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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we believe that
it may contribute to our research mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:black">Are you a scholar who has conducted research on accessibility, usability, and/or utility of information systems or digital libraries for at least three years?</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:black">Are you an expert who has conducted accessibility or usability tests to support the needs of blind and visually impaired users for at least three years?</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:black">Are you a screen reader developer with at least three years development experience?</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you are age 18 or older and your response is yes to one of the above questions, you can earn $100 for participating in a research study.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A research team comprising blind and sighted scholars at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is developing design guidelines to improve the accessibility and usability of digital libraries (DLs) for users who
are blind or visually impaired.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Volunteers chosen as study participants will be invited to complete an online survey soliciting your input and feedback on these design guidelines. Participation may take between two to four hours at a time convenient
to the participant. You will first be asked to review guidelines and then rate the guidelines based on various criteria, in addition to providing feedback and recommendations for improvement. Upon completion of the study, the participant will receive a $100
electronic gift card as a token of appreciation.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you are interested in participating, or have a question, please contact Research assistant, Shengang Wang (email:<b> </b></span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:shengang@uwm.edu" target="_blank" id="LPlnk945267"><b>shengang@uwm.edu</b></a></span><b><span style="color:black">)</span></b><span style="color:black">.<b> </b>Please
reference project title: “Creating digital library (DL) design guidelines for blind and visually impaired (BVI) users – Expert/Scholar”<b> (</b>IRB#:18.302) in the subject line of the email. Please pass on this information to other suitable candidates who
you think may be interested.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Iris Xie (PI) and Rakesh Babu (co-PI)</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Iris Xie, Ph.D. <br>
Professor<br>
School of Information Studies<br>
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br>
Phone: (414) 229-6835 Fax: (414) 229-6699<br>
<a href="http://people.uwm.edu/hiris/" id="LPNoLP">http://people.uwm.edu/hiris/</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deputy Executive Director, Jernigan Institute<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(410) 659-9314, extension 2221| <a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">
<span style="color:blue">lblake@nfb.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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