[Arizona-students] Blindness and cancer study

[David Andrews]

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>Dear Federationists:
>Below is a message from a Harvard researcher who is asking for our help. Representatives of this study were at our national convention where some of you may have signed up for the study. Please help spread the word about this study. He is trying to get a very large sample of blind women for the research. Please communicate directly with them if you have questions.
>Thanks,
>Betsy Zaborowski, Psy.D.
>Executive Director
>NFB Jernigan Institute
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>BVI Women's Health Project
>Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School hope to survey 12,000 blind and visually impaired women in order to identify risk factors associated with certain health disorders, such as breast cancer and sleep problems. The results of the survey will help both blind and sighted women make more informed lifestyle choices.  The survey is open to all women aged 18 or over who are legally blind.  All participants will be entered to win one of many prizes. You could be one of 50 winners to receive a subscription to either of National Braille Press' Our Special or Syndicated Columnists Weekly magazines. Two winners will receive a gift certificate worth $250 to spend with EnableMart. Finally, one grand prize winner will be rewarded with a roundtrip airline fare to anywhere in the continental US courtesy of EnableMart. 
>You can register for and complete the survey in the convenience of your own home using our rigorously tested Section 508 compliant website at www.bvihealthsurvey.org. The website also includes a tutorial on completing forms, written by expert screen reader users. The survey may also be completed in Braille, by audio tape, in large print or over the phone.  If you would like more information or if you have questions please e-mail Erin at bvihealthsurvey at rics.bwh.harvard.edu or call 1-888-828-4294 (1-888-8 BVIBWH). To visit our partners go to www.enablemart.org and www.nbp.org
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>Steven W. Lockley, Ph.D.
>Associate Neuroscientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
>Lecturer in Medicine, Harvard Medical School