Regions: South Slave Region
Tags: health, health services, disability
| Principal Investigator: | Nadeau, Dorothy Rae (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12732 |
| Organization: | Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Hay River Reserve, Dene Cultural Institute |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | J. Graham, S. Chicot, B. Dumas, B. Landry, and one other member from the West Point 1st Nation |
Objective(s): To design an effective and effiecient service delivery model that will offer equal and accessible service delivery to blind and visually impaired Aboriginal people that is consistent with their belief system; and to provide guidelines for the development of an action plan to improve these services.
Project Description: The research team will collect data for this study through questionnaires and review of relative literature and documents. Questionnaires will be completed by community members respresentatives: Band Council designees, Band members, and or the Hay River Metis Association who experience visual problems. The communities involved include: Hay River - Town and Reserve, Kakisa Lake, and Fort Providence.
