Catering and recruiting for accessibility and disability needs is something to bear in mind when running your research. While we're no experts, we're here to help with some suggestions
There are 1.3 billion people with disability globally, which is roughly 16 percent.
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All recruits for this group must come with Premium Incentives. This is to help cover their efforts on getting on to the session, any accessibility tools or devices used as well as extra recruitment taken to reach this population.
When it comes to Screener Writing for people with disabilities and accessibility needs, it is good practice to ensure that all text are written in a way that is accessible to search engines and screen readers.
It’s important to use inclusive language so all participants feel respected and valued. Here is a handy guide to respectful language. We are always adding examples to this so please feel free to check back to see what we've added.
Disability | Respectful Language |
Blind or visually Impaired | Blind/visually impaired, person who is blind/visually impaired |
Deaf or hearing impaired | Deaf or hard-of-hearing, person who is deaf or hard of hearing |
Speech/communication disability | Person with a speech/ communication disability |
Learning disability | Learning disability, cognitive disability, person with a learning or cognitive disability |
Mobility/ physical disability | Wheelchair user, physically disabled, person with a mental health disability |
Emotional disability | Emotionally disabled, person with an emotional disability |
Cognitive disability | Cognitively/developmentally disabled, person with a cognitive/ developmental disability |
Short stature, little person | Someone of short stature,
little person, |
Health conditions | Survivor, someone “living with” a specific disability (i.e. “someone living with cancer or AIDS”) |
Mental health disability | Person with a psychiatric disability, person with a mental health disability |
Screener Examples
You may choose to provide the participants with support services to attend the session or inquire in a screener if they already have help available.
Other Examples
Questions | Answers |
Do you identify as living with any type of disability? |
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Which of the following assistive devices do you use? |
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Do you identify as a person with a disability? |
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Do you identify as any of the following? |
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Can you tell us a little about the nature of your disability? | If not applicable please write N/A |
If yes, what disability support services are you currently receiving? | If not applicable please write N/A |
Are you currently receiving services from a disability support worker? |
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Which of these best describes you? While on a website: |
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Which of these best describes you when viewing websites? |
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If you use assistive technology to help use websites, what type/s do you use? | If not applicable write N/A |
In your opinion, what's a good example of a shopping website that works well with the assistive technology you use? | If not applicable write N/A |
Please note that this serves only as a guide & our best advice
Should you wish to draft up accurate screeners based on Official Accessibility & Disability Standards, please seek professional advice or speak with an experienced Askable Plus researcher that can help with this 🤓