Hello Colleagues, Would you please help me get the below message out to people. I am sharing the below announcement with you either because you yourself have a visual impairment or are deafblind or you know others who are. I am part of a team conducting a study related to conference accessibility and inclusion. Our team has put together a survey that will take 20-30 minutes to complete. Four individuals who complete the survey will receive Amazon gift cards. I'd really, really, really appreciate your help in getting a wide cross section of people to participate in this study. Please share the announcement below in your network. The announcement is also attached in English, French, and Spanish. The survey is available in all 3 languages. We don't want to post on social media, so we're looking for people to forward the announcement to others who meet criteria. Thanks, Penny L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D. Owner, Vision for Independence, LLC Consultant for Project INSPIRE<https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resources/project-inspire-free-self-paced-courses-increase-stem-potential-individuals-who-read> Research Professor Emerita, University of Arizona Email: rosenblu@arizona.edu<mailto:rosenblu@arizona.edu> ------ Are you an individual who is blind, low vision, or deafblind/dual sensory impaired? Have you attended a scholarly conference or meeting in the past 10 years? If so, you are invited to participate in an online survey which gathers experiences related to the accessibility of scholarly conferences and meetings for attendees with visual impairments. This study is being conducted by a team of researchers (listed below). In this research study, scholarly conferences and meetings refer to academic conferences and scientific meetings in any field of study. To participate, you should be: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. Blind, low vision, deafblind or have a dual sensory impairment 3. Have attended at least one scholarly conference or meeting in the past 10 years 4. Able to understand English, Spanish, or French (one of the survey languages) Postsecondary students, trainees, faculty members and researchers with vision impairments in all fields of study and at all levels are encouraged to participate. The survey is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You also have the option to enter a draw to win one of four Amazon gift cards each valued at $50 Canadian. To learn more or to participate, visit https://concordia.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dnDtXmdEErIe0u2?Q_lang=EN For questions, write to natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca<mailto:natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca> Research team: Natalina Martiniello, Ph.D., CVRT (Lead Researcher) Aaron P. Johnson, Ph.D. L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D. Walter Wittich, PhD FAAO CLVT JR Rizzo, M.D. Yueh Hsun Wu, Ph.D. Mahadeo Sukhai, Ph.D. Bonnielin Swenor, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Principal L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D. Owner, Vision for Independence, LLC Consultant for Project INSPIRE<https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resources/project-inspire-free-self-paced-courses-increase-stem-potential-individuals-who-read> Research Professor Emerita, University of Arizona Email: rosenblu@arizona.edu<mailto:rosenblu@arizona.edu>