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<DIV> Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please read the following and consider the request below.</DIV>
<DIV>This is an opportunity to let your voices be heard!</DIV>
<DIV>One voice could be considered a whisper, many voices are the sound of
thunder!</DIV>
<DIV>Warmly,</DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
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<DIV>From: Monique Coleman</DIV>
<DIV>Good Morning,</DIV>
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<DIV>I am conducting my doctoral dissertation research on the educational
experiences of B/VI students in different NJ public schools, and I am
seeking
parents to interview for the study. I am particularly in need of
diverse
parents from urban school districts. Please consider sharing the letter
pasted
below with parents in your network who might be interested in participating.
I
am excited about this research the contribution that it can make to the
field of
blindness/visual impairment education. Thank you, in advance, for helping to
get
this information out to potential research participants. Please let me know
if
you have any questions about my research. Thank you! - Monique </DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
<DIV>My name is Monique Coleman, and I am a doctoral student in the
Educational
Theory, Policy, and Administration Department at the Rutgers University
Graduate
School of Education. I am a certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired, and
I am
conducting a research study about the educational experiences of
blind/vision
impaired students in different New Jersey public schools. </DIV>
<DIV>For this study, I am seeking to interview parents of visually impaired
students in grades 3-12. Parents who choose to participate will be asked to
sign
a consent form and participate in a 45-60-minute telephone interview.
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<DIV>Participation in this study is completely voluntary, and all interview
responses will be anonymous. Parents who participate will be given an
identification number, and their data will not be linked to their identity,
thus
protecting their confidentiality and the anonymity of their responses.
Participants will receive a $25 gift card for completing the
interview.</DIV>
<DIV>Parents of blind/visually impaired students of diverse cultural,
racial,
and economic backgrounds are needed for this study. If you, or someone
you
know, may be interested in participating or have questions about this
research,
please contact me at monique@vistaseducation.com or 201-349-5074. </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Monique Coleman</DIV>
<DIV>Doctoral Candidate, Rutgers Graduate School of Education</DIV>
<DIV>President, VISTAS Education Partners</DIV>
<DIV>NJ Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired</DIV>
<DIV>NLS Certified Literary Braille Transcriber</DIV>
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<DIV>732-835-6672 </DIV>
<DIV>www.vistaseducation.com</DIV>
<DIV>www.facebook.com/VISTASEducationPartners</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">We
care. We
share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President <BR>National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for
the
blind.<BR>Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking
<BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 855 659 9314<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=monique@vistaseducation.com
href="mailto:monique@vistaseducation.com">monique@vistaseducation.com</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 22, 2019 9:09 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=carol.joyce.castellano@gmail.com
href="mailto:carol.joyce.castellano@gmail.com">Carol Castellano</A> ; <A
title=nfbnj1@verizon.net
href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">nfbnj1@verizon.net</A>
; <A title=pamela.gaston@dhs.state.nj.us
href="mailto:pamela.gaston@dhs.state.nj.us">pamela.gaston@dhs.state.nj.us</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Parents of VI Students Needed for Research
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