[blindlaw] FW: Important Study on Use of Workplace Personal Assistants, Please Participate!

[Ford, Tim (DHS-OLS)]

Okay, for some reason it did not come through to my inbox.  I must have
used something in the subject line or attachments which caused it to be
blocked by our own system.  I feel insulted!



-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:49 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] FW: Important Study on Use of Workplace Personal
Assistants, Please Participate!


I saw the original message with attachments.

Mike

On Mon, 2 Oct 2006, Ford, Tim \(DHS-OLS\) wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I did not see this original message come through on the list, so 
> perhaps the attachments caused the message to be blocked.  In case, 
> here is the text of the message, and perhaps the list moderator can 
> advise on how to get the attachmetns to come through.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ford, Tim (DHS-OLS)
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:25 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
> Subject: Important Study on Use of Workplace Personal Assistants, 
> Please Participate!
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Please take the time to read this post carefully.
>
> This study could provide some important changes in the perception of 
> how those who are blind use personal assistants.  There was quite a 
> bit of discussion on this subject back a few months ago, so I know 
> some of you will have a lot to say on the subject.
>
> What we need to get the researchers to understand is that when it 
> comes to workplace personal assistants for blind lawyers or other 
> professional-level blind people, a personal assistant may be much more

> than a pair of eyes that work.  Those eyes may be called upon to make 
> very important observations about the dynamics of a situation, 
> non-visual communication that everybody but the blind person catches 
> directly, etc.  A reader for a blind professional is often called upon

> to synthesize complicated material, or to scan through large amounts 
> of material looking for certain points, with a great amount of 
> knowledge and intelligence needed to do the job well.
>
> Please take the time to participate in this study if at all possible, 
> and please pass it along freely.
>
> The research study is nationwide in scope, and can include people who 
> are now retired.
>
> The research is being conducted by the University of California San 
> Francisco, a very well respected research institution, and the results

> of this study may have some significant ramifications.  Since this 
> study is open to all disabilities, let's make sure they hear from 
> plenty of blind folks, so we don't get lost in the  shuffle.
>
> Sincerely,
> Timothy Ford
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joan Ripple [mailto:JRipple at infouse.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:23 PM
> To: Ford, Tim (DHS-OLS)
> Subject: Request for Research Interview
>
>
>
> Hello, Tim,
>
> Thank you for your interest in our research project. Attached is the 
> material that will explain it in more detail.
>
> One attachment is the letter of invitation to participate in the 
> research.  The other is the form in which you consent to be 
> interviewed. I will need to have your signed consent form before we 
> can do the interview.  You can fax the consent form to me at (510) 
> 549-6512 and send the original signed consent form by regular mail to 
> InfoUse at the address below.
>
> Please send me a couple of days and times on those days when you would

> be available for the telephone interview that will take about thirty 
> minutes.
>
> The web site for the Center for Personal Assistance Services is 
> http://www.pascenter.org <http://www.pascenter.org/> .  The direct 
> link on that site to Workplace PAS is 
> http://www.pascenter.org/workplace_pas/index.php
> <http://www.pascenter.org/workplace_pas/index.php>  .
>
> The direct link to the part of that web site that is a training tool 
> for people who hire their own personal assistants is 
> http://www.pascenter.org/pas_users/q_and_a.php?url=index_pas.php
> <http://www.pascenter.org/pas_users/q_and_a.php?url=index_pas.php>  .
>
> The InfoUse web site is  www.infouse.com  <http:www.infouse.com> . 
> There you can see the Open Futures project, which shows a variety of 
> role models and careers for young people in transition.
>
> Would you please disseminate the attached recruitment poster as widely

> as possible, especially to people who use workplace personal 
> assistance. The poster provides information on how they can contact us

> to participate.
>
> Thank you for your interest in this important project.
>
>
>
> Joan
>
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