[Social-Sciences-List] Psychology

[Katie Wang]

Hi Mike,

I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health and received my Ph.D. in
social psychology. A big part of my research focuses on how ableism impacts
the well-being of people with disabilities, including those who are blind.
For example, I have recently published a paper examining ableism
experiences in mental healthcare settings, and many of our
study participants commented on the pervasiveness of accessibility
barriers. Here is a link to the study if you would like to learn more:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321524001070#:~:text=Ableism%20is%20a%20major%20concern,medical%20gaslighting%20and%20inadequate%20accommodations
.

Feel free to reach out if you would like to learn more about my other work!

Best,
Katie


On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 5:32 PM Vincent Martin via Social-Sciences-List <
social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Its nice to see that old and ongoing research about the ability of the
> London cab drivers and brain plasticity is continuing and bearing other
> fruit.  It would be nice to see how well it correlates with any blind
> people and if they have the same results.
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> There are so many variables and so many things to control for, but I can
> easily see some positive correlations with many people utilizing their
> navigational abilities without much vision for a numb number of years.
> I’ll take a look at my list of contacts to see what researchers I may be
> able to collaborate on this type of research.
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> *From:* Social-Sciences-List <social-sciences-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *David Andrews via Social-Sciences-List
> *Sent:* Monday, December 30, 2024 3:11 PM
> *To:* 'Blind Social Scientists List' <social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* dandrews920 at comcast.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Social-Sciences-List] Psychology
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> Arielle and others:
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> I heard a news story, the other day, which may yield some interesting
> blindness research. Sorry I don’6 remember where I read it.
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> The gist of the story is that they did a study and found that taxi
> drivers, and ambulance drivers – people who navigated a lot with non-GPS
> methods, had a lower incidence of Alzheimer’s.
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> I wonder if this might also be true for blind people. We navigate and hold
> maps in our head etc.
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> Dave
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> *From:* Social-Sciences-List <social-sciences-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Arielle Silverman via Social-Sciences-List
> *Sent:* Monday, December 30, 2024 2:02 PM
> *To:* Blind Social Scientists List <social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Social-Sciences-List] Psychology
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> Hi Mike,
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> I'm the director of research at the American Foundation for the Blind
> (AFB) and I have a doctorate in social psychology. You can read about our
> past research by visiting
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> www.afb.org/research
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> I have done some research in the past on the psychological impacts of
> stereotyping on blind people, and on resilience for people with physical
> disabilities.
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> BTW I am also blind since birth.
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> Feel free to write me off list at
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> arielle71 at gmail.com
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> if you have more specific questions.
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> Best, Arielle
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> On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 1:36 PM Michael Walker via Social-Sciences-List <
> social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Does this group do psychological research associated with mental health
> and blindness? I’ll start off by introducing myself.
>
> I’ve been blind since birth. I earned my bachelors degree in information
> systems from the university of Missouri St. Louis. After college, I worked
> as a programmer analyst for Boeing for six years. I’m now working as an
> assistive technology analyst for Citibank. These experiences have taught me
> a lot about the implications of Accessibility.
>
> One of my favorite mental health topics is the psychological effects of
> inaccessible systems. What types of research is being conducted on this? I
> know I feel overwhelmed when things aren’t accessible.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
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