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Hey there! We're on a mission to understand what works (and what doesn't) for neurodivergent folks like us when it comes to products and services. Your experiences and opinions are super important to make sure things get better tailored for our community.

We've got a few questions about what you need, your shopping habits, how you like to be contacted, and any hurdles you might be facing. It's all about making things better and more accessible for everyone.

Here’s the scoop:

• Time: Just 20-25 minutes
• Privacy:Everything stays anonymous

Your thoughts are invaluable and can really make a difference. Ready to help out? Click below to get started:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmeOk1Agfj2cogNspoptjHhSiIQDHZbo_sL8CFtjVuCQquNg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thanks a bunch for helping us out and sharing your thoughts!

Hello. I am a college student working on a research paper, and I need your help!

My research paper will focus on disability rights and American policy impact. Recently I have learned about the several governmental and local services/policies the United States provides for disabled Americans, like myself. In my research paper, I decided to explore specifically on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and what it has done for our community. I thought the best way to see this is through experiences of individuals who have been impacted by the ADA.

So, please take this survey to help me in researching the ADA and disability rights! You may take it anonymously or attach your email in the beginning for a possible follow-up. If you have any questions or comments, just reply to this post or here is my academic email: denhao107@macomb.edu

Survey link: https://s.surveyplanet.com/7hycobme

Thanks!

https://act.leadnow.ca/CDB-1000/?source=tw

Hi all if you're between 18 and 50 then you're eligible to fill out this questionnaire, I want to create research in order to make the industry better, it would mean a lot if you could fill it out as it really helps

https://forms.gle/v319ppac86nehC429

Hello everybody,

I am a graduate student at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and working project about urban mobility for disabled people as part of my Design course. The object of this project is to provide a solution to help people with disabilities (we are trying to consider all kinds) plan and get around in urban areas. To help us better understand the challenges of mobility, we created a survey and would be extremely grateful for your answers.

With our research, here in Switzerland, we found that users find mobility in urban areas difficult due to architectural elements and access to public transport. In addition, the planning stage is also challenging due to the lack of adapted resources or integrated services. Our survey is designed around these areas, and I am aware that this may not apply to everyone as every country and region is different in terms of mobility, access to public transport etc. Nevertheless, we would love to get your feedback and better understand the topic.

Here you find the link to access here: https://forms.gle/QN4C84kFXMQDWUWeA

Thank you very much for your interest and help!

Wishing you a nice day 😊

A study of the experiences of young people starting university who had an EHCP

Are you a current university student who had an EHCP at school? I want to hear your experiences.

For my masters dissertation project I am exploring the experience of young people (age 18-24) who had Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) during their transition from school to college or university. Participants will be invited to a 60 minute virtual interview to share their experiences.

If you would like to find our more or are interested in participating, please email me on Lydia.mahoney@stu.mmu.ac.uk.

I am a current Psychology (Conversion) Masters student at Manchester Metropolitan University. If you would like to get in touch with my supervisor, please email Dr Aspa Paltogou a.paltogou@mmu.ac.uk. Ethics approval: 65205.

Hello!
My name is Ace Seidel and I’m a disabled doctoral student studying clinical psychology through the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles. As part of my dissertation, I’m looking for disabled adults who are willing to complete a brief survey about their experiences with identity, adversity, and discrimination.
In order to participate, you must be at least 18 years old, live in the United States, read and understand English, and have a physical or sensory disability or chronic illness. If you’re interested in participating in this brief survey study, please see the study description and informed consent document by following the link to the Qualtrics survey below.
Research findings will be provided in summary form to participants who opt to receive them by email.
https://alliant.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV\_d0AsilAFLItLdoW
Approved by Alliant International University Institutional Review Board. For general questions about rights of research participants contact the Alliant International University Institutional Review Board at alliant-irb@alliant.edu

Researchers at Utah State University’s Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Research Group are recruiting for a study evaluating an online, self-guided mental health program for individuals with chronic health conditions (UtahACT.com/CHC).

Participating in this study would involve the following:

• Completing online surveys at three time points
  • baseline, 30-45 minutes
  • 6-week post-test, 30-45 minutes
  • 10-week follow-up, 30-45 minutes
• Being randomly assigned after completing the baseline survey to either...
  • The treatment condition in which you will work on the online mental health program over the next 6 weeks.
  • A waitlist condition in which you will be provided with the program after a period of 10 weeks.

