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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind members</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.45pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My name is Tayah Otterness, and I am a master’s student in the MS Exercise Science program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. I am<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>conducting a<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>study<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">examining the relationships between levels of social support, participation in physical activity, and health-related quality of life among adults who are blind or who have low vision</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">.
Adults aged 18 years and older who are blind or have low vision</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> are eligible to participate. Participants are asked to complete an anonymous online survey, which should take approximately
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.45pt;text-indent:.5in"><a href="https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1GhslVywDZRzVNc"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1GhslVywDZRzVNc</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAPbSxJMziXh216E_RQcSPvQE9t8SRM-DUfugIG27t_yBdFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAPbSxJMziXh216E_RQcSPvQE9t8SRM-DUfugIG27t_yBdFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.45pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions regarding this study, please contact me. My information is below. Thank you</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">,</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Tayah Otterness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Old Dominion University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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