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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Hi everyone,</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">My name is Maha. I am currently reading for my MPhil/PhD
at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Institute</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName>Education</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
<st1:place><st1:City>University of London-</st1:City>
<st1:country-region>UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>. My research is looking
at the inclusion of visually impaired learners in mainstream education in
Lebanon, my home country. It is so interesting to see this mailing list up and
running. </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">I have been looking for some advise on accessible
qualitative software package for a while. And was wondering if there is anyone
on the list who can advise? I have tried the NVivo but unfortunately it appeared
that it is not accessible with Jaws, the screen reader that I use to access
information. Any advise with this regard is very much appreciated. Note that I
have no residual vision.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Another thing, I am taking training on the
<st1:stockticker>SPSS</st1:stockticker> software very soon, it would be very
much appreciated if I can have some advise based on your experience whether it
is accessible and that blind researchers can use it with no problem.
Alternatively, any advise for an accessible quantitative software package would
be very much appreciated too.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Looking forward to hearing from you.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Maha</FONT></P>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=EMorman@nfb.org
href="mailto:EMorman@nfb.org">Morman, Ed</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Social-sciences-list] introduction</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear
Listmembers—<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I’m pleased to
see that my colleague Anna Kresmer has already joined the list. Like Anna,
I am a sighted staff member at the NFB Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. I
have a PhD in History of Science and worked for many years in the field of
history of medicine as a librarian, occasional teacher, and not terribly
productive researcher. I know a wee bit about social science research
methods and have an avocational (extremely avocational) interest in cognitive
science. Curiosity about how people construct their internal model of the
world without sight was part of the reason I was interested in working for an
organization related to blindness—especially a blind-led organization of blind
people. I’ve been here for four years now and I’m enthusiastic about NFB
philosophy and its notion of what constitutes proper training. With Anna
Kresmer and our colleague Lou Ann Blake, I’ve developed something of an
understanding of the history of the blind in the U.S. and more specifically the
history of the NFB.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I’ll mainly be
lurking, but might occasionally have something to say. With any luck it
will be intelligent and even possibly helpful to other
listmembers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cordially,</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Morman</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Edward
T. Morman, MSLS, PhD<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director,
Jacobus tenBroek Library<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF THE BLIND JERNIGAN INSTITUTE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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East Wells Street</SPAN><SPAN
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MD 21230<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">410.659.9314
x2225<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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