Table 1.

The demographics of the participants.

Characteristics	Mean (SD)	n	%
The average age of young people with disabilities	15.6 (0.87)	546
Gender
Male		298	54.6
Female		248	45.4
Grade level
Grade 7		80	14.6
Grade 8		74	13.5
Grade 9		61	11.2
Grade10		120	22.0
Grade11		116	21.3
Grade12		95	17.4
Type of disability
Hearing impairment		238	43.6
Speech impediment		168	30.8
Multiple obstacles		140	25.6