Table 3.

Overview of themes and representative quotes. Quotes are provided in italics, the Participant ID is in brackets.

Theme	Experimental group	Control group
Engagement and satisfaction	This is a topic I have to start thinking about...it initiated some good conversations between my mother and me. [#1-04]; It made me think about the things that are important for finding a job. [#2-08]	This program prepares you for how to find work and shows the different steps. [#5-02]; It covers things that school doesn’t. [#3-07]
Connecting and learning from others	The responses from the mentors made me feel what I had to say meant something. It was so neat to learn from other’s experiences and how I could relate. [#1-01]; (I liked) how there were other clients with a disability struggling with the same thing I am in terms of job searching that I can sort of relate to. [#2-02]; The different aspects and questions that were presented made me think about problem-solving skills...you don’t feel alone and you get different viewpoints from others. [#2-04]; As someone who is preparing themselves for work, I found that reading the strategies that were provided by the other participants in the study group was very helpful to me, as I can utilize them and apply them to my own job search. [#1-03]	My favorite part of the program was reading other participants responses. [#4-06]
Module content	Most topics were very thought provoking which allowed me to develop thought-out personal answers. [#1-02]	Being able to read other posts and see the differences and similarities. I enjoyed the modules (power points) with useful knowledge. [#4-03]; I feel like the program did a good job of teaching how to get a career with a disability. [#3-07]
Areas for improvement	The website was challenging to use. [#5-03]	More people on at once and face-to-face interactions. [#5-03]; If there were more interaction and discussion, it would be more useful. [#4-06]; I already struggle with communicating to strangers so I was reluctant to comment on others posts. [#4-03]; I just hope next time the website works better...whenever I tried to log in I had a problem with my password. [#5-01]