if you don't mind me saying this, you might want to advise your student re. the wording of the title of her survey:' Investigating services and the experiences of chronically ill and disabled individuals' which could be interpreted as a medicalised one with deficit connotations. A bit of guidance to your student might steer her to gaining an understanding of the very type of research which the 'social model' of disability fights against. (If she needs to search for literature in this regard, try searching for Colin Barnes' and Mike Oliver's work over many years, to get her acquainted with the 'social model of disability', also known as 'disability studies'. Can't hurt.)

Just a thought... hope you don't mind this bit of unasked for interference ...

Ruth Topol

(PhD student, Lancaster university)

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Sharron Sturgess <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Afternoon all

Please see below a request from one of my students. Please either respond if you are a student and can help, or pass this on to any students you feel would be able to fill in Megan’s questionnaire.

Many thanks,

Sharron Sturgess

Disability Office Manager

Counselling and Disability Service

Loughborough University

Loughborough

LEICS

LE11 3TU

Tel: 01509 228339

Email: [log in to unmask]

Available 9.30-5 Monday to Thursday

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Dear Student,

Hello, my name is Megan Field and for my final year project in Psychology with Ergonomics at Loughborough University, I am looking into social barriers experienced by individuals with Chronic Illness or Disability.

I am currently looking for participants who have a special need requirement, disability and/or a chronic health condition. The following link is to a short questionnaire which will ask about experiences you may have had with educational, occupational and clinical domains. Furthermore, there is the oppurtunity to provide information on the daily social aspects to everyday life with a chronic illness.

The questionnaire can be accessed with the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5TXJQM

If you have any further questions or queries, please feel free to contact me at the following email address: [log in to unmask]

Of course, the survey is voluntary and any information you provide will remain confidential and anonymous. If you decide to complete the questionnaire, thank you for your participation and time.

The questionnaire will close at midnight on Friday 22nd March 2013.

Kindest regards,

Megan Field