Good morning!I know Bryan Duarte as well and trust his advocacy intentions. I actually served as his university advisor for a student disability advocacy board he presided over when I was working with disability services at ASU. He?s a strong proponent of equal rights and equal responsibility.?Joleen Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 11:35 AM, Dezman Jackson wrote: I know that this gentleman is blind and is active in the NFB of Arizona. 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Dear NOMC: ? *** Please note: the following research request is neither sponsored by nor sanctioned by the PDRIB*** I have been asked to forward on this request to you all. I know nothing about the researcher nor the study itself beyond what you will read below. However, given that not too many years ago blind mobility instructors were not considered professionals at all, at least this request seems to respect the fact that those who would be most knowledgeable about nonvisual travel are those who teach it. If any of you do elect to participate I would be interested in hearing back from you. *** Make your Voice Heard! Hello, My name is Bryan Duarte. I?m a Ph.D research student in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). I work as a research student in the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC) at ASU. I am conducting a study to learn about blind and visually impaired people?s techniques and methods of travel. This study is focused on the orientation and mobility techniques used by non-visual travelers to determine how technology can augment the visual information available to an individual who is blind or low vision. If you are a certified orientation and mobility instructor, orientation and mobility specialist, or work as an orientation and mobility instructor at a certified training center for? blind and low vision individuals, I cordially invite you to participate in a 15-30 minute interview. The interview will focus on three aspects of orientation and mobility for non-visual travel. 1. Cane travel techniques, 2. information gathering during cane travel, and 3. importance of these techniques in cane travel. If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact me at bryan.duarte at asu.edu Once I receive confirmation of your interest I will contact you directly to schedule the interview. Thank you for your time and participation.. ? ? ? Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 ???????????????????? Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax) ?????????????? Skype: edwardbell2010 ebell at latech.edu ?????????? www.pdrib.com ************************************************************** "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould ? From: Bryan Duarte [mailto:bjduarte at asu.edu] Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 1:49 PM To: ebell at latech.edu Subject: Request for participation: Non-visual travel techniques interview ? Hello professor Bell, ? I am a PhD research student from Arizona State University studying computer science. My research is in sensory substitution, human computer interaction, and haptics as a universal language. I am researching how the use of haptics can augment the non-visual travel skills and techniques of travelers who are blind and low vision. I am trying to interview individuals who have received their certification in non-visual travel so your name came up by Mrs. Pam Allen, and also Miss Michell Gip. If you are able would you please pass this email on to the list serv where individuals would be able to contact me to participate? Thank you very much.? ? Make your Voice Heard! Hello, My name is Bryan Duarte. I?m a Ph.D research student in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). I work as a research student in the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC) at ASU. I am conducting a study to learn about blind and visually impaired people?s techniques and methods of travel. This study is focused on the orientation and mobility techniques used by non-visual travelers to determine how technology can augment the visual information available to an individual who is blind or low vision. If you are a certified orientation and mobility instructor, orientation and mobility specialist, or work as an orientation and mobility instructor at a certified training center for? blind and low vision individuals, I cordially invite you to participate in a 15-30 minute interview. The interview will focus on three aspects of orientation and mobility for non-visual travel. 1. Cane travel techniques, 2. information gathering during cane travel, and 3. importance of these techniques in cane travel. If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact me at bryan.duarte at asu.edu Once I receive confirmation of your interest I will contact you directly to schedule the interview. Thank you for your time and participation.. ? <Orientation and Mobility Informed interview Consent.docx> _______________________________________________ NOMC mailing list NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org _______________________________________________ NOMC mailing list NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org