PreandPostCourseSurveyReport:

SummaryofFindings

C2C – BridgingtheGap from College to Careers

DisabilityandProfessionalDevelopment

SubmittedtoSDSU Interwork Institute, PolicyWorksandKesslerFoundation

By,

Dr.VictorPineda

World ENABLED

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SummaryofFindings

Construct / Before / After
Disabilityisan assettoemployers / 31.6% / 90.9%
Feelingunpreparedornothavingacareerplan / 51.6% / 10.7%
Able toAnswer"whatworkdoyouhopefor?" / 46.8% / 92.3%
Knowledgeofworkplace values / 34.6% / 76.3%
Feelcomfortableinjobinterviews / 19.9% / 86.0%
UnequallytreatedvsAskforaccommodation / 87.6%
Comfortableworkingwithpeople / 38.5% / 87.1%
Comfortwithspeakingaboutaccomplishments / 24.2% / 87.1%
Comfortwithsharingthoughtsfreely / 34.4% / 88.6%
Understandingwhatemployer islookingfor / 32.5% / 93.8%
Hardtogetjobwithdisability (yes) / 67.5% / 19.1%
Leadershipskillsareimproving / 44.2% / 84.6%
Comfortablediscussingneedswithemployer / 26.6% / 85.1%
Understandemployer fears about hiring persons with
disabilities. / 28.2% / 94.6%
Knowledgeoflaws / 26.3% / 93.9%
Employerwill want tohireme / 29.1% / 93.1%
Disabilityisasourceofpride / 65.5% / 91.6%

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Pleaseindicatethedegreetowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththe followingstatements:

1.Mydisabilitycanbeanasset inmycareer.

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1.Asaresultofthiscourse,Inowunderstandthatadisability canbeanassetinmycareer.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“disabilitycanbeanasset.”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby59.3%(from31.6%beforethecourseto

90.9%afterthecourse).

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4220 Natural Bridge Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305

2.Idon'thaveawellthoughtoutcareerplan.

2.Thiscoursedidlittletohelpmeplanoutacareerplan.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured wasfeelingunpreparedor“nothavingathoughtoutcareerplan.”

ThepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructDECREASEDby40.9%(from51.6%beforethe courseto10.7%afterthecourse).

Thisindicatesthatrespondentsshowedanincreaseinthenumber whohadcareerplans.

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3.Myfamily andfriendsoftenaskme,"whatworkdoyouhope todoforyourcareer?"

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3.Asaresultofthiscourse,Ifeelmoreconfidentinansweringthequestionslike"whatworkdo youhopetodoforyourcareer?"

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured wasdifferentinpreandpostsurvey, so theseresultsshouldbeassessedseparately. Beforethecourse46.8%ofrespondentsnotedthattheir familyand friendsaskabouttheircareerplans.

Afterthecourse92.3%feltconfident torespondtotheseinquiries.

Nocomparisoncanbemadefrompre-postastheseareseparateconstructs.

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4.Ihavelittleknowledgeofworkplacevalues,cultures andpractices.

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4.Thecourse didnothelpmegainknowledgeofworkplacevalues,culturesandpractices.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“havingknowledgeofworkplacevalues,cultures, andpractices.”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitherdisagreeorstronglydisagreewiththisconstructincreasedby41.7%(from34.6%beforethe courseto76.3%afterthecourse).

Bydisagreeing,respondentsnotethattheyhavegainedsubstantial insightsintoworkplacevalues,cultures,andpractices.

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4220 Natural Bridge Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305

5.Ifeeluncomfortableduring jobinterviews.

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5.Asaresultofthiscourse,Ifeelmorecomfortableduring jobinterviews.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“feeling comfortableduringjobinterviews”

Thepercentageof peoplewhoeither agree orstronglyagreewith thisconstructincreasedby66.1% (from19.9%whofeltcomfortable ininterviews beforethecourseto86%whofeltmorecomfortable withinterviews afterthecourse).

Note:Thepre-surveyquestionwasinvertedtomatchthepost-courseconstruct

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6.Duringmypreviousworkassignment(paidorvolunteer)IfeltlikeIwastreatedunequally relativetomypeers.

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6.AsaresultofthiscourseIammorepreparedtoaskforreasonableaccommodations.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured wasdifferentinpre-postsurveyandcannotbecompared.

36.3%ofrespondentsbeforethecoursesaidtheyweretreatedunequally.

87.6%ofrespondentsafterthecoursearemorepreparedto askforreasonableaccommodations.

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7.Ifeel comfortableworking/interactingwith peopleIdon’tknow.

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7.Asaresultofthiscourse,Ifeelmorecomfortableworking/interactingwithpeopleIdon’tknow.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“beingat easeworking/interactingwithnewpeople”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 51.5%(from38.5%beforethecourseto

90%afterthecourse).

Note:Asaresultofthecourse,anoverwhelmingmajority(90%)ofrespondentsfeelmorecomfortableinteractingwithpeoplethey don’tknow.

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8.Idon't feelcomfortabletellingnewpeopleaboutmyselfandmyaccomplishments.

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8.AsaresultofthiscourseIfeelmorecomfortabletellingnewpeopleaboutmyselfandmy accomplishments.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“feeling comfortable tellingnewpeopleaboutyourself andyouraccomplishments”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 62.9%(from24.2%beforethecourseto

87.1%afterthecourse).

Note:Thepre-surveyquestionwasinvertedtomatchthepost-courseconstruct“feelingcomfortableabouttellingnewpeopleabout yourselfandyouraccomplishments.”

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4220 Natural Bridge Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305

9.Idon't feelcomfortablesharingmythoughts.

