[Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Well ... actually ...

I believe the term way finding in this case simply refers to different
methods of traveling and things an individual might use to travel.

The survey is simply to gather data on how real blind people travel
and what they use to travel and gather information. There is no
hypothesis out there yet.

I, too, noted that most of the questions were phrased with the
assumption that I would have difficulties doing this or that. The
truth is you and I can travel with minimal difficulty, but there is a
fair amount of people who do have difficulties. So, how do they
travel? How can they improve their travel? What methods seem to work
best by those who don't have difficulties traveling? Are those who are
experiencing difficulties employing the same techniques those without
difficulties are using?


at least, this is the info I got from the folks sponsoring the survey.

On 4/23/10, Brian Miller <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu> wrote:
> Thanks Serena.
>
> I took the survey and found it rather interesting that most of the questions
> seemed to be framed in such a way as to assume that I experience significant
> difficulties in traveling outside the home.  My impression from this survey
> is that the company is looking to validate the need for blind people to use
> GPS technology to navigate safely, an assumption with which I strongly
> disagree.
>
> This is just my impression, so I will be curious to hear what others think
> after they take the survey.
>
> Brian Miller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Serena Olsen
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:50 PM
> To: nfbc-info; cabs-talk
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Survey for O&M research
>
> This survey is totally worth 20-30 minutes of our time to help people
> understand how we get around...please make the time to do it if you can.
> You can do it online or via telephone.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Serena Olsen, MAIPS
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/serenaolsen
>
> Request for Participation -- Smith-Kettlewell WayfindingSurvey
>
> Greetings!
>
> The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (S-K), in collaboration with
> researchers at Accessible Design for the Blind and U.C. Santa Barbara, is
> conducting a survey of tools and techniques used by blind and
> visually-impaired people in their every-day lives. We want to know how you
> get around, how comfortable you feel in various situations, what other
> disabilities you have, and what tools and techniques you use in your daily
> travels. By participating in the S-K Wayfinding Survey, you will extend our
> knowledge of how real blind and visually-impaired people travel
> independently. You will also help to improve the independence of future
> travelers with visual disabilities by sharing your experience.
>
> You can participate in the S-K Wayfinding survey on the web, by phone, or by
> TTY. The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete, and your
> responses will be completely confidential. We eagerly look forward to your
> participation and thank you in advance for your help.
>
> To take the survey on the web or ask questions about it:
> http://holman.ski.org/wayfindingsurvey
>
> Take the survey by phone:
> (415) 345-2013 -- We will call you back.
>
> Take the survey by TTY:
> (415) 345-2290 -- We will call you back.
>
> Please share this announcement with any individuals or lists you think might
> be interested. If you do forward it, please take the time to remove any
> extra e-mail headers to improve readability.
>
> Again, we thank you for your valuable assistance with this important
> research project.
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D.
> The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
> 2318 Fillmore St
> San Francisco, CA 94115
>
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