[nfb-talk] FW: [blindlaw] Blindness and Race

[Tai Tomasi]

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mazen
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 7:37 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Cc: Osagie Obasogie
Subject: [blindlaw] Blindness and Race

Dear Blindlaw listers,

A friend of mine is doing his doctoral dissertation on Blindness and race
and is looking for possible interview candidates. Below is a description of
his project. If you're interested please contact him directly. 

Also please feel free to pass this on to anyone who you think would be
interested.

M~

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My name is Osagie Obasogie, and I am a graduate student in the Sociology
Department at the University of California, Berkeley. I am currently
conducting research on the relationship between race and vision, and would
appreciate your participation. Here is a brief description of the project:

People in the sighted community tend to assume that race is something that
is visually perceived and only affects people who can "see it." My research
is exploring this widely held assumption by talking to people with visual
impairments about their sense of race and their racial experiences.  The
interviews themselves last about 45 minutes to an hour, and will focus on
your personal experiences with race as well as other social interactions you
may have had with family and friends. I'll be asking questions such as what
does race mean to you, how (if at all) do you racially identify, is race
important to you, why do you think race might be important to other people,
how (if at all) is knowing someone's race useful to you, etc. There will
also be a few questions on what race meant to you as a child and adolescent,
and if you can remember any racial experiences from school or through family
interactions. In a nutshell, what I'm trying to understand is how people
with visual impairments come to know what race is and how (if at all) it
becomes a part of their lives.

I'm happy to speak with you at any time that you find convenient. I can be
reached at oko2 at berkeley.edu or 510-486-1589.

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