Hair & Care Survey

Research Guidance – Hair & Care Survey

Hair & Care is a CIC founded by award winning session hairstylist, Anna Cofone. At Hair & Care we are committed to empowering and enhancing the lives of the blind and partially sighted community through our hair care and styling activity sessions.

We create a nurturing and inclusive space where Women and Young Girls can explore the fundamental aspects of self-care and hair styling, understanding product use, tools including brushes, combs, accessories and heated tools.

In our ongoing drive for inclusivity, we are now exploring the development of an exciting new resource that will enable us to extend our work to more people.

Your insights and experiences will be an invaluable asset in shaping the future of Hair & Care and hopefully the VI community.

Types of responses:

In the following survey you will find 3 types of questions:
Rating from 1 to 5 ( 1 = very negative, 5 = very positive)
Yes or NO
Open questions for you to answer, whatever you think.

You will find an asterisk before each question, this means that you must answer the question in order to continue with the survey. If you don't want to answer a particular question, you can type in "prefer not to answer".

Accessibility Statement:

The survey software used to collect data is Survey Monkey, which is compatible with screen readers.

The questionnaire has been designed to be Section 508 and WCAG2 compliant.

This questionnaire has avoided the following question types and settings to ensure accessibility:

Matrix of drop down menus Question Type
Click Map Question Type
Accept payment page
Multi-lingual surveys
Forced ranking setting for a matrix/scale question type

The themes used for this survey are the Heritage themes, which are compliant with Section 508 standards.

Survey Monkey is compatible with the following screen readers:

JAWS
NVDA
VoiceOver
TalkBack

For the best survey experience, we recommend that you use the latest version of one of the supported browsers.

If you encounter any problems taking this survey, please contact hairandcareproject@gmail.com.

If you think the survey could be made more accessible we would really appreciate your feedback. Email us at hairandcareproject@gmail.com.

Confidentiality Statement:

All information collected in this survey is anonymous and will only be used for this specific research. If you have any concerns about data protection, please contact hairandcareproject@gmail.com

Thank you for taking part in this survey.

1.How old are you?(Required.)

2.Ethnicity(Required.)

3.How important do you feel that self care is for your self esteem?
Rating from 1 to 5 ( 1 = not relevant, 5 = really important) (Required.)

4.Could the way you perceive your appearance impact the way you interact with other people?(Required.)

5.Do you feel independent when it comes to styling your own hair? Answer yes or no(Required.)

6.How accessible do you feel the beauty industry is?

Rating from 1 to 5 ( 1 = not accessible at all, 5 = really accessible)

Think of things like going to a hair salon to have your hair done, buying hair or beauty products in a shop, finding inspiration for looks, knowing which products to use, and knowing how to apply products…(Required.)

7.Do you feel included by the beauty Industry? Yes or No(Required.)

8.Would you use an online platform that supports you with your hair care and beauty routines? Yes or No(Required.)

9.Have you used an app, social media resource or platform to help you style and care for your hair and found it accessible? If so, can you tell us the name?(Required.)

10.Are there any specific features or functionalities you would like to see in an online resource designed to assist with hair care and beauty routines for the visually impaired? Examples: Video tutorial, Hair assistance support...(Required.)

11.Would a safe and healthy online community help to reduce your feelings of isolation? Yes or No(Required.)

12.Can you let us know from which platform did you hear about us?(Required.)