[Nfbnet-members-list] Research Participation Request: Understanding Perspectives of Teachers of Blind Students about the Implementation of the Braille Presumption in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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Research Participation Request: Understanding Perspectives of Teachers of
Blind Students about the Implementation of the Braille Presumption in the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

 

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.

 

Research Title: Understanding Perspectives of Teachers of Blind Students
about the Implementation of the Braille Presumption in the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act

Being conducted by: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Purpose of the Study

There is currently a policy disagreement between the VisionServe Alliance
and the NFB about the Braille presumption in the IDEA, and the Cogswell-Macy
Act threatens to repeal the Braille presumption. Essentially all research
that I can find indicates that Braille is a good thing for blind children
and that TVIs, who practice under the Vision-Centered approach, lack the
competencies to provide the Braille instruction that blind children need.
Since Teachers of Blind Students take an approach that centers the work of
the NFB and knowledge of the blind community, TBSs tend to be much more
supportive of Braille literacy. I cannot find any research on how the
Braille presumption has been implemented and how it has impacted the
education of blind people. To help inform the policy discussion and future
efforts to train TBSs and TVIs, I want to interview TBSs to document their
perspective on how the Braille presumption has been getting implemented and
how it has been impacting blind people.

Role of the Participants and Anticipated Length of the Study 

I will use Zoom to conduct one-on-one interpretive interviews. I will ask
some questions to get to know them, then ask about the role of braille in
the lives of blind people, what the braille presumption is, how the braille
presumption should be implemented, how they think it often gets implemented,
and what the impact of the braille presumption really is for blind students
and blind people more broadly.

Proposed Participant Compensation

No, 

Link or Instructions for Participants to Enter the Study 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

My name is Justin Salisbury. I am a blind person and a cane travel
instructor. I earned my master's degree and teaching credentials through the
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness at Louisiana
Tech University. I am currently pursuing my PhD in the College of Education
and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. 

I am conducting a research study to try to understand the perspectives of
Teachers of Blind Students (TBSs) about the Braille presumption in the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). I am especially
interested in how the Braille presumption is used and how it impacts the
education of blind children. If you identify as a Teacher of Blind Students
(TBS), you are invited to participate in the study. If you agree, I want to
interview you, please. 

The interview will probably take 30-45 minutes.

Participation in this study is voluntary.  Your identity as a participant
will remain confidential during and after the study. 

If you have questions or would like to participate, please contact me at
salis082 at umn.edu <mailto:salis082 at umn.edu> .

Thank you in advance for your participation.


Justin M. H. Salisbury, MEd, NOMC, NCRTB

Graduate Student

College of Education and Human Development

University of Minnesota 

Contact the following individual with any questions 

Justin Salisbury

8087978606

salis082 at umn.edu <mailto:salis082 at umn.edu>  

 

 

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