[NFBNJ] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Adults 18-64 who were born blind are needed for a research study on disability identity

Thu Feb 11 19:26:47 UTC 2021

Greetings all,

If found noteworthy please consider participating and sharing with others.

Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
President at nfbnj.org

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From: Blake, Lou Ann via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
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Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 11:56 AM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Adults 18-64 who were born blind are needed
for a research study on disability identity
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

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.

*Are you an individual between 21 and 64 years old who was born blind? Are
you interested in sharing your life story as part of a research study on
disability identity? Please consider this unique opportunity to let your
voice be heard! *

*As part of this study, you will be invited to share your life story during
an in-depth interview with the researcher. The researcher is also someone
with a disability and has designed the interview to be accessible,
flexible, relaxed, and enjoyable! Your insights and perspectives are needed
to help researchers better understand how people with disabilities
experience blindness and come to integrate disability into their
understanding of who they are.  *

*Interviews are expected to be 1.5-2 hours long. The researcher is
committed to accommodating the needs and preferences of participants.
Participants can choose to participate in the interview either by phone or
Zoom. Participants may also choose whether they would like to complete the
interview in a single session or multiple sessions. *

*There is no compensation for participation in this research study.*

*Please contact Lisa Gagliano at 847-221-8611 or **lgagliano1 at niu.edu*
<lgagliano1 at niu.edu>* if you are interested in learning more. *

*This study is a dissertation research project that is being conducted and
completed by Lisa Gagliano who is a doctoral candidate at Northern Illinois
University in the Health Sciences program. *

*This project has been reviewed and approved by the NIU Human Subjects
Committee; Protocol # HS21-0229. Questions concerning your rights as a
participant in this research may be addressed to the Division of Research
and Innovation Partnerships, Lowden Hall 301, NIU, DeKalb, IL 60115. *

Lou Ann Blake, J.D.

Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+East+Wells+Street,+Baltimore,+MD+21230?entry=gmail&source=g>

(410) 659-9314, extension 2221 | lblake at nfb.org

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