[New-York-News] FW: NYSCB Needs Assessment

[margo Downey]

It’s my understanding that 40 more participants are needed for the Braille study explained in the email below.  If you haven’t seen this message and are interested, please email Julie Hovey at the address in the below email..  If your chapter has members who are Braille users and do not use email/Internet, get permission to send their names and phone numbers to Julie Hovey.

 

The Buffalo Chapter has  sent two names and phone numbers this morning.

 

Margo Downey, Secretary

National Federation of the Blind, Buffalo Chapter

 

Begin forwarded message:

From: Mike Robinson via New-York-News <new-york-news at nfbnet.org>
Date: March 12, 2021 at 4:56:22 PM EST
To: "News, New York" <new-york-news at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [New-York-News] NYSCB Needs Assessment
Reply-To: Mike Robinson <president at nfbny.org>



 

NYSCB is conducting a needs assessment and as part of that we are looking at people’s experiences with braille and the impact braille has on their level of success.

Anyone interested in participating can email me directly at Julie.Hovey at ocfs.ny.gov

 

Focus Groups for Participants

To assess NYSCB participants’ experiences with braille, including their perspectives on how braille impacted their level of success in school, college, and/or vocational training, we will conduct participant focus groups. Drawing from best practice research on focus groups, we suggest capping each focus group at a maximum of ten participants. This group size allows for a more complete discussion of the issues under study, and also provides space for diverse perspectives to emerge. Due to the ongoing pandemic and public health concerns, we will conduct the focus groups virtually.

With permission of the participants, all focus groups will be audio-recorded and transcribed for analysis. The focus groups will be guided by a semi-structured focus group protocol, which we will draft and finalize in consultation with NYSCB. Focus group questions will reflect the following topic areas:

• perspectives on whether and how braille contributed to participants’ school and work success

• early braille experiences, including how participants learned braille and at what age

• how participants use braille (e.g., for reading, writing, or both; level of braille used)

• use of Nemeth code

• factors that contributed to success and/or challenges learning and using braille

• other areas based on consultation with NYSCB and background research conducted by A&O.

Both quantitative and qualitative data will result from these focus groups. Quantitative data include mean and median ages at which participants learned braille, and the number and percentage of participants reporting how they use braille (e.g., for reading, writing, or both). Qualitative data will result from participants’ descriptions of their experiences with braille, as well as their perspectives on whether and/or how it contributed to their academic and vocational progress and success.

 

Thank you very much for your assistance.

 

Julie

 

 

Julie Hovey, CRC

Associate Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Quality Assurance/Business Enterprise Program

Pronouns: she/her/hers

 

Office of Children and Family Services

New York State Commission for the Blind

Mid-Hudson Regional Office

103 Executive Drive Suite #200

New Windsor, New York 12553

Phone: 845.762.5228/ Cell: 518.937.2780

Email: Julie.Hovey at ocfs.ny.gov

NYSCB website: http://visionloss.ny.gov <http://visionloss.ny.gov/> 

 



 

 

 

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