[Sigmed-l] Survey for Webmasters: Please respond!

[kgreen10]

My name is Dr. Jonathan Lazar, Assistant Professor in the Department of
 Computer and Information Sciences and the Center for Applied Information
 Technology at Towson University in Towson, MD.  As part of my continuing
 research concerning web accessibility*, I have developed the attached
 survey to determine the attitudes of webmasters toward users with
 disabilities.  The research team also includes Professor Alfreda
 Dudley-Sponaugle, Computer and Information Sciences and Ms. Kisha-Dawn
 Greenidge, Graduate Student in the Center for Applied Information
 Technology at Towson University.

 Definition:
 *Web accessibility - When applied to informational systems, accessibility
 means that an information system is flexible enough to be utilized by
 someone using alternative input and/or output methods.

 If you are currently the webmaster of your website, we invite you to
 participate in this study, which is completely voluntary.  If you do not
 manage your website, please pass this e-mail to the individuals in your
 organization that have this responsibility.

 If you choose to participate in this study, your participation will be
 absolutely anonymous.  Neither anyone reading the results of the survey,
 nor the research team, will be able to identify you.  To access the
 survey, click on the following web address, or copy and paste it in your
 browser's URL field and then press the Enter key.

 http://pages.towson.edu/adudley/Survey_webmasters.htm

 When you are finished filling out the survey, click the Submit Form button
 at the bottom of the screen.  At the end of the survey, you have an option
 to participate in a drawing to win a cash prize.  Three respondents will
 be randomly selected to receive $100 each.  To participate, you will need
 to fill out personal information so that we can contact you in order to
 receive the prize.

 If you have any questions about the study, you may contact Professor
 Dudley-Sponaugle at 410-704-4946 or adudley at towson.edu.


 Thank you for your time.


 J. Lazar, A. Dudley-Sponaugle, and, K. Greenidge
 Deparment of Computer and Information Sciences and
 Center for Applied Information Technology
 Towson University