Learn about the SEEN Tech Professionals Project

DO-IT has been collaborating with the UW Initiative for Neurodiversity and Employment (Hala Annabi, PI) and UW CREATE (Jen Mankoff, Co-PI) on a new project called Success Enablers that Empower Neurodivergent Technology Professionals (SEEN Tech Professionals). I’m acting as Co-PI, and we’re also lucky to be working with Graduate Research Assistant Anushka Bhagchandani.

The project will be carried out in three phases over three years. In Phase 1, we will identify success enablers in the workplace by conducting semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Findings from Phase 1 will inform Phase 2 when we verify success enablers by conducting nationwide surveys of neurodivergent advocates, managers, employers, and providers. Informed by the first two phases, in Phase 3 we will identify and co-design interventions and facilitators that make success enablers more easily discoverable, usable, and normalized to support neurodivergent professionals and their managers. 

We will conduct participatory design sessions in three workshops with key stakeholders to create high-impact interventions organized in a comprehensive Neuroinclusive Success Enablers Toolkit designed for technology employers and neurodivergent professionals. For more information, visit the SEEN Tech Professionals website.