[nfbwatlk] Fw: [acb-l] Participants Needed for Falling In LoveStudy

[Jedi]

Well, I was honest with her. I just told her basically that, in my opinion,
her current hypothesis works more from the deficit model of blindness more
than anything. I was actually quite tactful about it. I can forward the
e-mail to you if you want (off list of course)

Respectfully Submitted

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 1:58 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [acb-l] Participants Needed for Falling In
LoveStudy

Wonder how honest she *really* wants us to be? <smirk>

Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carl Jarvis
  To: nfbw
  Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:47 AM
  Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [acb-l] Participants Needed for Falling In 
Love Study



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jerry Berrier" <jerry.berrier at townisp.com>
  To: "ACB-l" <acb-l at acb.org>
  Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 1:36 AM
  Subject: [acb-l] Participants Needed for Falling In Love Study


  > (forwarded; please consider filling out the survey, as this student 
needs
  > a
  > minimum number of participants for valid research, and she's had
  > difficulty
  > reaching her minimum number.  Thanks-Jerry)
  >
  >
  >
  > Falling in Love Study:
  >
  > November 2007
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > Dear community,
  >
  >
  >
  > My name is Yelena Chepurina.  I am a legally blind student working 
towards
  > completing my BA degree at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley,
  > Massachusetts. I am a senior this year, and will be working on an 
honors
  > thesis investigating the attraction and courtship process for 
individuals
  > without sight. The purpose of this project is to explore ways in 
which
  > blind
  > individuals use senses other than sight in choosing partners and in
  > maintaining intimate relationships.
  >
  >
  >
  > It is argued that sight is the most important factor in how people 
fall in
  > love. What about those of us who lack the benefit of eye contact and
  > visual
  > cues?  I want to explore the roles of other senses in the process of
  > falling
  > in love.  This question is of great personal interest to me because 
I was
  > able to experience "love at first sight" when I met my husband, 
despite
  > the
  > fact that I could not rely on my sense of sight.  I am very 
interested in
  > investigating the variety of ways that visually impaired individuals 
fall
  > in
  > love.
  >
  >
  >
  > I would appreciate you taking some of your time to participate in my
  > research.   It would involve completing a short survey via e-mail or 
mail.
  > The survey will include questions pertaining to how you first met 
the
  > person
  > you fell in love with and what initially attracted you to that 
person.
  >
  >
  >
  > I am looking for participants who are at least 18 years old and who 
are
  > legally blind, but do not have other sensory impairments (such as a
  > hearing
  > impairment). Participants should have current or past experience in 
a
  > romantic relationship. The participant's visual impairment may be 
either
  > congenital or acquired, partial or total.  Additionally, the onset 
of the
  > visual impairment must have preceded the romantic relationship(s).
  >
  >
  >
  > In appreciation for your contribution to this research project, I 
would
  > like
  > to send you a complimentary gift certificate to your local coffee 
shop.
  >
  >
  >
  > All information from the survey will be held in the strictest
  > confidentiality.  All research carried out at Mount Holyoke College 
must
  > receive approval by the Institutional Research Board.  If you might 
be
  > willing to participate, please get back to me as soon as possible. 
I will
  > be happy to answer any questions you have.  I can be reached via 
e-mail at
  > yelena77 at comcast.net (home e-mail) or at chepu20y at mtholyoke.edu 
(school
  > e-mail).  I can also be reached by phone at (413) 454-8818.
  >
  >
  >
  > Looking forward hearing from you!
  >
  >
  >
  > Sincerely,
  >
  >
  >
  > Yelena Chepurina
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >


 
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