I am writing to you about some important
work that is being undertaken by the Neil Squire Society. The Neil Squire
Society is a national organization that the Council of Canadians with
Disabilities collaborates with on many important public policy issues that will
contribute to an accessible and inclusive Canada.
The Neil Squire is doing some important
research on the accessibility of existing and emerging financial
transactions. As part of this work, the Neil Squire Society is doing a
survey about the way people with disabilities deal with electronic banking and
payments. In order for this survey to maximize its success, information
needs to get out to people with disabilities. The Neil Squire Society is
seeking to have participation in the survey by four major disability groups:
mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive.
The accessibility of financial
transactions and e-commerce is a very important issue. In a recent email
to CCD, Gary Birch, the Executive Director of the Neil Squire Society, made the
following points which underscore the importance of existing and emerging
practices regarding financial transactions, “There has been
discussion in a number of provinces about the potential to moving all welfare
payments to banking cards. This saves the provinces money as they can confirm
transfer of the money and they don't have to absorb the cost if they need to
re-issue cheques. The unknown question is how people who are un-banked or under
banked deal with this as a bank account is required to use the banking cards.
As most bank cards require the person to use a terminal to access or transfer
funds we are wondering what issues people with disabilities are having with
their financial transactions. Do they have a bank account or they do they use
another method of cashing cheques? What issues do they have accessing terminals
to complete electronic payments?” This is one example of a barrier.
Attached you will find a document which
contains some write ups about the survey for newsletters. There is also a
poster about the survey.
You can find out more about this work by
following this link. http://www.neilsquire.ca/financial-transaction-survey/
Please have a look at the attached
material. It would be great if you would include information in about the
survey in any newsletters that you are working on. Feel free to pass on
the information to other organizations.
Also, it would be great if you too would
consider participating in the survey. Please share information about this
important survey and project with your colleagues in the disability community.
Any assistance that you can provide in getting the
word out about this important project, will be greatly appreciated.
Accessible financial transactions are part of an
accessible and inclusive Canada.
Thank you for considering this request.
English
Language Brief Description of Survey
The Neil Squire Society would like to gain
a greater understanding of the way people with disabilities handle their
everyday banking and payment needs. The focus of this study is to look at the
issues the technology might create for people with disabilities.
As part of this project we are seeking
people with different disabilities who are willing to complete a short survey
about the barriers they face when doing their banking and paying for items and
services. We want to hear about any changes you would like to see in the way
services are delivered. We also want to know what is working well for you right
now with these services.
For more information about the Neil Squire
Society survey please visit
If you would like to be entered in the draw
to win a gift certificate enter your contact information at the end of the
survey. One participant will be chosen at random to receive a gift certificate
for $300 to a store of their choice.
Ultra Short
English Description of the Survey
The Neil Squire Society would like to gain
a greater understanding of the way people with disabilities handle their
everyday banking and payment needs. As part of this project we are seeking
people with different disabilities who are willing to complete a short survey
about the barriers they face when doing their banking and paying for items and
services.
For more information about the Neil Squire
Society survey please visit
We Need Your Views on Electronic Banking
and Payment
The Neil Squire Society would
like to gain a greater understanding of the way people with disabilities handle
their everyday banking and payment needs. The focus of this study is to look at
the issues the technology might create for people with disabilities.
We are seeking people with
different disabilities who are willing to complete a short survey about the
barriers they face when doing their banking and paying for items and services.
We want to hear about any changes you would like to see in the way services are
delivered. We also want to know what is working well for you right now with
these services.
For more information or to
complete the survey please go to:
http://www.neilsquire.ca/financial-transaction-survey/
If you would like to be
entered in the draw to win a gift certificate enter your contact information at
the end of the survey. One participant will be chosen at random to receive a
gift certificate for $300 to a store of their choice.
