[Nfbnet-members-list] Research Participation Request: Ableism as a Mechanism of Physical and Mental Health Inequities Among Children with Visual Impairment

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Research Participation Request: Ableism as a Mechanism of Physical and
Mental Health Inequities Among Children with Visual Impairment

 

The below research participant solicitation is being provided for
informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no
involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to our
research mission.

 

Research Title: Ableism as a Mechanism of Physical and Mental Health
Inequities Among Children with Visual Impairment

 

Being conducted by: NIH - National Eye Institute - administered by Texas
Tech University

 

Purpose of the Study

Children who are blind or visually impaired (CBVI) experience high rates of
physical and mental health disorders, which may be driven by ableism.
Ableism harms people with disabilities, such as CBVI, by excluding them from
full participation in society, but the specific impact of ableism on the
physical and mental health of CBVI has not been examined. This virtual study
conducted across the United States seeks to identify the role of ableism in
driving physical and mental health inequities within CBVI to reveal how
ableism gets under the skin and results in poor health outcomes for these
vulnerable children.

 

Role of the Participants and Anticipated Length of the Study 

Total time commitment for the participant will be around 3-4 hours. During
the testing session, after informed consent and assent are obtained,
participants will complete a variety of self-report survey instruments,
psychological tests of intellectual ability /academic skills / cognitive
functions, and clinical interviews related to mental health symptoms.
Caregivers and youth will complete self-report and interview measures
simultaneously with two members of the research team. At the end of the
session, participants' physical activity and sleep data will be assessed via
an accelerometer device (the wActiSleep-BT monitor; Actigraph Corp, 2023),
which will be worn on the participants' nondominant wrist continuously for
14 days.

 

Proposed Participant Compensation

Yes, Each dyad which provides informed consent/assent and is thus enrolled
in the study will be offered $150.00 in gift cards for their participation.
Youth who elect to wear the accelerometer will be provided an additional
$100.00 in gift cards following receipt of the accelerometer device by the
research team (using prepaid mailers and/or in-person return for local
participants).

 

Link or Instructions for Participants to Enter the Study 

The following link will take parents/guardians who are interested in
learning more to our website: https://www.youthviewresearch.org/ 

If any parents/guardians are interested in beginning enrollment, they can
click the following link: https://tinyurl.com/whalaby 

 

Contact the following individual with any questions 

Dannielle Schutz

(806) 834-5316

dschutz at ttu.edu <mailto:dschutz at ttu.edu>  

 




 

 

 

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