[Blindtlk] Survey on Health Needs of Blind and Visually Impaired Kids

[David Andrews]

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>Dear Parent
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>We are faculty at Butler University.  We would like to develop 
>programs to improve the health of individuals with special needs and 
>disabilities.   We would like to develop programs to improve the 
>health of individuals with special needs and disabilities.   In this 
>project, we are focusing our efforts towards individuals (children, 
>adolescents, and young adults) with visual impairments.
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>To develop these programs, we first need to gather information from 
>parents/caretakers of individuals with special needs along with 
>suggestions on the best way to deliver health promotion programs.
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>Please complete this online survey, which should take about 20 minutes.
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>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Visual_Impairment_ParentSurvey
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>If you have more than one child with a special need in your home, 
>you are welcome to complete the survey a second time with 
>information about that child too (i.e., one survey per 
>child/individual with special needs)
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>Findings from this survey will help us design programs that will 
>best suit parents, caretakers and children with special needs
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>Participation in this study is voluntary. Your answers will remain 
>confidential and you can skip any particular question. All 
>information from the surveys will be kept in an online file in a 
>password protected computer, and destroyed at the end of the project.
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>If you would be willing for us to contact you for a brief interview 
>(15 minutes) or additional research intervention projects, please 
>provide us with your first name and contact information at the 
>location indicated at the end of the survey.
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>The Butler University Institutional Review Board has approved this project.
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>If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact 
>either of us at our contact information listed below.
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>Thank you for your attention.
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>Sincerely,
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>Suneeta Kercood, Ph.D.
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>Associate Professor, Special Education
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>College of Education, Butler University
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>skercood at butler.edu
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>Priscilla Ryder, M.P.H., Ph.D.
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>Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice
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>College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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>pryder at butler.edu
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