Survey Results from Transfer Students with DisabilitiesEsther Ziegler

February 12, 2014

Purpose of survey “Transferring to another school can be stressful, especially if

one has a disability. My sophomore year I transferred to Whitewater University because of the wonderful things I’ve heard about the university’s accommodations for students with disabilities. While there are programs to assist incoming freshmen with disabilities, I found that there were no programs* for transfer students with disabilities. I sought out a mentor to help me navigate my way. I found it extremely helpful to have a “go to person.” This survey will help me determine interest in a mentorship program for other transfer students with disabilities. Thank you so much for taking the time to take this survey and for sharing your ideas!”

*I recently discovered that transfer programs are in place, but aren’t well known to transfer students.

What challenges (related to your disability) do you think you’ll have to deal with during your transfer year?

Financial (DVR, SSI, IRIS, etc.)

What challenges (related to your disability) did you have to deal with during your transfer year?

Financial (DVR, SSI, IRIS, etc.)

Looking ahead to your transfer year, do you think being mentored by an upper classperson with a disability would be helpful for you?

If there was a Facebook group specifically for transfer students with disabilities to post questions and answer posted questions, would you use it?

Looking back to your transfer year, do you think having been mentored by an upper classperson with a disability would’ve been helpful for you?

If a mentoring program does get setup, would you consider being a mentor?

Conclusions reached: From the data:

Some form of mentoring needs to be developed

Many preferred something like Facebook Pro: quick and easy Q&A responses Con: confidentiality issue

Areas most in need of support Academics, Accommodations, and Social

What’s next?

Develop a blog page similar to Eric Mueller’s CSD Blog.

Need to find a way to be an anonymous subscriber Student ID# instead of email entered as login?

Q&A session possible Promote blog page Better promote all of CSD

programs/assistance that help transfer students with disabilities

Contact Information: If you have any questions/concerns please

contact me at: Esther Ziegler zieglerex14@uww.edu 414-750-1990Thank you so much for listening to my

presentation. I’m really excited about my action plan to improve the transition to a new school as a student with a physical disability, and I hope you are excited as well!

Thank you Eric for giving the presentation on my behalf so that I could go to class but still share the survey results!

Source of the picture graphs:>Survey Monkey

Source of disability icon:>http://www.pcc.edu/resources/disability/