[MDABS] FW: Seeking assistance for participant recruitment...PhD dissertation research study...

[president at nfbmd.org]

Hi All,

Please see below.  The NFB Research Institute has vetted the below and
advises it is approved for sharing.  Please participate if you can.

 

 

 

 

Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

From: heidi ancar <hlancar at hotmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 6:18 PM
To: president at nfbmd.org
Subject: Seeking assistance for participant recruitment...PhD dissertation
research study...

 

Hello Ms. Othman,

My name is Heidi Riley-ancar. I am a visually impaired postgraduate student
residing in Lawrenceville (GA) who is a PhD candidate currently enrolled in
the Organizational Development & leadership/Organizational Diversity online
program at the University of Arizona Global Campus. This email is sent to
introduce myself to you and give a brief explanation of why I am contacting
you. 

As I mentioned in the introduction of this email, I am currently working on
my PhD dissertation and am entering the research study stage of the process.
I have received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval from my university
and would like your assistance for participant recruitment. I will be
conducting research to explore how online college students with visual
impairment perceive accessibility challenges and how those challenges
influence successful degree completion for this student population. The
option of distance education and online learning provides individuals with
visual impairment the opportunity to pursue higher education through the
utilization of the virtual classroom platform. With this delivery method of
providing students the opportunity of pursuing and possibly completing their
academic studies, the online/distance learning environment needs to be
completely accessible to these students in order for them to be successful
in their journey of degree completion.

If you can be of any assistance for providing access to participants who fit
the following criteria listed below, I would be greatly appreciative of your
help and cooperation. 

To be eligible for participation in this study, potential participants must
be:

1.	  An undergraduate/graduate college student enrolled in at least one
(1) online course at a 2- or 4-year college/university.
2.	Have a visual impairment that impacts the student's ability to
access course materials/resources.
3.	Have experience with online learning that is not fully accessible to
the student because of his or her visual impairment.
4.	At least 18 years or older.

I Have requested and has been granted organizational permission from Ms. Lou
Ann Blake (NFB Director of Research, Blind Initiatives) to solicit the
assistance for participant recruitment within the organization. I am asking
(if permitted) that a copy of the Letter of invitation to the Study be
posted to your organization's newsletter/social media pages to advertise my
study for volunteers to contact me if they choose to participate and help
with the data collection element of the dissertation. Attached is a copy of
the IRB approval letter from UAGC, the Organizational Permission form from
the NFB, and the Invitation to the Study Letter that can be posted as a
notice of advertisement for my study. Please feel free to contact me with
any questions or concerns you may have. Sincerely! ~Heidi Riley-Ancar 

Contact information is:

Name: Heidi Riley-Ancar

Email"  <mailto:hlancar at hotmail.com> hlancar at hotmail.com

Phone: (678) 226-9937 

Dissertation Chair: Dr. Susan Gunther

Dissertation Chair Phone: (347) 309-5122

Dissertation Chair Email:
<https://d.docs.live.net/6dd2db709115da96/Documents/susan.gunther@faculty.ua
gc.edu> susan.gunther at faculty.uagc.edu

 

 

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