Dyslexia in Higher Education and Work Survey

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* 2. What is your email address if you are willing to be contacted by Fernette Eide or another member of Dyslexic Advantage for follow up questions? (optional)

Email Address

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* 3. What is your Occupation? (list student if full-time college student)

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* 4. How long have you held this position?

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* 5. How long have you been in the workforce?

0-3 years

4-10 years

15 years +

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* 6. What is the Name of Your Company, College, or University for Which You are completing this survey? (optional)

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* 7. What is the size of the company or college you are providing answers for?

Very Small (< 25 employees)

Small (50-999)

Medium (1000-9999)

Large (10000+)

Not Applicable

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* 8. In what state is your workplace or college? (if in the US).

State/Province

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* 9. If your workplace is NOT in the US, what country is it in?

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* 10. What are strengths and talents you believe you bring to your job or position as a student?

Ability to see the big picture

Good problem solver

Creative

Good social abilities

Strong empathy

Knowledge

Hard worker

Conscientiousness

Resilience

Good Decision Making

Divergent Thinking

Management of Diverse Groups of People

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Have you disclosed your dyslexia in this setting?

Yes

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* 12. If yes, was this:

co-worker or friend

supervisor

human resources

college resource or disability office

Other (please specify)

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* 13. If you have disclosed your dyslexia, do you think this has helped or worsened your situation? Please add details if possible because this type of information can be especially helpful.

Helped

Worsened

What Happened?

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* 14. What are your experiences with READING at work or in college?
Check all that apply.

No difficulties

Excessive reading demands given time constraints

Lack of alternative formats for text. For instance, no text to speech offered.

I am not allowed to print text because of company or college rules.

There are no options to optimize display with fonts or formats, although these would be helpful to me.

Watermarking interferes with my using text-to-speech for reading

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What are your experiences with WRITING AND SPELLING OR PROOFREADING at Work or at your College?

No difficulties.

Difficulty with demands to record information by hand.

Difficulty with data entry demands involving spreadsheets.

Difficulty being assigned tasks such as social media

Difficulty proofreading text before release to the public

Other (please specify)

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* 16. If you have experience reading or writing demands, were any of the following possibilities offered or available to you?

Spell-checker

Option to dictate to a secretary

Option to dictate to a software program

Job share with a co-worker who could proof work

Dual Screens for Computer Work

Job coach to optimize workspace or train in assistive technology features?

No options or offers of help were ever given.

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Do You Believe that Your Company's Performance Evaluation or College's Academic program is Biased Against Dyslexic Individuals?

Yes

Not sure.

If Yes, why?

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* 18. Are any of the following offered by your company or college for dyslexic individuals?

Diversity training that mentions people with dyslexia

Alternative formats for Reading (for example, text to speech)

Alternative formats for Writing or Proofreading

Extended Time or Untimed Conditions for Tests

Other accommodations that might be useful for dyslexic employees

Nothing is offered or mentioned about dyslexia.

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Are There Negative Aspects to Your Work Environment?

No problems

Open Office format which can contribute to distractions and background noise

Hotdesking - I have to share my desk and space with co-workers

Critical manager or supervisor

Other (please specify)

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* 20. I Have Requested Accommodations in My Workplace or College

Yes

If yes, what accommodation was requested and what was the response?

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* 21. Were your granted ALL the accommodations you requested?

Yes.

No. No accommodations were granted.

No. Only some accommodations were granted. (please provide more detail below)

What accommodations were not granted?

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* 22. Have you ever been discriminated at work because of your dyslexia? Did dyslexia ever factor in your decision to leave or change your job? Please give details as this is very helpful.

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* 23. How can workplaces or colleges be better planned to be supportive of dyslexic people?

Diversity Training

Positive Dyslexia Awareness

IT Training for Dyslexia - Assistive Technology for reading, writing, proofreading

Alternative formats for performance evaluations - including untimed for all, spellcheck, text to speech

Supervisor / Manager training about Workforce issues

Appoint a Disability Resource Officer that is Separate from Human Resources

Better training for Human Resources

Other (please specify). You can also say, "All of the above."

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* 24. If you could advise a young adult with dyslexia just entering the workforce or college for the first time, what would you tell them? Any particular tips or tricks or big picture advice? Please also feel free to send a longer description to Fernette at: drseide@dyslexicadvantage.org

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* 25. Are you available to answer questions about specific types of careers for dyslexic young people? (a member of Dyslexic Advantage may be in touch - please include a way to reach you).

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What is your first name or nickname?

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* 2. What is your email address if you are willing to be contacted by Fernette Eide or another member of Dyslexic Advantage for follow up questions? (optional)

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* 3. What is your Occupation? (list student if full-time college student)

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* 4. How long have you held this position?

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* 5. How long have you been in the workforce?

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* 6. What is the Name of Your Company, College, or University for Which You are completing this survey? (optional)

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* 7. What is the size of the company or college you are providing answers for?

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* 8. In what state is your workplace or college? (if in the US).

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* 9. If your workplace is NOT in the US, what country is it in?

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* 10. What are strengths and talents you believe you bring to your job or position as a student?

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* 11. Have you disclosed your dyslexia in this setting?

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* 12. If yes, was this:

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* 13. If you have disclosed your dyslexia, do you think this has helped or worsened your situation? Please add details if possible because this type of information can be especially helpful.

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* 14. What are your experiences with READING at work or in college? Check all that apply.

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* 15. What are your experiences with WRITING AND SPELLING OR PROOFREADING at Work or at your College?

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* 16. If you have experience reading or writing demands, were any of the following possibilities offered or available to you?

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* 17. Do You Believe that Your Company's Performance Evaluation or College's Academic program is Biased Against Dyslexic Individuals?

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* 18. Are any of the following offered by your company or college for dyslexic individuals?

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* 19. Are There Negative Aspects to Your Work Environment?

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* 20. I Have Requested Accommodations in My Workplace or College

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* 21. Were your granted ALL the accommodations you requested?

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* 22. Have you ever been discriminated at work because of your dyslexia? Did dyslexia ever factor in your decision to leave or change your job? Please give details as this is very helpful.

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* 23. How can workplaces or colleges be better planned to be supportive of dyslexic people?

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* 24. If you could advise a young adult with dyslexia just entering the workforce or college for the first time, what would you tell them? Any particular tips or tricks or big picture advice? Please also feel free to send a longer description to Fernette at: drseide@dyslexicadvantage.org

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* 25. Are you available to answer questions about specific types of careers for dyslexic young people? (a member of Dyslexic Advantage may be in touch - please include a way to reach you).

* 14. What are your experiences with READING at work or in college?
Check all that apply.