Dyslexia in Higher Education and Work Survey - Dyslexic Advantage Dyslexia at Higher Education and Work Survey All personal data will be held in strictest confidence. OK Question Title * 1. What is your first name or nickname? OK Question Title * 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 OK Question Title * 3. What is your Occupation? (list student if full-time college student) OK Question Title * 4. How long have you held this position? OK Question Title * 5. How long have you been in the workforce? 0-3 years 4-10 years 15 years + OK Question Title * 6. What is the Name of Your Company, College, or University for Which You are completing this survey? (optional) OK Question Title * 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 OK Question Title * 8. In what state is your workplace or college? (if in the US). State/Province -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming OK Question Title * 9. If your workplace is NOT in the US, what country is it in? OK Question Title * 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) OK Question Title * 11. Have you disclosed your dyslexia in this setting? Yes No OK Question Title * 12. If yes, was this: co-worker or friend supervisor human resources college resource or disability office Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 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? OK Question Title * 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) OK Question Title * 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) OK Question Title * 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) OK Question Title * 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? OK Question Title * 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) OK Question Title * 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) OK Question Title * 20. I Have Requested Accommodations in My Workplace or College Yes No If yes, what accommodation was requested and what was the response? OK Question Title * 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? OK Question Title * 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. OK Question Title * 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." OK Question Title * 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 OK Question Title * 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) OK Thank you so much for completing this survey! OK DONE
