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Dyslexia in Higher Education and Work Survey - Dyslexic Advantage
Dyslexia at Higher Education and Work Survey
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1.
What is your first name or nickname?
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
3.
What is your Occupation? (list student if full-time college student)
4.
How long have you held this position?
5.
How long have you been in the workforce?
0-3 years
4-10 years
15 years +
6.
What is the Name of Your Company, College, or University for Which You are completing this survey? (optional)
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
8.
In what state is your workplace or college? (if in the US).
State/Province
AL Alabama
AK Alaska
AS American Samoa
AZ Arizona
AR Arkansas
CA California
CO Colorado
CT Connecticut
DE Delaware
DC District of Columbia
FM Federated States of Micronesia
FL Florida
GA Georgia
GU Guam
HI Hawaii
ID Idaho
IL Illinois
IN Indiana
IA Iowa
KS Kansas
KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana
ME Maine
MH Marshall Islands
MD Maryland
MA Massachusetts
MI Michigan
MN Minnesota
MS Mississippi
MO Missouri
MT Montana
NE Nebraska
NV Nevada
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NY New York
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
MP Northern Mariana Islands
OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma
OR Oregon
PW Palau
PA Pennsylvania
PR Puerto Rico
RI Rhode Island
SC South Carolina
SD South Dakota
TN Tennessee
TX Texas
UT Utah
VT Vermont
VI Virgin Islands
VA Virginia
WA Washington
WV West Virginia
WI Wisconsin
WY Wyoming
9.
If your workplace is NOT in the US, what country is it in?
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)
11.
Have you disclosed your dyslexia in this setting?
Yes
No
12.
If yes, was this:
co-worker or friend
supervisor
human resources
college resource or disability office
Other (please specify)
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?
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)
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)
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)
17.
Do You Believe that Your Company's Performance Evaluation or College's Academic program is Biased Against Dyslexic Individuals?
Yes
No
Not sure.
If Yes, why?
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)
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)
20.
I Have Requested Accommodations in My Workplace or College
Yes
No
If yes, what accommodation was requested and what was the response?
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?
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.
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."
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
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
No
Other (please specify)
Thank you so much for completing this survey!
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