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People With Disabilities Foundation Online Survey

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1. Please take a moment to complete our brief survey on psychiatric disability-related issues

The Mission of People With Disabilities Foundation is to provide education and advocacy for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities (with or without physical disabilities) so that they can achieve equal opportunities in all aspects of life.

One way in which we work to create equal opportunities for people with disabilities is through education and raising public awareness of issues faced by people with disabilities. Currently, our education program consists of, in part, creating training videos and hosting seminars on topics that serve the interests of people with disabilities and the people and organizations that work on their behalf. The purpose of this questionnaire is to provide a better idea of what topics need to be addressed in upcoming videos and seminars.

Your opinion matters. Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey.

1. How would you best describe yourself? Choose ALL that apply.

I have a psychiatric impairment / mental illness

I have a physical disability

I have a psychiatric impairment and a physical disability

I care for someone with a disability

I work in the field of disability

Other (Please Specify)

Please answer the following questions and let us know how important you feel the need for further education / public awareness is on each topic, on a scale of 1 (Not Important At All) to 5 (Extremely Important.)

2. Healthcare Issues: including Emergency Room treatment, involuntary or voluntary confinement, treatment issues and accessibility.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

3. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Healthcare are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

4. Veterans Issues: including Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Depression, Substance Abuse, Re-entry into society, Accessing mental health and substance abuse services, and other issues faced by combat veterans.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

5. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Veterans are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

6. Geriatric / Elderly Issues: diagnosing mental illness in the elderly, issues of underdiagnosis, understanding the difference between mental illness and "just getting old."

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

7. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Geriatric / Elderly populations are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

8. Social Security Benefits Issues: obtaining benefits, maintaining benefits, understanding changes to benefits, Work Incentive Programs.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

9. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Social Security Benefits are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

10. Employment Issues: accommodation of disability in the workplace, the role of job coaches and vocational rehabilitation counselors, how and when to disclose a disability in the workplace, discrimination in the workplace.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

11. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Employment are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

12. Post-secondary Education issues: accommodation of disability in the college setting, knowing your rights to accommodation, addressing discrimination in educational settings.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

13. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Post-Secondary Education are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

14. Multiculturalism and Disability: create greater understanding of how disabilities are defined and treated among different cultural communities.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

15. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Multiculturalism and Disability are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

16. Housing Issues and Disability: accessibility issues, supportive housing programs, fuding for assistive devices, housing opportunities for people with disabilities.

1 Not Important At All

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

5 Extremely Important

17. Which specific issue(s) in relation to Housing Issues and Disability are you most interested in? (please write in your response):

18. Is there an issue not listed above that affects people with disabilities that you feel needs to be addressed? If so, please describe it in the text box below:

When you are finished, please click the "Finished" button at bottom-right. Thank you for your time and for helping People With Disabilities Foundation identify areas of concern to be addressed in future public seminars and training materials.

Thank You!


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