FAVE
Facilitating Awareness and Valuable Experiences
for the inclusion of individuals with communication and cognitive disabilities.


You are invited to participate in a web-based online survey on inclusion in your community. We want to hear about your inclusion in your community and how we can help businesses better meet your needs. This is a market research project being conducted by FAVE Solutions. It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.


Online Consent Form
PARTICIPATION: Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time without adversely affecting your relationship with anyone associated with FAVE or FACES. You are free to decline to answer any particular question you do not wish to answer for any reason.

BENEFITS: You will receive no direct benefits from participating in this research study. However, your responses may help FAVE facilitate inclusion for individuals with communication and intellectual disabilities within businesses and organizations in your community.

RISKS: The possible risks or discomforts of the study are minimal. You may feel a little emotional when answering survey questions about community inclusion.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Identifiable information will be kept strictly confidential, and digital data will be stored in secure computer files. Any report of this survey that is made available to the public will not include your name or any other individual information by which you could be identified.
If you choose to provide contact information such as your email address, your survey responses may no longer be anonymous. However, no names or identifying information would be included in any publications or presentations based on these data, and your responses to this survey will remain confidential. You may print the consent form and survey for your records.

CONTACT: If you have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, or if you would like a summary of this survey's results, you can contact Lauren Askew, MS, BCBA, LBA at lauren@fave.solutions.


Thank you in advance for your time!
FAVE

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* 1. ELECTRONIC CONSENT
Clicking on the “Yes, I consent” button indicates that:
- You are 18 years of age or older
- You have read the above information and understand the purpose and nature of this survey.
- You voluntarily agree to participate and understand that can withdraw from the study at any time, without any penalty or consequences.
- You grant permission for the data generated from this survey to be used in publications by FAVE.

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* 2. In what city do you live?

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* 3. What state do you reside in?

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* 4. How are you impacted by inclusion?

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* 5. What disability(ies) impacts your participation within your community?

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* 6. Have you ever felt like you were not welcomed at a business or events in your community because you or someone you were with had a disability?

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* 7. Does the inclusion experience (ability to participate, customer service and employee engagement, available accommodations for needs, etc.) affect your how often you engage in your community and with businesses?
Please provide comments to help us better understand your experiences.

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* 8. About how often does the individual with disabilities participate in your community?

  Never 1-3 times a month 1 time a week 2-4 times a week 5-7 times a week N/A
Shopping (grocery, mall, etc.)
Parks/ Greenway
Community events (festivals, concerts, etc.)
Sports/Recreation Programs (gyms, recreation sports leagues, etc.)
Activities/Outings (bowling, movie theaters, etc.)

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* 9. Would you increase your participation in the community or in local businesses if their employees had awareness and safety training for individuals with communication and cognitive disabilities?

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* 10. What factors matter to you when choosing a business or community event

  It does not have impact It is good, but is not necessary I might be more likely to try it out It would have me coming back over and over
Employee awareness and understanding of disabilities
Accommodations for safety (fencing, visual boundaries, etc.)
Social opportunities (for the individual and/or caregiver)
Specialized programs for individuals with disabilities (quiet hours, calming locations, adapted programs, etc.)
A person to contact within a business (ask questions, make prior arrangements, person to give feedback to, etc.)
Sensory accommodations available (headphones, quite area, etc.)
Price
You have heard how other people' experiences went
Hires people with disabilities

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* 11. Are there any other ways businesses could better meet your needs? Please give examples below

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* 12. Please provide your email below if you would like to be contacted by FAVE with updates and events.

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* 13. Are there places in your community you wish were more inclusive?

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* 14. If you said yes, what businesses would you want to be more inclusive (Grocery stores, movie theaters, hotels, civic center, museums, etc)?

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