[BlindKid] STEM Focus Group Opportunity

[Carlton Anne Cook Walker]

STEM Education and Employment Storywork Conversations Among Young Blind and
Low-Vision Adults: A Focus Group Project





Dear future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians,



I am writing to let you know about an opportunity to participate in a
voluntary research project exploring how young blind and low-vision adults
reflect on their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
camp/program experiences and their goals of pursuing higher education STEM
programs or employment. This Storywork focus group project is being
conducted by Garrison Tsinajinie at the University of Arizona.


We are looking to recruit participants who meet the following inclusion
criteria:



(a) be between the ages of 13-23 years old

(b) live within the United States

(c) are blind or low-vision

(d) has had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in middle or high
school

(e) participated in a STEM program for blind and low-vision students within
the last five years (October 2015 – October 2020)

(f) participated in a STEM program for blind and low-vision students for at
least two days or 16 clock hours

(g) are willing to participate in approximately 10 hours of focus group
meetings across 6-8 weeks



Each participant will receive a $75.00 gift card as a token of our
appreciation for their time and effort to take part in this project.


If you would like additional information about the project or might be
interested in participating, please use the following survey link:
https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQficXQvZeVu7hr.



Thank you for your consideration, and please do not hesitate to
contact Garrison Tsinajinie at garrisot at email.arizona.edu or via phone at
(520) 328-4888 if you are interested in learning more about this
project.  Please know, an Institutional Review Board responsible for human
subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research
project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and
federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights
and welfare of participants in research.



-Garrison Tsinajinie

Principal Investigator





The above research participant solicitation is being provided for
informational purposes only. Neither the National Federation of the Blind
(NFB) nor the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)M
have any involvement in this research, but we believe that it may
contribute to our research mission.






Carlton Anne Cook Walker
Attorney at Law
BEAR--Blindness Education and Advocacy Resources
Teacher of Students with Blindness/Low Vision
President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
101 Kelly Drive
Carlisle, PA   17015
Voice: 717-658-9894
Twitter: BrailleMom


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