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>Words from Washington Survey
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>This survey will be sent to you in three parts over a period of time.
>Part I: Words from Washington
>Part II:        Seminars and Legislative Advocacy Training
>Part III:       Use of Advocacy and Policy Documents on our Web Site
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>You can simply use the reply button or e-mail your completed survey to
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>Part I: Words from Washington
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>The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is very interested in ensuring
>that Words from Washington is of value to you. Please take a few minutes to
>complete this survey to provide us with your feedback about WFW.
>1.      Please identify your main role (please choose only one)
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>         __ individual advocate
>         __ advocacy organization
>         __ blindness field professional/service provider
>         __ federal/state/local agency employee
>         __ consumer
>         __ parent
>         __ student
>         __ teacher
>         __ radio reading service/newsletter
>         __ other (please explain)
>2.      Please identify the issues that are of most interest to you.
>(Please choose no more than two.)
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>         __ access to information and technology (e.g., Section 508)
>         __ civil rights (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Education Act;
>accessible voting)
>         __ education (e.g., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
>accessible textbooks)
>         __ employment/rehabilitation (e.g., Rehabilitation Act)
>         __ Medicare (e.g., reimbursement for vision services)
>         __ services for older blind (e.g. Title VII Chapter 2)
>         __ social security (e.g. SGA)
>         __ telecommunications (e.g., Section 255)
>         __ video description)
>         __ other (please explain)
>3.      How useful is WFW to you?
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>         __ 1 very useful
>         __ 2 somewhat useful
>__ 3 not very useful
>__ 4 not useful
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>4. Have you used the information in WFW to take any specific advocacy action?
>__ yes
>__ no
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>Please briefly describe what action you took or what would encourage you to
>take action
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>5.      How do you use WFW?
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>         __ in your job
>         __ for your newsletter
>         __ for your advocacy efforts
>         __ other (please explain).
>6.      How long have you been a subscriber?
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>7.      Do you usually read the
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>         __ whole issue
>         __ just part
>         __ depends on content.
>8.      How regularly do you use the links supplied in WFW to find further
>information on the issues discussed?
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>         __ one or more in each issue
>         __ occasionally
>         __ never use them
>9.      WFW is not published on a regular schedule, but we try to send one
>out every few weeks. Is this frequency:
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>         __ about right
>         __ too often
>         __ not often enough
>10a.    Please tell us what you like about WFW.
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>10b.    What you would like to see changed, if anything, about WFW?
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>Optional Information (This information will be used solely by the
>Governmental Relations Group and only for very limited purposes, if at all.
>It will not be shared with any other department or organization.)
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>Name:
>Organization:
>Address:
>City/State/Zip:
>Daytime Telephone (including area code):
>May we contact you at that number?
>Fax:
>E-mail:
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>Thank you very much for your time!  Part II will follow at a later date.
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