 |
 |
Many thanks for your message. Sorry if I took it the wrong. I have always been very positive about life. In relation to sexuality, my main concern is the practial aspects of accessing sexual experiences, especially for people with severe physical impairments. I will give you in touch with my article, as I write it! Simon Stevens Enable Enterprises PO Box 1974 COVENTRY CV3 1YF Tel: 070 209 21158 Fax: 0870 133 2447 Personal: Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.simonstevens.com Business Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.enableenterprises.com Join our free mailing list at http://www.onelist.com/group/accessibity <---CLICK HERE and keep in touch with the latest in accessibility issues PLUS free price draw every month! Win £150 worth of consultancy -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of George Taleporos Sent: 03 April 2000 12:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Interesting feedback and George's response Simon, I thank you for your comments on my research and for filling out the questionnaire. I am sorry it offended you but the survey is not saying 'this is how you must be feeling'. I do agree that there are many questions that are phrased in a negative tone however, people are able to respond either in favour or against each item. There are also many positive items (although in hindsight I should have included more of them) such as 'my disability makes me a more creative lover', and respondents can describe their sexual experiences as 'extremely satisfying' :). The survey is not supposed to address all types of impairment, as a psychology dissertation it needs to be narrow and focussed on a specific group. My research is focussing on physical disability and psychosocial issues, as you correctly point out, namely, sexuality and body image, which is why I am asking people with physical disabilities to take part. I am concerned about these issues and that people with physical disabilities can, as a result of negative social attitudes, have negative feelings about our sexualities and our bodies. In this research I am trying to do my small part to address this by developing a measurement tool that can assess these concerns and by documenting the feelings of people with physical disability in a large-scale study (both positive and negative). I am very interested to read your paper, so if you could forward it to me, that would be great. I also look forward to other people's thoughts and feedback. How did other people feel as they completed the questionnaire? George Taleporos Deakin University www.hbs.deakin.edu.au\psychology\disexbody -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Simon Stevens Sent: Monday, 3 April 2000 6:27 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: GEORGE IS RELAUNCHING HIS SITE!! I filled in the questionnaire, well part to it. To be frank, I found it offensive! I never heard so much negative medical model self-pity in my life. I think this is more representative of the researcher's own impairment and the related psychosocial responses. I am writing an article at the moment on the differing types of impairment, related to psychosocial experiences, rather than biology. I have identified 5 factors including what the impairment occurs, its stability, how long it takes to develop and so on. This questionnaire does demonstrate my theory as it is the expected response of someone with a progressive impairment., ie a major lack of confidence and self-esteem. The questionnaire wishes to support his own feelings and is not compatible with all impairments in terms of language and attitude. I would have preferred a more neutral stance. Simon Stevens Enable Enterprises PO Box 1974 COVENTRY CV3 1YF Tel: 070 209 21158 Fax: 0870 133 2447 Personal: Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.simonstevens.com Business Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.enableenterprises.com Join our free mailing list at http://www.onelist.com/group/accessibity <---CLICK HERE and keep in touch with the latest in accessibility issues PLUS free price draw every month! Win £150 worth of consultancy -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of George Taleporos Sent: 03 April 2000 05:14 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: GEORGE IS RELAUNCHING HIS SITE!! GEORGE IS RELAUNCHING HIS SITE!!!!!! There were a total of five mistakes in the online survey that was launched on the 30th of March - this led to a contamination of my data. I have now corrected these errors. I believe the survey is now error free and I am launching it today (Monday the 3rd of April, still Sunday 2/4 in some places). I have dumped all of the data that was collected through the online survey over the previous four days to protect the integrity of my study. I am starting afresh to ensure a clean data file. I would be most grateful if people who completed the survey before the 3rd of April could fill it all out again, because your previous responses have been completely wiped. Also, if you haven't filled it out, please do so and feel confident that the survey is now error free. The survey can be found at: www.hbs.deakin.edu.au\psychology\disexbody Thank-you all for your patience, advice, support and encouragement. George Taleporos Deakin University www.hbs.deakin.edu.au\psychology\disexbody (please distribute this email widely among people with physical disabilities and disability organisations world-wide) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%