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Project INSPIRE 2 Survey for Your Training Needs

Help us, help you with completing a survey for the training needs of our professional vision community.

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As a first step for Project INSPIRE 2, we are collecting data regarding the training needs of professionals. Between now and February 28, 2025, we invite the following US professionals to complete our survey.

  • Teachers of students with visual impairments working directly with students who are PK-12th grade braille readers during the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and/or 2024-2025 school year.
  • Paraprofessionals working directly with students who are PK-12th grade braille readers during the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and/or 2024-2025 school year.
  • NLS and NCUEB certified braille transcribers who have responsibility for preparing math materials during the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Braillists who are not NLS or NCUEB certified who have responsibility for preparing math materials during the 2024-2025 school year.

Please follow this link to read the consent form and, if you choose, to complete the survey.

If you prefer, copy this link into your browser: https://uofsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cASEMANpukhwHtQ

This study is being conducted through the College of Education, Human Performance, and Health at the University of South Carolina Upstate. This research survey has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board-Human Subjects in Research. It will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete the survey.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please use the contact information below.

L. Penny Rosenblum

Project Director, Project INSPIRE

Email: lprosenb@uscupstate.edu


Tina Herzberg, Ph.D.

Professor and Coordinator of Special Education — Visual Impairment Program

Office: 864-503-5572

Email: herzberg@uscupstate.edu

This survey will close on Friday, February 28, 2025.

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