The online mental health program is made of 6 sessions (30-40 minutes each) and takes about 3-4 hours total to complete over 6 weeks. You would receive up to $50 for completing surveys (all payments made via Amazon gift cards).

You need to be at least 18 years old, have received a diagnosis of at least one chronic health condition and have had this diagnosis for at least 3 months or more, live in the United States, be able to access the internet via a computer, phone, or tablet, and have interest in completing an online mental health program in order to participate.

If you are interested, you can learn more about the study at https://www.utahact.com/CHC. If you have any questions about the study, please contact the study coordinator at ACTGuideCHC@usu.edu. The principal investigator for this study is Dr. Michael Levin (mike.levin@usu.edu) and this study has been approved by the USU Institutional Review Board (Protocol #13890).

Hi all!

I'm working on a community psychology research project, regarding the connections between mental health and a sense of community, specifically within people with physical disabilities. I would love to learn more about your experiences: https://forms.gle/AazfJ7z4zhKVV5MdA

Thank you, I greatly appreciate your input!

Dear r/Disability_Survey community, I'm a PhD Candidate in Psychology at Northeastern University.
I am passing this updated information along in case there are individuals in your hospital, community, and network who may be interested in participating. If you would be willing to share information, it could significantly contribute to the success of the research.
Briefly, we are recruiting parents (primary caregivers and legal guardians) for a study that examines the barriers to presence that parents experience during their children’s hospitalizations**.** We are especially interested in learning about the experience of underrepresented parents. Here is the study flyer for your review: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cug1gUtcwKtEejdTDO2JtRvHz5KH9PVd/view?usp=sharing
Participation in the study involves completing a 10-15-minute survey, available in English and in Spanish. After completing the main surveys, participants will have the option to take part in a raffle to win one out of twenty available $50 gift cards.
Link to the English survey: https://neu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bxYq7ZcHA4PK6TI
Link to the Spanish survey: https://neu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3P2nC1icnIpEkmy
To participate in this study:
- Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Participants must be the parent (primary caregiver or legal guardian) of a child who was admitted to a medical unit in the United States within the past 3 years.
- The child was between the ages of 0-5 when they were first admitted.
- The admission lasted, or has lasted, at least 5 days.
- The admission did not only take place in the NICU.
Thank you so very much for considering my request, your help would be immensely appreciated. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns via email (pediatric.caregiving@gmail.com).
This study has been approved by Northeastern University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB # 23-06-13). You may also contact Northeastern University’s IRB with any questions or concerns (p: 773-396-2327, IRBReview@northeastern.edu).

Hello! I’m a Research Assistant at the UCLA Heat Lab, where we study how different kinds of people are affected by extreme heat and thermal discomfort. We would love to hear more about how you are impacted by heat as an individual with a disability. If you’d be willing to speak with us, please reply to this message, private message us, or email us at heatlab@g.ucla.edu. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you.

*I did post this in /prosthetics, but I'm looking for lots of insights and input so, here we are:
Hi all, I'm a Y11 (I guess Y12 for the Brits out there) student in the IB, and I'm planning to write my academic extended essay (4000 words) for the following question:

How can additive manufacturing impact the design, efficacy, and accessibility of trans-radial, cable-operated medical prosthesis for low-to-middle income, children of city residents?

I was wondering if anyone could provide some feedback on perhaps the feasibility, whether it's realistic or not... of this question; or how I could reasonably investigate into this field.

I have an ambition to make an app prototype or system of some sort, to frame a more accessible way to customise prostheses at lower costs for children, as well as open-source joint models available to customise. Some points I identified were the costs, the lack of availability of prostheses that can adapt to growth, etc. (I may be wrong).

If you guys have any ideas/experience, I would love and appreciate any help. Thanks!

Hey everyone! I'm a graduate student from Rochester Institute of Technology, and I invite you to participate in my study! My goal is to understand the photographer's use of alt text and support alt text implementation for primarily blind and low-vision users, hence creating an alt-text guideline suitable for both groups.

I'm currently on the lookout for photographers willing to take part in the study, 18 and up. The total time for the questionnaire should be roughly 10-15 minutes only.

By participating in the study you have a chance to win up to $100*!

Contact me (r2121@rit.edu) for any additional queries about the survey, interview process, or study in general.

Click on the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer to get started!

(https://rit.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV\_bDSSA2bA9CCrB78)

Hello!

