Epilepsy Works! - Supporting Meaningful Employment for those Living with Epilepsy Survey

The Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado and Wyoming (EFCOWY) is launching a new program to support employment for people with epilepsy. We need your feedback on how to create a program that works for you as a person with epilepsy, a family member or caregiver to someone with epilepsy and/or a community member interested in employing someone with epilepsy

1.Please indicate which best describes you:

Person with epilepsy

Caregiver to someone with epilepsy

Medical professional or community services agency who works with people with epilepsy

Employer interested in hiring someone with epilepsy

Other (please specify)

2.Please describe your current employment or the employment of your family member with epilepsy:

Never employed and not interested in employment

Never employed but interested in employment if it is the right fit for me

Currently employed but looking to grow in my employment

Currently employed and happy with my employment

N/A - I am an employer or community professional

Other (please specify)

3.If you are interested in gaining employment. growing in your career, or you are a community member who works with those with epilepsy, what do you consider to be the biggest barrier(s) to meaningful employment?

Biases in the hiring process including: lack of prior work experience, disclosure of disability status, misconceptions/stereotypes about epilepsy, etc

Fear of judgement and repercussions in the workplace

Fear of safety in the workplace

Lack of reasonable accommodations

Possibility of losing necessary benefits (Medicaid, food assistance, LEAP, HCBS, etc)

Commute or transportation

Other (please specify)

I don't think there are any barriers to working with epilepsy

4.What do you wish employers knew about working with someone with epilepsy?

6.If you wish to be contacted by EFCOWY based on your responses to this survey, please include your name, phone number and email address below. Please also include any additional information you'd like us to know

You can also contact Danielle Miller, Director of Epilepsy Works! at 303-377-9778 x 112 or danielle@epilepsycoloradowyoming.org