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Hannah Morgan a friend of mine is carrying out reaserch into the lives of disabled women in rural areas.
If you live in Northern England in a rural or semi rural area and are interested pleave contact. her.
HannahMorgan (Lancaster University, email: h.morgan@lancaster.ac.uk / telephone: 01524 594110),
Tom
INFORMATION SHEET
Disability, Rights and Welfare: Gender, Ethnicity and Rurality
Background: The experience of rural life for disabled women has received little attention. There is little understanding of disabled women's experiences of rural life, particularly for disabled women from ethnically diverse backgrounds. The main aim of this research is to learn about disabled women's experience of rural life and the impact of changing government policy on disabled women's inclusion in rural communities.
Scope: This research will involve up to 40 interviews with disabled women, including disabled women from diverse ethnic communities living in rural North-West England.
Participants: The researchers are working in partnership with local Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) to identify disabled women who may be interested in participating in this study. The organisations that we are working with have suggested that you would be interested in participating in this study as the topic is of particular interest to you.
Process: Once you have given your initial agreement to your organisation to participate in this study, the researchers, Karen Soldatic and Hannah Morgan, will contact you via telephone to arrange a time for an interview that is convenient for you. The interview will be approximately one hour and a number of questions will be asked. The main themes of the questions will include: a) life in a rural town/village
involvement in rural community activities, events and leisure c) experiences of work d) experiences of disability social supports and e) effects (if any) of changing disability policy over the last couple of years. At the interview, the researchers will ask you to sign a consent form to verify your interest in continuing with the study.Recording and Transcription: The researchers may want to record interviews for transcription. This enables the researchers to focus on the interview. It also helps the researchers to maintain a high level of accuracy for when they write up the findings of the study. The recording will remain confidential and only the researchers will have access to this recording.
If you do not wish to be recorded please let the researchers know from the beginning of the interview. The researchers will then ask for your consent to take notes during the interview.
Research Findings: The research findings will be made available in a number of forums. All participants will have access to the research papers as they are published via email or hard copy, depending upon your preference.
Funding: This research has been funded by the British Academy.
Research Team: The research team consists of Dr Karen Soldatic (Curtin University, email: k.soldatic@curtin.edu.au), Hannah Morgan (Lancaster University, email: h.morgan@lancaster.ac.uk / telephone: 1524 594110), Prof Carol Thomas (Lancaster University, email: c.thomas@lancaster.ac.uk) and Dr Donna Reeve (Lancaster University, email: donna.reeve@lancaster.ac.uk).
Research Approval: This study has been approved by the Curtin University Human research Ethics Committee (Approval Number HR186/2011) and Lancaster University Ethics Committee (Date: 28 November 2011).
Research Concerns: If you have any concerns about this research, please contact Prof Linda Briskman, Chair, Human Rights, Curtin University (email: l.briskman@curtin.edu.au) or Prof Paul Bates, Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine (Division of Biomedicine and Life Sciences), Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YD (email: p.bates@lancaster.ac.uk or telephone: 01524 593718).
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