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I am a PhD student researcher from the University of Illinois at
Chicago visiting Leeds for a few months within the Centre for
Disability Studies at the University of Leeds. I want to hold focus
groups with disabled people regarding their experiences with
disability benefits, employment programs and welfare to work. I have
attached a flyer to advertise this opportunity (copied in text below).
I would greatly appreciate any assistance with advertising and/or
forwarding this message to other groups or email lists. Thanks in
advance for your help!
Randall
Flyer text:
Are you a person with a disability?
Do you currently receive disability benefits?
Do you want to work?
If so, we want to talk to you! A research project at the University of
Illinois at Chicago is interested in your experiences in and views of
employment programs associated with work-related activities under
reform to Incapacity Benefits or the Employment and Support Allowance.
We would like for you to participate in a focus group and share your
experiences with the researchers and a group of people like you.
Who?
To be eligible, you must:
live in the city of Leeds or receive services there;
be between the ages of 18 and 64;
receive Incapacity Benefits or the Employment and Support Allowance;
or be participating in or eligible for employment services through
Pathways to Work or the New Deal for Disabled People
What?
We are asking you to participate in a focus group and discuss the
issues that you have encountered and ideas that you have about
programs that move individuals from receiving benefits into programs
that have work requirements and emphasize the labor market. The focus
group will last for about an hour and a half, and you will be
compensated £20 for your participation.
Where and when?
A series of focus groups will be scheduled around the city of Leeds at
various times in the month of May and June. You will be able to choose
the date and location that works best for you.
Why?
This research is part of a project comparing employment policy for
people with disabilities in the United States, Australia and the
United Kingdom. As part of our data collection, we are particularly
interested in hearing from people participating in the employment
services that have resulted from reforms to the disability benefit
system.
If interested, please contact Randall Owen via email at [log in to unmask]
or via the telephone on 0113 815 0910. He will be will to give you
more information, discuss the project with you in more detail and
answer any questions that you might have.
* Accommodations for participation will be provided upon request
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Randall Owen, MS
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ph.D. Candidate in Disability Studies
+44 0113 815 0910
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