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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Arielle and others:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I heard a news story, the other day, which may yield some interesting blindness research. Sorry I don’6 remember where I read it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wonder if this might also be true for blind people. We navigate and hold maps in our head etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Social-Sciences-List <social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Arielle Silverman via Social-Sciences-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 30, 2024 2:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Blind Social Scientists List <social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Arielle Silverman <arielle71@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Social-Sciences-List] Psychology<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Mike,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.afb.org/research">www.afb.org/research</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BTW I am also blind since birth.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Feel free to write me off list at<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:arielle71@gmail.com">arielle71@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>if you have more specific questions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best, Arielle<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 1:36 PM Michael Walker via Social-Sciences-List <<a href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<br><br>Does this group do psychological research associated with mental health and blindness? I’ll start off by introducing myself.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Mike<br>_______________________________________________ <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>