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Canadian and American Visually Impaired Research Participants Needed for (self.Blind)
submitted by seanubc
Visually Impaired Research Participants Needed
You are invited to take part in a study exploring the attitudes of visually impaired people towards seeking psychological services.
What Is Involved?
You will be asked to complete an anonymous online survey which will require approximately 45 minutes. In this survey, you as a person with a visual impairment are asked questions about your attitudes towards seeking psychological services (e.g., professional counselling services) and about visual impairment.
Why participate?
It is very rare to find research which investigates the attitudes and perspectives of the visually impaired on seeking psychological services. This is one of the very few studies on this subject, and we are hoping that you will consider volunteering to participate in this survey.
We hope to produce important information that contributes to improving the research on people’s attitudes towards seeking psychological services by including the perspectives of the visually impaired, making your contribution essential and greatly appreciated. Sean Heaslip is a graduate student in counselling psychology at UBC conducting research for his MA thesis and is also visually impaired. He is committed to ensuring equal representation for the visually impaired community in research.
You will also be offered entry into a draw for one of three $25 gift cards.
Who is eligible to participate?
People who are blind or visually impaired (a visual acuity of 20/200 or less, (typically described as either “legally blind” or “blind” respectively).
People between the ages of 21 and 64.
People from Canada or the United States.
The study is located at:
https://survey.ubc.ca/surveys/37-3d32884db03e77386ce8688b73b/willing-and-vi/
Freedom to withdraw from study at any time
If you wish to participate, click or copy and paste the link into your browser, and follow instructions.
Clicking on the study link or contacting us in no way commits you to participate.
If you do decide to participate you can quit at any time.
If you would like more information, please contact graduate student researcher, Sean Heaslip at: srh@alumni.ubc.ca or 604-780-0748. You may also contact Sean’s supervisors, Dr. Ishiyama at ishu.ishiyama@ubc.ca or 604-822-5329, and Dr. Colleen Haney at colleen.haney@ubc.ca or 604-822-4639.
The Title of this project is “An investigation into the psychological help-seeking attitudes of persons with visual impairments ”The principal investigator is Dr. Ishiyama in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education at the University of British Columbia | Ethical concerns about the study may be directed to UBC's Behavioural Research Ethics Board at 604-822-8598.
You are invited to take part in a study exploring the attitudes of visually impaired people towards seeking psychological services.
What Is Involved?
You will be asked to complete an anonymous online survey which will require approximately 45 minutes. In this survey, you as a person with a visual impairment are asked questions about your attitudes towards seeking psychological services (e.g., professional counselling services) and about visual impairment.
Why participate?
It is very rare to find research which investigates the attitudes and perspectives of the visually impaired on seeking psychological services. This is one of the very few studies on this subject, and we are hoping that you will consider volunteering to participate in this survey.
We hope to produce important information that contributes to improving the research on people’s attitudes towards seeking psychological services by including the perspectives of the visually impaired, making your contribution essential and greatly appreciated. Sean Heaslip is a graduate student in counselling psychology at UBC conducting research for his MA thesis and is also visually impaired. He is committed to ensuring equal representation for the visually impaired community in research.
You will also be offered entry into a draw for one of three $25 gift cards.
Who is eligible to participate?
People who are blind or visually impaired (a visual acuity of 20/200 or less, (typically described as either “legally blind” or “blind” respectively).
People between the ages of 21 and 64.
People from Canada or the United States.
The study is located at:
https://survey.ubc.ca/surveys/37-3d32884db03e77386ce8688b73b/willing-and-vi/
Freedom to withdraw from study at any time
If you wish to participate, click or copy and paste the link into your browser, and follow instructions.
Clicking on the study link or contacting us in no way commits you to participate.
If you do decide to participate you can quit at any time.
If you would like more information, please contact graduate student researcher, Sean Heaslip at: srh@alumni.ubc.ca or 604-780-0748. You may also contact Sean’s supervisors, Dr. Ishiyama at ishu.ishiyama@ubc.ca or 604-822-5329, and Dr. Colleen Haney at colleen.haney@ubc.ca or 604-822-4639.
The Title of this project is “An investigation into the psychological help-seeking attitudes of persons with visual impairments ”The principal investigator is Dr. Ishiyama in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education at the University of British Columbia | Ethical concerns about the study may be directed to UBC's Behavioural Research Ethics Board at 604-822-8598.
seanubc [OP] 1 points 7y ago
Apologies for posting on my own thread. I just wanted to thank those who have taken the survey, it is greatly appreciated. If you happen to know others who would be eligible, and would be able to pass along the information, I would be very grateful. I am having quite a bit of trouble getting enough participants, and my thesis writing cannot continue until I do get enough respondents. As you can tell, a tinge of desperation, so any help anyone could provide would be great. Also, I have had many people tell me it took them approximately 20 to 25 minutes, for anyone who is on the fence. I know 45 minutes is a big time commitment, so perhaps the fact it is taking others less time might be motivating. Anyway. Sorry for the rambling post, thanks so much Reddit.
snazzychica2812 1 points 7y ago
Does the acuity requirement include correction, or is it anyone with >20/200 impairment overall? Also--are you accepting participants with only vision field smaller than 20deg regardless of acuity?
seanubc [OP] 2 points 7y ago
> Does the acuity requirement include correction, or is it anyone with >20/200 impairment overall? Also--are you accepting participants with only vision field smaller than 20deg regardless of acuity?
You know what, that is a great point, my requirements should say best corrected acuity of 20/200, I will make that change! In Canada, that best corrected acuity is considered legally blind, or a field less than 10% I believe. That is what I am hoping to go by, thank you for clarifying that!
You know what, that is a great point, my requirements should say best corrected acuity of 20/200, I will make that change! In Canada, that best corrected acuity is considered legally blind, or a field less than 10% I believe. That is what I am hoping to go by, thank you for clarifying that!
Unuhi 1 points 7y ago
Whatever sight gives you the magic word "legally", to keep it simple?
I'd definitely love to have more VI therapists and councelors around.
Talking to a regularly sighted person is usually not comfortable. Especially when the frustrations with daily life are the result of trying to function in that sighted world...
I'd definitely love to have more VI therapists and councelors around.
Talking to a regularly sighted person is usually not comfortable. Especially when the frustrations with daily life are the result of trying to function in that sighted world...
seanubc [OP] 1 points 7y ago
Thanks so much for the reply. Those kinds of frustrations are perfect to express by answering the questions in my survey, though it also makes me want to do interviews rather than just survey questions in the future, since you gave such great reasoning and detail. If you are eligible for the survey I hope you will consider filling it out! Thanks so much:)
Unuhi 2 points 7y ago
Glad to help. :)
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seanubc [OP] 1 points 7y ago
My apologies to anyone who tried to click the link. Facebook did something to it, and I pasted this textbook from facebook. The link has now been fixed.
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