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Do you want to be part of a Focus Group put on by UIC?

Are you a person with a disability?

Do you currently receive Social Security?

Do you want to work?

If so, we want to talk to you! A research project at the University of Illinois at Chicago is interested in your experiences in and views of employment programs and Social Security. We would like for you to participate in a focus group and share your experiences with the researchers and a group of people like you.

 

Who?

To be eligible, you must:

-          live in or near Chicago or receive services there;

-          be between the ages of 18 and 64;

-          receive Social Security; or be participating in or have experience with employment services under Ticket to Work.

 

What?

We are asking you to participate in a focus group and discuss the issues that you have encountered and ideas that you have about programs that assist people with disabilities to enter or return to the labor market. The focus group will last for about an hour and a half, and you will be compensated $30 for your participation.

 

Where and when?

A series of focus groups will be scheduled around Chicago at various times in October and November. You will be able to choose the date and location that works best for you.

Why?

This research is part of a project comparing employment policy for people with a disability in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. As part of our data collection, we are particularly interested in hearing from people participating in employment services.

 

If interested, please contact Randall Owen via email at rowen4@uic.edu or via telephone on (312) 413-2299 or Dr. Sarah Parker at skparker@uic.edu.  Either will be able to give you more information, discuss the project with you in more detail and answer any questions that you might have.

 

* Accommodations for participation will be provided upon request by contacting Randall Owen at the email and phone number above.