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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NFBNet-Members-List [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Andrews via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 10, 2017 1:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Ohio State Diversity Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fellow Federationists, <br><br>The following letter is from researchers at The Ohio State University to ask for your input in a research study. Any adult, 18 years of age or older, who is blind or low vision, is invited to participate. If you have any questions regarding the study or the survey, contact information for all researchers is located on the first page of the link attached to the invitation letter.<br><br>Dear Potential Research Participants,<br> <br>As researchers at The Ohio State University, we are examining how individuals who are blind or visually impaired perceive race and culture. It is our hope to use the findings of our study to compare and expand upon existing literature in an effort to understand how individuals who are blind perceive racial diversity.<br> <br>With race issues so prevalent in the news today, schools increasing focus on multi-culturalism, and teacher training that emphasizes diversity in schools, it is our hope to better understand the perceptions of individuals who are blind within these areas in an effort to improve education and raise awareness of diversity among all individuals, including individuals with vision loss.<br> <br>We are writing today because we want your voice to impact our work! <br> <br>Please take the time to fill out our short survey at the link found below:<br> <br><a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/O5WgBmh81K7Ie?domain=osu.az1.qualtrics.com">https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_73ZMg0u2dJihjBb</a><br> <br>Thank you for your time and consideration of this project!<br> <br>Danene Fast and Ann Pilewskie <br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>