[Sportsandrec] Fw: NCA Research Study: Participation in the Game of Golf by Persons with Disabilities and Persons Who are Aging

[Everett Gavel]

Hi All,

I figured some of you might be interested in 
participating in this survey.  Information is below.

Play On!
Everett


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Skulski, Jennifer K" <jskulski at INDIANA.EDU>
To: <NCA-NEWS-L at LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:01 AM
Subject: NCA Research Study: Participation in the Game 
of Golf by Persons with Disabilities and Persons Who 
are Aging


A Study of Participation in the Game of Golf by Persons 
with Disabilities and Persons Who are Aging

About the study:

A number of important events have occurred in recent 
years such as the invention or improvement of assistive 
devices for use in golf; development of ADA guidelines 
for recreation facilities including golf facilities; 
and an increase in the number of organizations 
promoting golf for persons with disabilities. While one 
might assume that facilitators to pursuing golf have 
increased and barriers may have decreased, there is a 
need to determine the level of participation in golf by 
persons with disabilities, and what helps or hinders 
one's interest in pursuing the game.

This research is being conducted by Drs. Sherril York 
and Kiboum Kim at the National Center on Accessibility 
at Indiana University, in partnership with the 
Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation. The study will be 
conducted using an on-line survey available via the 
Internet.

Who will be study participants?

Individuals with disabilities, and person who are aging 
who have health conditions can take part in the study.

Individuals with disabilities must be:

  1.  At least 18 years of age or older
  2.  Currently residing in the United States.

Individuals who are aging must be:

  1.  At least 55 years of age or older
  2.  Currently residing in the United States and
  3.  Have a health-related condition

What is the project about?

A survey asking a variety of questions related to the 
past, current and future interest in pursuing the game 
of golf and barriers to that participation will be 
available online or in alternate format upon request.

The survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. There 
is no cost to participate in this study. If you choose 
to complete the paper version, prepaid return envelopes 
will be provided.

You can access the survey through this web address: 
http://ncaonline.org/golfsurvey

Further questions?

If you have any questions or would like to learn more 
about the project, please contact Sherril York (812) 
856-4422 or shyork at indiana.edu