YAST

 

Who is YAST?

 

Youth Ability in Skilled Trades

 

The YAST project encourages youth with disabilities, employers, educators and community members to learn more about the abilities, concerns, and challenges of youth withdisabilities entering the workforce, specifically in the skilled trades industry.

 

The YAST website serves to provide both disability awareness for employers, as well as information for potential employees such as information and resources pertaining to employment in the trades industry that are targeted to the specific concerns and circumstances of youth (age 15-30) with disabilities in Canada.

 

To download YAST Bookmark and Postcard go to the following links:

 

 

 

 

 

Slide show: This slideshow displays many different images of youth with disabilities working in a wide variety of skilled trades. Some of these trades include Culinary arts window washing blacksmith farming and bicycle repair.

of a young man with sunglasses is fusing two pieces of glass together with glue outside on a summer day.
of a female carpenter crafting a violin out of wood in an indoor work-shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Youth with disabilities are currently underrepresented in the Canadian workforce and face more physical and social barriers to employment than "able-bodied" youth