A.  Criteria for Identifying Individual Interview/

On-line Survey Participants

 

 

 

The Regional Coordinator should identify 8 individuals who have experience with the Home Support system, either first hand or as the result of Home Support impact (i.e. a consumer of services or a person with disability not able to access services).

 

These individuals should:

 

1.     understand, agree to, and sign the consent form before participating.

 

2.     be representative of the diversity of our community so that nationally the individual interviews reflect a variety of backgrounds and experiences (i.e. cross-disability, across the adult lifespan, men/women, rural/urban, users of regular Home Supports/Self Managers, people of colour, ethnic diversity, First Nations on/off reserve, differing economic status and people working/non-working).

 

3.     be willing to openly share ideas and personal experiences.

 

4.     have an interest in the project and a willingness to contribute to the achievement of its goals in some way.

 

 

The majority of participants should be able to complete the interview in the form of an on-line survey independently however assistance can be arranged by the Regional Coordinator (e.g. locating someone to assist with the physical act of typing, literacy, etc.)

 

The majority of participants should be comfortable with the on-line format, however if for any reason this is inaccessible or uncomfortable, the Regional Co-ordinator will conduct the survey as an interview over the phone or in-person.