[Nfbnet-members-list] Research Invitation from Sachin Pavithran
Lewis, Anil
ALewis at nfb.org
Wed Aug 24 21:12:43 UTC 2016
All:
If you are a blind college student, Please consider participating in
the following research project.
You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by
Robert L. Morgan, Ph.D., and Sachin D. Pavithran, MS, in the
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation at Utah State
University. The purpose of this research is to identify the barriers
that blind and low vision college and university students face when
accessing online education courses. Inaccessibility to online
education is a problem for blind and low vision college and
university students. Your first-hand experience accessing online
education is valuable to understanding barriers and seeking solutions
to those barriers. The knowledge and perspective you share can
positively impact the accessibility of online education courses for
blind and low vision college and university students.
To be eligible to participate in this study, you need to meet the
following criteria: (a) be blind or have low vision; (b) be currently
enrolled in a two-year college or four-year university; (c) have ever
been enrolled in an online course at a college or university: (d)
have used any assistive technology devices to access the computer;
(e) and be 18 years of age or older.
Your participation will involve taking part in a three-round survey
that will gather your thoughts about the accessibility of online
education courses. In the first round you will be asked to answer
open-ended questions. The second and third rounds will have
multiple-choice questions. This study will be conducted over a period
of two months. You will have 10 days to complete and return each of
the surveys. You will have control over the place and time that you
complete the three surveys.
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary and
research records will be kept confidential.
For your participation in this research study, you will be entered
into a drawing for one of three $100 prepaid Visa cards. Your email
address will be necessary for contacting the winners and for emailing
links to the second and third survey rounds. Your email will be kept
confidential and not used for study purposes. You must complete all
three survey rounds to be eligible to enter the drawing.
If you would like to participate in the study, please email Sachin
Pavithran at
<mailto:sachin.pavithran at usu.edu>sachin.pavithran at usu.edu by Friday,
September 9, 2016 and link to the first round of the survey will be
sent to you.
Thank you!
Sachin Pavithran
Policy Analyst / Director of UATP
Utah State University
6855 Old Main Hill, Logan, Ut - 84322, U.S.A.
Work Phone : 1-(435)-797 6572
Email : <mailto:sachin.pavithran at usu.edu>sachin.pavithran at usu.edu
Visit Us at: <http://www.uatpat.org>http://www.uatpat.org or
<http://www.cpdusu.org/>http://www.cpdusu.org/
"You must become the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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