[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Participants needed for research study on employment experiences of blind and low-vision individuals

[Tina Ivey]

My name is Tina Baker Ivy I am legally blind I am over the age of 18 and I am presently employed as a case manager contracted with the state of Georgia I am interested in participating in this project

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> On Apr 26, 2019, at 6:14 PM, Dorothy Griffin via NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> From: Blake, Lou Ann via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
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> Date: Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 7:08 PM
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Participants needed for research study on
> employment experiences of blind and low-vision individuals
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
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> 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.
> 
> Invitation to Participate in Research on Employment Experiences of BVI
> Individuals
> 
> Are you legally blind and age 18 or older?  Are you comfortable verbalizing
> your thoughts in English?  Have you at some point in the last five years
> been employed?  If your response is yes to all these questions, you can
> earn a $25 VISA gift card for participating in a research study.
> 
> A research team comprising of blind and sighted scholars at the Envision
> Research Institute is investigating the experiences of blind and visually
> impaired individuals at different stages of the employment cycle as these
> relate to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The goal is to
> understand hiring and retention policies that are effective for including
> blind and visually impaired people in the workforce.
> 
> Volunteers selected as study participants will be instructed to complete a
> questionnaire. The complete study might take about 45 minutes. A follow-up
> interview may be necessary to clarify some responses on the questionnaire.
> Upon completion of the study, the participant will receive a $25 gift card
> as a token of appreciation.
> 
> If you are interested in participating, or have a question about the study,
> please contact Marco Tarantino (email: marco.tarantino at envisionus.com;
> phone: 316-440-1524). Please reference project title: "Experiences of Blind
> and Low Vision Individuals at Different Stages of the Employment Cycle as
> These Relate to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Regulations
> Implemented in 2014" (IRB#: 4424) in the subject line of the email.
> 
> 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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