I am a graduate student at RIT in the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) program. I am still looking for individuals to take part in my survey that is about individuals with upper-body motor impairments and how they use their assistive technology devices. This research aims to learn more about the issues in various assistive technology devices, current challenges, and potential recommendations for improvements. If you have an upper-body motor impairment, feel free to take the survey below. For any questions, feel free to reach out to me here! Thank you in advance.

In addition, feel free to share this survey with others as well. I am trying to gain as much insight for my project about individuals with upper-body motor impairments.

Survey Link: https://rit.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77HkBawIdYGrMcC?Q_CHL=social&Q_SocialSource=reddit

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• Research (capstone) project is part of the HCI program requirement, under the iSchool department and is IRB approved.

My friends and me are actually writing a research paper on adaptive clothing and the importance of integrating adaptive clothing into brands' product offerings so we need collect data. So please help me by filling this google form as it will take only five to seven minutes. Extremely Sorry if any question by chance offends you in any way. Your email will not be recorded, neither your name or from where you are , it will be totally anonymous. So please fill this as it would be a great help. here is the link

https://forms.gle/tFWFWLRMDjEjr7xt8

Survey

Hello! I am a psychology student at Anne Arundel Community College but will be pursuing a degree in behavioral neuroscience with a concentration in disability studies. After 6 years of working with both children and young adults with special needs, I realized that there are still places that have not been made accessible. I am currently writing a research paper for my sociology class about technology and my goal is to find out how we can make apps and websites more accessible to people of all needs. I would appreciate if you (or on behalf of someone else) could complete this survey so I could receive firsthand experiences and propose a more accurate solution for this problem. Thank you!

Hi there,

I'm posting this survey on behalf of a friend of mine who is looking to create a character sculpt intended for a video game. This character is a part of a greater study into the misrepresentation of physical disabilities in gaming as a medium and how to better show them.

It will take anywhere from five minutes and up depending on how much anybody is willing to write about it.

Thanks for your time if you choose to participate.

https://s.surveyplanet.com/t7nrfrx8

We are a group of undergraduate students from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), conducting a study to understand the user experiences of Google Translate from people with disabilities. Our goal is to uncover valuable insights into how users interact with the tool, including levels of satisfaction, feature preferences, usability strengths and challenges, and potential areas for enhancement.

here's the link for taking this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N417BEZgMba8UvtfVrgtj-Q48lZReW9HEGzWxHO3YT0/edit

Your perspective is incredibly important to us, and your feedback could be instrumental in shaping the future of Google Translate to serve its users better. Participation in this study will take no more than 5 minutes.

The definition of disability: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions).

There are many types of disabilities, such as those that affect a person’s:

•Vision

•Movement

•Thinking

•Remembering

•Learning

•Communicating

•Hearing

•Mental health

•Social relationships

Thank you so much for your participation

Hello everyone, I am a high school student looking for participants to answer a quick, 2-3 minute survey for a school engineering project. My goal is to design a product that will make it easier to open/close jewelry clasps for individuals who may face dexterity issues, or have problems opening their clasps in general.

Kindly fill out the survey below and/or share it with anyone you may know who has difficulties opening or closing the clasps on their jewelry.

Click Here to Answer Survey

Hi there

We’re currently working on a social hiking app with the focus on accessible routes and inclusion. Would be great to find a few people, thanks for your contribution:

https://forms.office.com/r/t1xR0fWhcy?origin=lprLink

Hi! I'm making a zine about disability and would like people's input!

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC5Xk6lK1PVvCGNvx78dij99CbGTDheWalhpmdxNrN1fyl7A/viewform?usp=sf\_link

Researchers at Utah State University’s Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Research Group are recruiting for a study evaluating an online, self-guided mental health program for individuals with chronic health conditions (UtahACT.com/CHC).

Participating in this study would involve the following:

• Completing online surveys at three time points
  • baseline, 30-45 minutes
  • 6-week post-test, 30-45 minutes
  • 10-week follow-up, 30-45 minutes
• Being randomly assigned after completing the baseline survey to either...
  • The treatment condition in which you will work on the online mental health program over the next 6 weeks.
  • A waitlist condition in which you will be provided with the program after a period of 10 weeks.

The online mental health program is made of 6 sessions (30-40 minutes each) and takes about 3-4 hours total to complete over 6 weeks. You would receive up to $50 for completing surveys (all payments made via Amazon gift cards).

You need to be at least 18 years old, have received a diagnosis of at least one chronic health condition and have had this diagnosis for at least 3 months or more, live in the United States, be able to access the internet via a computer, phone, or tablet, and have interest in completing an online mental health program in order to participate.

