From: Benson, Susan E. (HSC) <Susan-Gilmore@...>
Subject: Request for assistance
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Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 11:38 PM

Dear State Speech-Language-Hearing Association President,

I am requesting your assistance with a research project being conducted by two doctoral students at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. In addition to their studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders, they are both graduates of the University of Oklahoma˘s Leadership in Neurodevelomental Disabilities Program (LEND). In an effort to contribute to appropriate practices in professional interactions with individuals with disabilities, they are in the process of collecting information from Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists on their attitudes toward, and knowledge of, Person First Language. The students hope to present data collected from this University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved study at the 2008 ASHA Convention.  To assist them in this worthy effort, I am asking that you consider making a brief on-line survey available to your State Association members.

The link for the survey ( http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dj35woRiLw2HStUgg3b20w_3d_3d) can be posted on your Association website or sent in an email blast. It is an anonymous survey and will take less than 5 minutes to complete. I have attached a copy of the study protocol  if you would like to read about the research project in more detail. Any questions about the research project in general, and/or the survey specifically, can be directed to me at susan-gilmore@....

Thank you for your time in considering this request.

Regards,
Susan E. Gilmore Benson, Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Nancy Carolyn Gullatt Professor of Speech Pathology
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
825 NE 14th
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190
(405) 271-4214 x46072
FAX (405)271-3360
susan-gilmore@...

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