[NFB-Idaho] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and Low-Vision Adults Needed for Research Study on Disability Identity

[president at nfbidaho.org]

This could be interesting to do in lite of our recent convention panels and
discussion on adjustment to blindness. 

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Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and Low-Vision Adults Needed for
Research Study on Disability Identity

The below research participant solicitation is being provided for
informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no
involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to our
research mission.



My name is Mercedes Zapata and I am a doctoral student in the Graduate
School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. I have RP and
am a member of the California Association of Blind Students. I would like to
invite you to participate in a survey for my dissertation.



This study explores the meaning of blindness and visual impairment to our
sense of self. The goal of this study is to expand and refine psychological
understanding of disability identity in adults with blindness or visual
impairment. Disability identity has been defined as the feelings people have
about their disability as well as the meaning people attribute to having
disability- in our case, blindness and visual impairment.


All NFB members (18 and over) are invited to participate. The survey will
take between about 10 and 20 minutes. Participants will answer questions
regarding demographics and attitudes towards having VI/blindness.



Here's a link to the survey:
https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Eg2Dg67HDWWWI5

If you have any questions about the survey, please email
mzapata at berkeley.edu<mailto:mzapata at berkeley.edu>. Thank you for your
solidarity and support!

Best wishes,
Mercedes

Lou Ann Blake, J.D.
Deputy Executive Director, Blindness Initiatives
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2221| lblake at nfb.org<mailto:lblake at nfb.org>


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