[NABS-L] Research on emotional needs issues, looking for participants

[Roanna Bacchus]

I also noticed that this survey is not being conducted online.

On Jan 14, 2019 12:59 PM, Cricket Bidleman via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> As someone who is strongly interested in pursuing a doctorate and who will be conducting independent research soon, I’m very interested in your research methods. This is a good question... what is the correlation? What purpose does the software serve? What “alternative” are you referring to? And most importantly, are you implying that blind people have different emotional problems from our sighted counterparts? If this is the case, I would argue that we face different challenges, and that emotional issues may be caused by slightly different things, but it may be unfair to say that blind people have different issues altogether. If you’re conducting a research study, I would urge you to provide us a little more background. If it’s a survey, it may not be necessary to give us your research question because a survey is observational in nature rather than experimental, but this is very little to go with. Thanks!
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> Additionally, I’m a little skeptical here. I make a point of never participating in research that isn’t sent directly from an official work/school email. If you’re partnering or working with a company, you should have one. It’s easier to send from personal accounts but it’s all about the paper trail. You’ve also hinted at nondisclosure of participant information and responses, but you haven’t included an official confidentiality statement. I can’t control what other people do, but I for one would rather not engage in a study that doesn’t at least look official. The full confidentiality statement serves as a security blanket for participants, as guidelines for researchers, and  as a paper trail for both. One of the basic tenants of research ethics is to make participants as comfortable as possible and a confidentiality statement from researchers helps with that, despite how annoying it can be to write one up. I’d suggest writing up a basic template so you can just go back and change a few things where necessary. You probably have good intentions but in today’s world, it’s better to minimize risk. Thanks. 
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> Best,
> Cricket X. Bidleman (she/her/hers)
> Stanford University | Class of 2021
> BA Candidate | Communications
> Secretary | California Association of Blind Students (CABS)
> Communications Intern | AIRA
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Jan 14, 2019, at 08:19, Ali via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > What is the correlation between emotional needs and the software?
> > 
> > Ali
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: john clayton via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> > Date sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:37:37 +0530
> > Subject: [NABS-L] Research on emotional needs issues,looking for participants
> > 
> > Hi guys,
> > I am conducting research for the company that I am working for, the
> > research will be for the software they are developing, and need your help.
> > They would like to understand the kinds of issues if any or emotional
> > needs that we as visually impaired individuals have face, What solutions we
> > employ,
> > and whether an alternative would be something you would be interested in.
> > 
> > The research interview shouldn't take very long, and any information
> > gathered will just be used for the research purposes or the software design
> > and won't
> > be sold or diseminated and the whole 9 yards.
> > I would be truely greatful if you would participate and choose to give me
> > a few minutes of your time.
> > I don't have a lot of time to conduct this research though, about a week
> > maximum, So if and when you have time, please reach out
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