Presentation LEER conference: The labor market entry prospects of people with visual impairments

Conference presentation given at the 9th LEER International Conference on Education Economics.

The research compares the prospects of different socio-economic outcomes (employment, self-employment, unemployment insurance, illness and disability insurance, social benefits, further education, other no income) 1) after graduation and 2) after first job entrance over time between a subpopulation of people who declared VI sensory disability care and a matched control group.

Outcomes analyzed include employment, self-employment, unemployment insurance, illness and disability insurance, social benefits, further education, and other/no income. Results show that people with visual impairments are underrepresented in (self-)employment, overrepresented in social and disability benefits, and have comparable prospects in further education and unemployment insurance.

Organizations involved: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Kennis over Zien, Bartiméus Fonds