If you are interested, you can learn more about the study at https://www.utahact.com/CHC. If you have any questions about the study, please contact the study coordinator at ACTGuideCHC@usu.edu. The principal investigator for this study is Dr. Michael Levin (mike.levin@usu.edu) and this study has been approved by the USU Institutional Review Board (Protocol #13890).

Hello!

I am a student working on a entrepreneurship class. Currently I am working on creating a travel app specifically designed for people who use wheelchairs. We are trying to figure out if our concept is valid, so I wanted to drop a link to our Google survey if you would like to help us.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVdeVzM9fkMFJzCxRvUxN99iYNbhNNig9QM2tpE7MDOxZgVA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you to everyone who submits a response, we aren't looking to advertise anything, we just would love some feedback from the people who would be using this app.

I am a master’s level industrial design student from Parsons in New York, and I am currently researching mobility within the home, particularly concerning people living in wheelchairs. My objective is to redesign the grabber and elevate the product’s quality while also exploring opportunities for improving its usefulness and versatility. I am looking for feedback from people who actively use grabbers in their daily lives.

Here are some key points for improvement that I’m already considering:

Product Quality: I aim to increase the overall quality of the grabber so that it lasts longer and allows for easy repairs.

Grabbing Force: Users report that grabbers often offer inadequate grabbing force, which is a point that I would like to address.

Aesthetics: Most grabbers have the same look and feel. Several people have pointed out that they find them unattractive. How could the redesigned grabber be more appealing and become a more appreciated product?

Storage: People in wheelchairs currently don’t have easy ways to store the grabber in or on their wheelchair. People often place it on their lap, which is not always the best solution. Several users have also mentioned that they would love to have a way to dock the grabber within their environment to prevent it from falling over.

Ergonomics: With current grabbers, lifting heavier objects like soup cans can be difficult due to poor ergonomics. How can the redesigned grabber be more comfortable to use for heavier objects?Modularity: What if the grabber was more versatile and allowed for different tools to connect to it? Some examples could be attaching a shoehorn tool or attaching a specialized grabbing head to retrieve books from a bookshelf. There is also potential to attach tools for cleaning.

I would deeply appreciate receiving your feedback on my ideas so I can make informed decisions for the direction of the project.

Feel free to reach out to me through e-mail: yegel093@newschool.edu

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Hi everyone!

Hope you're all well.

I'm a (disabled) tech designer working on an idea for an accessibility app. However, I need feedback from people from the disabled community first. Unfortunately I do not have a budget for renumeration. With that in mind, I have scaled back my expectations of labor.

An interview wouldn't take long and can be conducted over email, phone, or zoom (with or without the camera on). I can't provide a time estimate as we all have brains that process at different speeds, different methods of communication, and focus limitations (etc.).

All information gathered will be kept confidential and will be pivotal in my ability to create an app that is truly helpful for our community.

If you are interested, please fill out this short screening survey - https://forms.gle/7tSSnxg9TpUkzw7WA

If you need additional accommodation for the screening survey (linked above), or interview (if selected), please let me know!

Thanks!

Wendy Raven
wendy.w.raven@gmail.com

I am a student at Purdue University working on a senior design project. Would you please take a few moments to do the following survey?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGQ8WRWh14ClFsWOzTt8XWiywHYj92M93NzLCTBlbptspSkg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Dear respondent,

Thank you for taking part in our survey into the accessibility of doors for people with disabilities. This research is carried out on behalf of the Industrial Design Engineering faculty at Delft University of Technology.

The purpose of this survey is to understand the specific challenges and problems that people with disabilities face when opening doors. By collecting your experiences, we aim to improve door accessibility and create a more inclusive environment by developing a smart home product that helps with opening doors.

The survey is expected to take 5 minutes of your time. We would kindly request that you answer the questions as accurately and honestly as possible.

Click here to go to the survey

Hi!

Hope you guys are doing well. This research is being done by Dr. Sukanth Khurrana. We are currently conducting this survey in all the states of USA. The region I'm surveying is New Jersey.

I would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes of your time to fill out the Google forms. Please do contribute, as the current literature especially on SUDEP is pretty limited and this would pave the way for more studies.

The data collected will be used only for research purposes and is 100% confidential.

Epilepsy: https://forms.gle/LtkHvPWUm6asgwBz8

SUDEP: https://forms.gle/9APRbzoNe6AXeNjz5

Affiliation: Ion cure

Thanks!