[blparent] Small Group Discussions with Blind Mothers at NationalConvention

Mon Jun 3 16:46:22 UTC 2013

When doing research it is often necessary to limit the scope of one's
work to a specific subpopulation. In the case of disabled parents,
society likely places different expectations on mothers and fathers
and so the research question Angela has could be one that deals more
with disabled mothers' place in society than disabled fathers'. That
doesn't mean that disabled fathers' perspectives don't matter, just
that they are outside the scope of her very focused study. It is just
one study and perhaps she could decide to study disabled fathers in
the future. I just conducted a research study myself where I limited
the sample to job-seeking blind adults living in the United States,
because I am interested in very specific job-seeking activities that
blind Americans participate in. I care about blind job-seekers living
in other countries too, but their cultures and employment
opportunities are very different and go beyond the scope of my small
study. Again, that's something I might study later, just not yet. So
let's avoid assuming ill intentions of Angela or any other researcher
who picks out a small subsample to study.

Best,
Arielle

On 6/3/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can see how the men would feel differently. Angela, can you explain to the
> guys why your project focuses on women? It would be good for all of us to
> know and will validate that the guys feelings and experiences matter even if
> they can't be used in your work.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 3, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just because Angela is soliciting information from Blind mothers does not
>> mean that the list isn't for blind fathers or any blind parent. Obviously
>> this isn't just a blind mothers group, it's for any blind parent.
>>
>> Sent from Anjelina's iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 3, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S
>> <theblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, sometimes I believe these women think that this is a blind mother's
>>> list rather than a blindparent's list.
>>>
>>> Gabe Vega
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>>> On Jun 3, 2013, at 8:38 AM, "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So, just to clarify, this is JUST for blind mothers, not blind fathers?
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angela
>>>> Frederick
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 10:34
>>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>>> Subject: [blparent] Small Group Discussions with Blind Mothers at
>>>> NationalConvention
>>>>
>>>> Hi, all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For those of you I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting yet, my name is
>>>> Angela Frederick. I am a sociology professor at Rhodes College in
>>>> Memphis,
>>>> Tennessee. I’m also a blind mother.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I’m writing to let you know that I’m starting a new research project on
>>>> the
>>>> experiences of mothers with disabilities. As part of this project I will
>>>> be
>>>> conducting five small group discussions with blind mothers at national
>>>> convention in Orlando.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The small group discussions will last from 1 and ½ to 2 hours, and I’m
>>>> hoping to have 6 or 7 moms in each group.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you are a mother who is blind and who is currently caring for at
>>>> least
>>>> one child under the age of eighteen, you are eligible to participate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here are the times:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Monday, July 1 (Seminar Day): 10:00 a.m. and another at 3:00 p.m.
>>>>
>>>> Tuesday, July 2 (Registration and Resolutions Day): 1:00 p.m. and
>>>> another at
>>>> 3:00 p.m.
>>>>
>>>> Thursday, July 4: 7:00 p.m.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you’d like to participate in one of these discussions, please e-mail
>>>> me
>>>> off list at Fredericka at Rhodes.edu and let me know which session you’d
>>>> like to attend.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please feel free to forward this announcement to other blind mothers you
>>>> think might be interested.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks so much, and I look forward to seeing you at convention.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> Angela Frederick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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