[nabs-l] citation question

[Arielle Silverman]

No sources are listed on the fact sheet. Does anyone know who at
national would be coordinating this information?
Arielle

On 5/13/13, Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Arielle ,
>
> Have you tried contacting someone from the national center about this? It
> would seem to me that whoever wrote the factsheet would have the original
> source for this information. Although, I am rather surprised that the source
>
> for this information is not listed on the factsheet itself.
>
> Good luck,
> Elizabeth
>
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> From: "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com>
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>> Hi all,
>> I'm unsure if any of you know the answer to this, but hoping that you
>> could either find the answer for me or send this to someone who would
>> know. On the NFB website there is a fact sheet about blindness, which
>> states that according to a recent Gallup poll, blindness is the third
>> most feared "disease" among Americans, surpassed only by AIDS and
>> cancer. I've heard that statistic several times but can't find the
>> citation for the actual Gallup poll where this was reported. I'd like
>> to include this statistic in an academic article I am writing about
>> blindness simulations and it would be great if I could cite the
>> original Gallup poll. Could anyone please send me the primary citation
>> for this fact, or at least an academic source where this fact is
>> stated? Thanks!
>> Arielle
>>
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