<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hello all:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please see below for an opportunity to help in a research study. I am not affiliated, just passing along the information.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks, </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Stacie Leap, CPE, CPS</b><br></div><div><a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com" target="_blank">stacie.leap@gmail.com</a> | 215.776.6741<br></div><div><br></div><div>Board Member, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania: Keystone Chapter <br></div><div>Cambodian (Khmer) Interpreter</div><div>Intern, 3S Technologies LLC<br></div><div>Mental Health First Aid USA Instructor</div><div>Volunteer, Eyes Like Mine INC<br></div><div>WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Facilitator</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jacob Ham via NABS-L</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 9:42 AM<br>Subject: [NABS-L] Researcher looking for blind student participants!<br>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>><br>Cc: Jacob Ham <<a href="mailto:jacobryanham@gmail.com">jacobryanham@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>Please see the email below as well as attached documents for an opportunity<br>
to share your experience with online education.<br>
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From: heidi ancar <<a href="mailto:hlancar@hotmail.com" target="_blank">hlancar@hotmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 12:45 AM<br>
Subject: Seeking assistance for participant recruitment…Ph.D. dissertation<br>
research study<br>
To: <a href="mailto:jacobryanham@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacobryanham@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:jacobryanham@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacobryanham@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Hello Mr. Hamm:<br>
<br>
My name is Heidi Riley-ancar. I am a visually impaired postgraduate student<br>
residing in Lawrenceville (GA) who is a PhD candidate currently enrolled in<br>
the Organizational Development & leadership/Organizational Diversity online<br>
program at the University of Arizona Global Campus. This email is sent to<br>
introduce myself to you and give a brief explanation of why I am contacting<br>
you.<br>
<br>
As I mentioned in the introduction of this email, I am currently working on<br>
my PhD dissertation and am entering the research study stage of the<br>
process. I have received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval from my<br>
university and would like your assistance for participant recruitment. I<br>
will be conducting research to explore how online college students with<br>
visual impairment perceive accessibility challenges and how those<br>
challenges influence successful degree completion for this student<br>
population. The option of distance education and online learning provides<br>
individuals with visual impairment the opportunity to pursue higher<br>
education through the utilization of the virtual classroom platform. With<br>
this delivery method of providing students the opportunity of pursuing and<br>
possibly completing their academic studies, the online/distance learning<br>
environment needs to be completely accessible to these students in order<br>
for them to be successful in their journey of degree completion.<br>
<br>
If you can be of any assistance for providing access to participants who<br>
fit the following criteria listed below, I would be greatly appreciative of<br>
your help and cooperation.<br>
<br>
To be eligible for participation in this study, potential participants must<br>
be:<br>
<br>
1. An undergraduate/graduate college student enrolled in at least one<br>
(1) online course at a 2- or 4-year college/university.<br>
2. Have a visual impairment that impacts the student’s ability to access<br>
course materials/resources.<br>
3. Have experience with online learning that is not fully accessible to<br>
the student because of his or her visual impairment.<br>
4. At least 18 years or older.<br>
<br>
I Have requested and has been granted organizational permission from Ms.<br>
Lou Ann Blake (NFB Director of Research, Blind Initiatives) to solicit the<br>
assistance for participant recruitment within the organization. I am asking<br>
(if permitted) that a copy of the Letter of invitation to the Study be<br>
posted to your organization’s newsletter/social media pages to advertise my<br>
study for volunteers to contact me if they choose to participate and help<br>
with the data collection element of the dissertation. Attached is a copy of<br>
the IRB approval letter from UAGC, the Organizational Permission form from<br>
the NFB, and the Invitation to the Study Letter that can be posted as a<br>
notice of advertisement for my study. Please feel free to contact me with<br>
any questions or concerns you may have. Sincerely! ~Heidi Riley-Ancar<br>
<br>
Contact information is:<br>
<br>
Name: Heidi Riley-Ancar<br>
<br>
Email” <a href="mailto:hlancar@hotmail.com" target="_blank">hlancar@hotmail.com</a><br>
<br>
Phone: (678) 226-9937<br>
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Dissertation Chair: Dr. Susan Gunther<br>
<br>
Dissertation Chair Phone: (347) 309-5122<br>
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Dissertation Chair Email: <a href="mailto:susan.gunther@faculty.uagc.edu" target="_blank">susan.gunther@faculty.uagc.edu</a><br>
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