[Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research

[Brian Miller]

Thanks Serena.

I took the survey and found it rather interesting that most of the questions
seemed to be framed in such a way as to assume that I experience significant
difficulties in traveling outside the home.  My impression from this survey
is that the company is looking to validate the need for blind people to use
GPS technology to navigate safely, an assumption with which I strongly
disagree.  

This is just my impression, so I will be curious to hear what others think
after they take the survey.

Brian Miller


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Serena Olsen
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:50 PM
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Subject: [Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research

This survey is totally worth 20-30 minutes of our time to help people
understand how we get around...please make the time to do it if you can.
You can do it online or via telephone.

Thanks,
--
Serena Olsen, MAIPS
http://www.linkedin.com/in/serenaolsen

Request for Participation -- Smith-Kettlewell WayfindingSurvey

Greetings!

The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (S-K), in collaboration with
researchers at Accessible Design for the Blind and U.C. Santa Barbara, is
conducting a survey of tools and techniques used by blind and
visually-impaired people in their every-day lives. We want to know how you
get around, how comfortable you feel in various situations, what other
disabilities you have, and what tools and techniques you use in your daily
travels. By participating in the S-K Wayfinding Survey, you will extend our
knowledge of how real blind and visually-impaired people travel
independently. You will also help to improve the independence of future
travelers with visual disabilities by sharing your experience.

You can participate in the S-K Wayfinding survey on the web, by phone, or by
TTY. The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete, and your
responses will be completely confidential. We eagerly look forward to your
participation and thank you in advance for your help.

To take the survey on the web or ask questions about it:
http://holman.ski.org/wayfindingsurvey

Take the survey by phone:
(415) 345-2013 -- We will call you back.

Take the survey by TTY:
(415) 345-2290 -- We will call you back.

Please share this announcement with any individuals or lists you think might
be interested. If you do forward it, please take the time to remove any
extra e-mail headers to improve readability.

Again, we thank you for your valuable assistance with this important
research project.

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Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D.
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2318 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115

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