ABSTRACT
Youth with disabilities are few and often invisible within universities. They face challenges as they transit from university to the workplace. The literature reports a great deal on the under-preparedness of students with disabilities as they progress from secondary schools into higher education, and from higher education into work. South Africa has a disability policy specific to the higher education sector: the Strategic Policy Framework on Disability for the Post-School Education and Training System. The South African 2010 Equality Act was brought in to deal with discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace. While the establishment of indicators and policies aimed at widening participation and inclusion of students with disabilities is important, it is vital for universities and employers to ask students with disabilities how they feel about the inclusion efforts at their universities and workplaces. Youth with disabilities may have varying abilities to take advantage of a transition, and thus self-advocacy has to be promoted in education.
