[Blindtlk] Urgent request for assistance.

Thu Nov 13 05:46:48 UTC 2014

Hi Justin,
Could you detail how you want us to submit our responses? To you
off-list? Is there a text or Word copy of the survey we can easily
fill in?
Arielle

On 11/12/14, justin williams via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Urgent request for assistance.
>
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> Greetings.
>
> My name is Justin Williams, and I am requesting your assistance for a
> research study for my statistics class.  Below is a questionnaire related
> to
> the accessibility of restaurants through the perceptions of individuals
> with
> visible or noticeable disabilities.
>
> Please read the informed consent page below for more information on the
> study.
>
> The survey will take about ten minutes of your time.
>
> Please send your responses in ASAP so that I may begin compiling the data.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Justin.
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> INFORMED CONSENT FORM
>
>
> CLASSROOM RESEARCH Perceptions of Restaurant Accessibility.
>
> You are invited to participate in a study that will determine the
> accessibility of restaurants through the eyes of the customers with visible
> or noticeable disabilities who frequent them. In addition, this study is
> being conducted to fulfill the requirements of a class in Rehabilitation
> 702
> Research Statistics.  The study is conducted by Justin H. Williams. Results
> will be used to determine the accessibility of restaurants through the eyes
> of the customers with visible disabilities who frequent them, and to
> receive
> a grade in the course. Justin H. Williams can be reached at 803-467-8322 or
> at  <mailto:justin.williams2 at gmail.com> justin.williams2 at gmail.comand
> this
> project is supervised by the course instructor, Dr. Robert Dawson,
> Rehabilitation Counseling Department, University of South Carolina,
> Columbia, SC 29212   <mailto:Robert.Dawson at uscmed.sc.edu>
> Robert.Dawson at uscmed.sc.edu  or 803-434-8263.  Participation in this study
> should take about 10 minutes of your time. Participation will involve
> responding to 16 questions about restaurant accessibility through the
> perceptions of persons with visible or noticeable disabilities.
> Participation in this project is strictly voluntary. The risks associated
> with this project are minimal. If, however, you experience discomfort you
> may discontinue the interview at any time. We respect your right to choose
> not to answer any questions that may make you feel uncomfortable. Refusal
> to
> participate or withdrawal from participation will involve no penalty or
> loss
> of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.
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> Your responses will be identified through email, but only the researcher
> will have access to the data, and the emails will be destroyed upon
> completion of the research.  If you have any concerns or complaints about
> how you were treated during the study, please contact Robert Dawson, Class
> Instructor, at 803-434-8263, or write Rehabilitation Counseling Program,
> 3555 Harden Street Ext, Suite B-18, Columbia, SC 29203.
>
> You may keep this page for your records. Please sign the next page if you
> understand and agree to the above. If you do not understand any part of the
> above statement, please ask the researcher any questions you have.
>
> I have read and understood the foregoing descriptions of the study called
> Perceptions of restaurant accessibility.  I have asked for and received a
> satisfactory explanation of any language that I did not fully understand. I
> agree to participate in this study, and I understand that I may withdraw my
> consent at any time. I have received a copy of this consent form, and upon
> Receival of your emailed response, it will be considered that you have
> given
> your consent for the study.
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> Before you begin, please answer the question below by answering yes or no
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> Is the nature of your disability so that it is noticed by others?
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> The following statements have to do with your experience when going out to
> eat in a restaurant. For each of the statements given below, please mark
> the
> one response that best represents your experience by placing an x before
> the
> answer.
>
> 1.  When I go out to a restaurant to eat, restaurant employees treat me as
> well as they treat others who do not have a visible or noticeable
> disability.
>
> Strongly disagree
>
> Disagree
>
> Neutral
>
> Agree
>
> Strongly agree
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> 2. Compared to patrons with no visible or noticeable disability, I am
> seated
> at a table in a reasonable amount of time.
>
> Strongly disagree
>
> Disagree
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> Neutral
>
> Agree
>
> Strongly agree
>
> 3. Compared to patrons with no visible or noticeable disability, I am given
> a reasonable amount of time to enjoy my meal
>
> Strongly disagree
>
> Disagree
>
> Neutral
>
> Agree
>
> Strongly agree
>
> 4. Sometimes the restaurant hostess seats another individual or group
> before
> me when I should have been the next party seated.
>
> Strongly disagree
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> Disagree
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> Neutral
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> Agree
>
> Strongly agree
>
> 5. The waiter or waitress places the bill of payment near me as routinely
> as
> they would any other patron who does not have a visible or noticeable
> disability.
>
> Strongly disagree
>
> Disagree
> Neutral
>
> Agree
>
> Strongly agree
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> 6. The physical area such as seating or tables are less accessible to me.
>
> Strongly disagree
>
> Disagree
>
> Neutral
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> Agree
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> Strongly agree
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> 7.  I have problems accessing and/or using the restroom facilities of the
> restaurants.
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> Strongly disagree
>
> Disagree
>
> Neutral
>
> Agree
>
> Strongly agree
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> For each of the statements, please indicate how often you experience the
> situation presented.
>
> 8. When you enter a restaurant and you are with friends, family, coworkers
> etc., how often are you the first person in your party to be greeted by the
> restaurant hostess?
>
> Never
>
> Seldom
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> Quite often
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> Very often
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> Always
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> 9. When you enter a restaurant and you are with friends, family, coworkers
> etc., how often do you feel ignored by the restaurant employees?
>
> Never
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> Seldom
>
> Quite often
>
> Very often
>
> Always
>
> 10. When you are being seated in a restaurant, how often does the
> restaurant
> hostess ask you where you would like to be seated?
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> Never
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> Seldom
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> Quite often
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> Very often
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> Always
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> 11. When you are being seated in a restaurant, how often are you seated
> near
> the restroom?
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> Never
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> Seldom
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> Quite often
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> Very often
>
> Always
>
> 12. When you are being seated in a restaurant, how often are you seated at
> a
> table close to the entrance of the restaurant?
>
> Never
>
> Seldom
>
> Quite often
>
> Very often
>
> Always
>
> 13. When you are being seated in a restaurant, how often are you seated in
> a
> pleasant location, such as near a window or where there is a nice view?
>
> Never
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> Seldom
>
> Quite often
>
> Very often
>
> Always
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> 14. How often does the waiter or waitress directly address you for your
> food
> and drink order?
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> Never
>
> Seldom
>
> Quite often
>
> Very often
>
> Always
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> 15. When you go out to eat, how often do you feel welcome in the
> restaurant?
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> Never
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> Seldom
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> Quite often
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> Very often
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> Always
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> 16.  When you go out to eat, how often is the restaurant's menu accessible
> to you?
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> Never
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> Seldom
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> Quite often
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> Very often
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> Always
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