Thank you for thinking about being involved in this
study. It is being done by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
(RERC) on Accessible Medical Instrumentation. The study is being led by June
Issacson Kailes, Associate Director of Western University's Center for
Disability issues and the Health Professionas, in Pamona, CA and Dr. Jill
Winters, from Marquette University's College of Nursing in Milwaukee, WI.
How Can I Participate?
The purpose of the survey you are
filling out is to help us learn about difficulties that some people with
disabilities have using some medical equipment, such as devices used for
diagnosing and treating medical problems. If you finish part or all of
this survey, it means you understand this study. Filling out this survey is
voluntary, and you can stop answering questions at any time, without
penalty. Your identity will not be shared with anyone, and your
answers will not be linked to your name in any way. This site is password
protected, so no one other than the researchers will have access to your
information. Your name will not appear anywhere on the data we
collect. About 300 people with disabilities will fill out the
survey.
If you use a Macintosh computer, we
apologize that the online form will not function properly for you.
Please use another method of participation, explained below.
You have a choice of four ways to participate in this survey:
You can do the survey on the Internet. The online Survey form
works ONLY on a personal computer (PC) using ONLY Microsoft
Internet Explorer, Version 5.0 or higher. You may have this software already
installed on your computer.
If you use a Macintosh computer, we apologize that the online form will not
function properly for you. Please use another method of participation,
explained below.
You can download and do the survey as a Word
document on a computer or, if you use a screen reader, we recommend you use
the text version.
[Please note that for all the download options given below,
you can right click on the links and choose Save Target As... option
to save the files on your computer]
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print these documents. You may
already have this software installed on your computer. If you do not, you can
download it for free by clicking the link below.
If you have any difficulty accessing or completing the survey or
submitting your completed survey, please contact:
Jack Winters, Ph.D. TA@rerc-ami.org
Telephone: (414) 288-6640