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Are you a Community Development Practitioner or Community Connector/Builder working in the United States?
Hello—I am currently looking for volunteer participants for a research study titled “Exploring Practitioners’ Strategies for Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities.” This study has the potential to add knowledge to the field of human services and will be shared broadly once completed.
To participate:
- Be 18 years or older and live in the United States.
- Have experience as a Community Development Practitioner/ Consultant/Connector/Organizer or other similar role with communities or neighborhoods in the United States.
- Have experience working with communities that include, either purposefully or not, people with disabilities
- Your participation is voluntary, and interview responses will remain confidential.
You can find more info at www.lourash.com
If you would like to participate or have questions, please contact me:
Allison Lourash
allison@lourash.com
715-205-7305
This study has been approved by Walden University’s Institutional Review Board to ensure that it is aligned with the University’s standards and that interviews are conducted in an ethical manner. The Institutional Review Board number is: 01-14-21-0228087.
Wanted to provide an update on my dissertation and the research study that I posted here. The full dissertation and a summary are located at: https://lourash.com/research/
I will be hosting several conversations as follow-up to the findings and related topics. Two have been scheduled in June:
Part 1: Community is not a Service- Monday, June 6 at 5 PM Central
Part 2: What is the role of Community Development? Monday, June 13th at 5 PM Central
Pre-registration is not required, but if you like reminders and Zoom info on your calendar you can go here.
Please reach out if you have any feedback or questions. I am happy to set up times to meet as well. Thank you very much for your interest and support- Allison
Thank you Eric- I have sent you an email.
Allison
My name is Eric Jacobson and I am the Executive Director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. For over 10 years we have been using ABCD as a way to create communities that include people with and without disabilities. I would be very happy to connect you with our people if you think this would assist.
You can reach me at eric.jacobson@gcdd.ga.gov
Look forward to talking with you
Eric