[NFBSF] AFB COVID related survey info and opportunity

Tue Jul 13 18:34:00 UTC 2021

FYI, I am pasting text from an AFB email concerning info and a request for
survey participants. 

Best-

Lisa Irving 

Information follows below. 

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted you? 

Hello friend,

I recently picked up my container of Lysol wipes on our kitchen counter and
stored it back under the sink. I couldn't think of the last time I had wiped
down groceries or a doorknob. As a person who has low vision, I feel my life
is progressing back to how it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet
there are other ways it is not. For example, I'm still not comfortable
taking a rideshare service like Lyft. I also shudder each time I consider
the challenges I had getting myself, my husband, and my 86 year-old mother
COVID-19 vaccination appointments.

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I imagine as a U.S. adult who is blind, has low vision, or is deafblind,
you've had many experiences in the last 16+ months where your visual
impairment has intersected with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of your
experiences were ones shared by those without visual impairments, but I am
wagering some were very specific to blindness or low vision.

As we look forward, we invite you to share your experiences. As a follow up
to our
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Flatten Inaccessibility: Impact of COVID-19 on Adults with Visual
Impairments (Flatten Inaccessibility) study from April 2020, we want to hear
your story so we can see what has, and has not, changed.

How long will it take me to complete the survey?

We estimate our
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Journey Forward: Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic by Blind and Low Vision
Adults survey will take you 30-45 minutes to complete. In the survey, you'll
be asked about how you obtained COVID-19 data, information about testing,
and vaccines. We'll check in on your experience with transportation during
the pandemic along with topics including healthcare, education, employment,
and access to prescriptions, food, and supplies. Using the same device you
can return to the survey for up to one week to complete it. 

Will I receive any compensation for taking the survey? 

Those who complete the survey will have an opportunity to sign up for a gift
card drawing. We will randomly select 20 individuals who will each receive a
$20 Amazon gift card.

How will AFB use the data? 

In May we were contacted by a national news outlet asking for current
information about adults with visual impairments related to the COVID-19
pandemic. We had anecdotal stories, but not hard data. This pivotal moment
made our organization realize that as thought leaders, we need to take an
active role in gathering current data to share with government officials,
companies, organizations, and those with vision loss. In all probability,
one day there will be another large-scale emergency. We know our country
could have been better prepared for our current pandemic in general, and
especially when it came to people with disabilities. The data from the
Journey Forward
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survey will help AFB and others give voice to the needs of those like myself
who live with a visual impairment every day.

We're only asking for 30-45 minutes of your time. Please take the survey by
August 9, 2021. And, while you're at it, please help us reach more than the
1,921 participants we had in the Flatten Inaccessibility
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study. Forward this invitation to others who are blind, have low vision, or
are deafblind.

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Be Safe,

Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum and the Research Team

American Foundation for the Blind
1401 South Clark Street
Suite 730
Arlington, VA 22202
United States

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