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9.Asaresultofthiscourse,Ifeelmorecomfortablesharingmythoughts.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“feeling comfortable sharingone’sthoughts”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 54.2%(from34.4%beforethecourseto

88.6%afterthecourse).

Note:Thepre-surveyquestionwasinvertedtomatchthepost-courseconstruct

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10.Iunderstandwhatanemployerisreallylookingforinapotentialjobcandidate.

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10.Asaresultofthiscourse,Ihaveabetterunderstandingofwhatanemployerisreallylooking forinapotentialjobcandidate.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“understoodwhatanemployerlooksforinapotentialjobcandidate”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 61.3%(from32.5%beforethecourseto

93.8%afterthecourse).

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11.Obtainingemploymentaftergraduationwillbeharderforme thanformypeers.

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11.Istillthinkthatobtainingemploymentaftergraduationwillbeharderformethanformy peers.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“obtainingemploymentwillbe moredifficultthanmypeers”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstrongly agreewiththisconstructdecreasedby 48.4%(from67.5%beforethecourseto

19.1%afterthecourse).

Note:Although19.1%stillfeelthat“obtainingemploymentwillbemoredifficultforthemthantheirpeers”othermeasuresnote that studentsoverallfeltmorepreparedtoaddressthe perceiveddifficultiesthatahead(forexample asking for reasonableaccommodations Q6).

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12. Relative tomypeers,myleadershipskillsarestrong andimproving.

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12. Relative tomypeers,myleadershipskillsarestrong andimproving.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“myleadershipisstrongandimproving”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 40.4%(from44.2%beforethecourseto

84.6%afterthecourse).

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13.Ifeelconfidentdiscussingmydisabilityrelatedneedstoapotentialemployer,supervisoror co-worker (assumingyouhaveadisability).

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13.Ifeel moreconfidentdiscussingmydisabilityrelatedneedstoapotentialemployer,supervisor or co-worker(assumingyouhaveadisability).

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“confidenceindiscussingone’sdisability”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby58.5%(from26.6%beforethecourseto

85.1%afterthecourse).

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14.Iunderstandanemployer’sfearsabouthiringapersonwithadisabilityandIampreparedto respondeffectively.

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14.Asaresultofparticipatinginthiscourse,Iunderstandanemployer’sfearsabouthiringa person withadisabilityandIampreparedtorespondeffectively.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“understoodemployer’sfearsofhiringaPWDandone’spreparednesstoresponseeffectively”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 66.4%(from28.2%beforethecourseto

94.6%afterthecourse).

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15.Iknowaboutdisability employmentnondiscriminationlawsandthehistoryoftheemployment ofpeoplewith disabilitiesintheUSA.

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15.Iknowaboutdisability employmentnondiscriminationlawsandthehistoryoftheemployment ofpeoplewith disabilitiesintheUSA.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeingmeasuredwas“knowledgeaboutemploymentnon-discriminationlawsandhistoryofemploymentofPWDin

USA”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 67.6%(from26.3%beforethecourseto

93.9%afterthecourse).

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4220 Natural Bridge Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305

16.Iamconfidentthatanemployerwillwanttohireme.

16.Iamconfidentthatanemployerwillwanttohireme.

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ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“confidencethatoneselfwillbewanted tobehired”

Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby64%(from29.1%beforethecourseto

93.1%afterthecourse).

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4220 Natural Bridge Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305

17.Iamproudofbeingaperson withadisability.

17.Iamproudofbeingaperson withadisability.

ImpactAnalysis:

Theconstructbeing measured was“beingdisabledandproud”

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Thepercentageofpeoplewhoeitheragreeorstronglyagreewiththisconstructincreasedby 46.1%(from45.5%beforethecourseto

91.6%afterthecourse).

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Excerpts from Student Testimonials

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY

California State University at Fullerton and University of California Berkeley 2015-2016

Thank you so very much for this course. It was, without a doubt, the course that will have the most impact on my career. I am grateful to you for all the time and energy you put into the development of the course, the speakers and the assignments. I have enjoyed these past 15 weeks immensely. And the things I have learned here I will take with me the rest of my life. I am very grateful.

At the conclusion of your class, you encouraged me in my speaking-up (bragging) and offered to write me a letter of recommendation in the future. Just a little over a semester from now I will be walking at commencement, and I am applying to be the student commencement speaker at my college's (CNR) ceremony because of the skills I learned in this class.

I keep think about Peggy Klaus and what she taught us. It was transformational. I’ll never be the same. I’ll always be proud and confident. Thanks to the both of you! The insights you shared were extremely valuable. I could not agree more with your comment on the imperative coexistence of both disability rights along with disability responsibilities. I would love to share some of the information you address with the parents and youth with disabilities back in the Southern California Los Angeles area where I come from. I think that high school youth with disabilities along with their parents need to understand and hear the realities associated with employment, the future of the benefits system, as well as their own personal responsibilities and their futures.

Thanks for all your support! I did go through final round interviews with Apple. I don't have a written offer letter yet, but the recruiter gave me indication that they will extend an offer and they're working on the terms. I'm also going through the interviewing process with Google for a very different role. So at this point I think I probably will be accepting an offer within the next few weeks. Thanks again for all your help in my job search!

This class offered me insight into how my disability can help me get a job. It gave us useful tips and strategies in order to get the job we want.

This course taught me about a lot of disability resources that I didn’t know about or would have ever found looking around on my own. The job hunt, interview and employment process is certainly different for pwd’s and other than it is for others. Other than this course, there isn’t a lot out there to guide us. This course fills a void of information and direction on the subject. For example, how to manage your disability in an interview was a new idea and very helpful to me. This was a really great class. What a great idea to actually help students with disabilities prepare more deeply and completely for their careers. The information was fundamentally important and represents a missing link in our transition process.

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