[rehab] FW: 2014 NFB Conference (Seeking your assistance)

[Dick Davis]

Hi,

I am posting this on the Jobs and Rehab listservs at the request of Tiffany
Jolliff of NIB, who is conducting a survey of individuals about their
career plans.  Please consider responding to her survey.

Dick Davis, Chair

NFB Employment Committee



*From:* Jolliff, Tiffany [mailto:tjolliff at nib.org]
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:44 AM
*To:* ddavis at blindinc.org
*Subject:* 2014 NFB Conference (Seeking your assistance)



Good morning Mr. Davis.

My name is Tiffany Jolliff.  I am the research coordinator at National
Industries for the blind.  Last year, I attended the NFB conference and
conducted focus groups and interviews with students regarding their future
career ambitions.  I will be attending again this year, and am hoping to
speak with people in the 45-64 age range.  I checked the NFB committees
list and saw that you are the head of the employment committee.  I was
wondering if you could do me a huge favor and forward a blurb with a link
to a pre-screening survey for my focus groups to the NFBJobs list.

I will be at the conference from the evening of June 30 through the morning
of July 5 if you would like to meet in person.  Also, if you know of other
people I should be contacting, I would really appreciate receiving their
information.

The blurb is pasted below.  Thank you for your time and assistance.

Tif
------------------------------

My name is Tiffany Jolliff and I am the research coordinator at National
Industries for the Blind (NIB). NIB is focused on its mission to create and
sustain employment opportunities for people who are blind or visually
impaired.



I will be attending the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) 2014
Conference and Convention, and while there, I am interested in conducting
focus groups with people between the ages of 45 and 64 who are blind.
Vision loss and employment are closely linked for this age group, and I am
researching  how NIB can help this group circumvent potential barriers to
employment.



If you are attending the NFB convention and interested in participating in
this focus group, please take a minute to respond to the following survey.
The survey is intended to gauge your interest in participating in a focus
group, and to identify the dates and times that work best in your
undoubtedly busy schedule.



If you are not planning to attend the 2014 NFB conference this year and
would still be interested in participating in my research, this survey also
offers the option to provide contact information for future participation.



Any contact information you provide in this survey will be seen by only me,
and will be used for the sole purpose of contacting you about your focus
group. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at
tjolliff at nib.org or by phone at 703-310-0583.



Here is a link to the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014NFBFocusGroupSurvey

When prompted for a password, enter NFB2014.



Thank you, and enjoy the conference.



*Tiffany Jolliff*

*Research Coordinator*

*National Industries for the Blind*

*1310 Braddock Place*

*Alexandria, VA 22314 *

*(703) 310-0500 – main*

*(703) 310-0583 - direct*

*tjolliff at nib.org <tjolliff at nib.org>*

*www.nib.org <http://www.nib.org/>*