<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:xx-large">Good Afternoon,<br></div><div style="font-size:xx-large" class="gmail_default">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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Cathy Jackson</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 22, 2020 at 9:50 AM<br>Subject: Re: University of Texas at Austin Research Study Seeking Blind & Low-Vision Adults<br>To: SWEETHEART Study <<a href="mailto:sweetheartstudy@gmail.com">sweetheartstudy@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div><div dir="auto">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.</div></div><div dir="auto">Cathy Jackson, President</div><div dir="auto">National Federation of the Blind of Kentycky </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 3:46 PM SWEETHEART Study <<a href="mailto:sweetheartstudy@gmail.com" target="_blank">sweetheartstudy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Good Afternoon President Jackson,</span><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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: </span><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:sweetheartstudy@gmail.com" target="_blank">sweetheartstudy@gmail.com</a></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> to request a link to the study.</span></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for your attention.</span><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Sincerely,</span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The SWEETHEART Study Team</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Investigators: Yessenia Castro, PhD. and Nazanin Heydarian, PhD</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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