[Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research

Sat Apr 24 01:37:09 UTC 2010

    Hay Brian. I wonder if this is marketing research where Way Finder hopes 
to make money are they offering an incintive for helping them like a prize 
drawing or a gift card?  Seems they should offer something for 25 minutes of 
each consumers time especially because they will make money and we who get 
the technology they sell will either have to coax department of Rehab in to 
buying it or get a loan and fork out some major cash.  A drawing for a $50 
amazon gift card wouldn't cost way finder a whole lot.
Maybe they do have something like that I haven't looked.
Mike Peterson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu>
To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research

> Hi LM,
>
> Thanks, I appreciate the perspective, both from you, and from the Way 
> Finder
> folks.
>
> You're absolutely right, of course, that there are many blind people who 
> do
> experience significant challenges in getting around -- I dare say, in 
> fact,
> a majority, no doubt a result of the state of the field of O&M training
> these days... Sadly there aren't enough teachers out there like you!
>
> Doesn't Way Finder produce software for GPSs?  I really don't think they 
> are
> just doing a blue skies inquiry here.  This feels more like market 
> research
> than academic research... And that's totally cool, by the way, since I 
> would
> hope that market research would reflect the input of folks like those on 
> the
> list here, I just feel that it's always an interesting question to ask 
> about
> the intentions of any survey, including this one.
>
> I would also encourage folks to take the survey if they have time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 5:06 PM
> To: NFB of California List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research
>
> Well ... actually ...
>
> I believe the term way finding in this case simply refers to different
> methods of traveling and things an individual might use to travel.
>
> The survey is simply to gather data on how real blind people travel and 
> what
> they use to travel and gather information. There is no hypothesis out 
> there
> yet.
>
> I, too, noted that most of the questions were phrased with the assumption
> that I would have difficulties doing this or that. The truth is you and I
> can travel with minimal difficulty, but there is a fair amount of people 
> who
> do have difficulties. So, how do they travel? How can they improve their
> travel? What methods seem to work best by those who don't have 
> difficulties
> traveling? Are those who are experiencing difficulties employing the same
> techniques those without difficulties are using?
>
>
> at least, this is the info I got from the folks sponsoring the survey.
>
> On 4/23/10, Brian Miller <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu> wrote:
>> 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
>> To: nfbc-info; cabs-talk
>> 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.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D.
>> The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
>> 2318 Fillmore St
>> San Francisco, CA 94115
>>
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