[NFBK] Fwd: University of Texas at Austin Research Study Seeking Blind & Low-Vision Adults

[Cathy Jackson]

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

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From: Cathy Jackson <cathyj1949 at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 22, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: University of Texas at Austin Research Study Seeking Blind &
Low-Vision Adults
To: SWEETHEART Study <sweetheartstudy at gmail.com>


I will most certainly pass it along to our National Organization so they
can determine whether or not they believe this research survey meets With
our Mission and purpose.
Cathy Jackson, President
National Federation of the Blind of Kentycky

On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 3:46 PM SWEETHEART Study <sweetheartstudy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good Afternoon President Jackson,
>
> I am contacting you on behalf of the SWEETHEART Study Team at the
> University of Texas at Austin to ask you to disseminate information about
> our research study to the members of the NFB of Kentucky membership email
> list. We are seeking blind and low-vision adults to complete a survey about
> their diabetes or cardiovascular disease and earn $30.
>
> The study is expected to take less than an hour to complete. The purpose
> of the study is to identify the chronic disease self-management practices
> used by adults who have cardiovascular disease or diabetes. This study is
> being conducted to inform education and intervention for persons with
> chronic diseases and their healthcare providers. This research has been
> approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Texas at
> Austin and the National Federation of the Blind’s Research Advisory
> Council. If interested, participants can contact the research team at the
> following email address: *sweetheartstudy at gmail.com
> <sweetheartstudy at gmail.com>* to request a link to the study.
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for your
> attention.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The SWEETHEART Study Team
>
> Investigators: Yessenia Castro, PhD. and Nazanin Heydarian, PhD
>
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