adults with Autism in their transition to Employment“
TransitAction is an Erasmus + funded project with the aim to provide Young Adults with Autism (YAA), Transition Coaches (TC) and other actors in their lives, new skills and innovative tools to support YAA in the difficult transition from school or inactivity to employment.
Statistics show that YAA face greater difficulties than their peers in the transition to employment. Not only do they have more difficulty finding a job but, more generally, this phase represents a moment of particular risk for them, characterized by increased isolation, heightened symptoms (especially for mental health issues), depression, higher suicidal risk, etc. At the same time this transition is a particularly difficult phase to support for Transition Coaches who often do not have the necessary skills. For Companies, hardly opening the door to the inclusion of YAA. For families and the community in general, facing a complex change in their role and task that they often fail to manage.
Main Objective:
Strategic Objectives/Results:
The project is led by EPR and implemented together with 6 organisations including:
GTB (Belgium)
Theotokos Foundation (Greece)
Unversity Rehabilitation Institute (Slovenia)
REHAB Group (Ireland)
Autimatic (Belgium)
Futuro Digitale (Italy)
An Online Platform was designed and implemented to collect and disseminate the research outcomes and to develop innovative methodologies to use. It offers interactive and inspiring contents through sharing good practices, tools, e-Learning modules and experiences that will function as a guide for TC, YAA and other stakeholders.
The methodology will be participatory, inclusive and horizontal, based on the cooperation of a plurality of key-actors.
Transition Coaches (TC):
Young Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder YAASD:
Companies & Employers:
Families & Other stakeholders:
The Online Platform, through its translation software, will be available in multiple languages. The Training Modules will be available on the Platform in 5 languages (English, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Slovenian). Dissemination events of the project results will be held in Greece, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia, Ireland. This way, both I.O. will be known at European level and could be used internationally, leading to a real improvement in the support to YAASD transition.
In the long term, the project will generate, among other things:
Launch of the platform
Save the date for our online event where we will officially launch the TRANSITACTION.EU Platform together with presenting the project and the partners. A great opportunity to discover good practices, innovative tools, e-Learning modules and share inspiring experiences.
Project poster
>> Visit the TransitAction platfom!
On 25th October, the Consortium of the TransitAction project will celebrate the results and impact of their work in providing YAA, Transition Coaches and other actors in their lives, new skills and innovative tools to support them in the difficult transition from school or inactivity to employment.
Learn more and registration in the event page here.
Contacts
Panita Ball, Project & Events officer at EPR: pball@epr.eu
Benedetta Pesce, Junior Project & Events officer at EPR: bpesce@epr.eu