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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Cornelius, Matt <Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 12, 2023 8:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> apsings@aol.com; dawgmawm@gmail.com; azbarba@gmail.com; amb.burke@gmail.com; agorzelany@gmail.com; ali06811@yahoo.com; lackerman01@snet.net; bwhorberg@snet.net; 'Carolyn Kryzanski' <carol.kryzanski@sbcglobal.net>; cjohnmurph@gmail.com; erival@comcast.net; Gannon <gannonolson@yahoo.com>; HHamit Campos <hamitcampos@gmail.com>; 'djjavi527@gmail.com' <djjavi527@gmail.com>; djjavi99@aol.com; jjmodi56@gmail.com; marwindsor@comcast.net; 'mp2009.michael@gmail.com' <mp2009.michael@gmail.com>; mike rouillard <rouillardmike@gmail.com>; molly brainard <brainardmolly@gmail.com>; caseypm101260@gmail.com; patheffernan43@gmail.com; rongwei tan (rongweitan95@gmail.com) <rongweitan95@gmail.com>; sphrobson@gmail.com; VISHAL14@SNET.NET; William Schiavo <wschiavo34@comcast.net>; zuleika Martinez <zuleika_martinez@aol.com>; zmartinez-1991@hotmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Opportunity to Participate in a User Study with Northeastern University<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> The Carroll Center for the Blind <<a href="mailto:news@carroll.org">news@carroll.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 11, 2023 3:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Cornelius, Matt <<a href="mailto:Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov">Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Opportunity to Participate in a User Study with Northeastern University<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #9C6500 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:10.0pt;background:#FFEB9C'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=phLiveContent><div id=canvasDiv><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#E6E5E3'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=100 height=65 style='width:1.0416in;height:.677in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://s21aeml01blkbsa02.blob.core.windows.net/emailimages/2023/7/p-MUUse5ZSIEidSn7H3nSXkA/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0/b94677a7-1b0d-4058-835b-75abfd36b2c9/d167931a-0956-4660-b543-ac28504ab32e.png"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr style='font-weight:inherit'><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-spacing: 0px;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#000DB4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#000DB4;border-collapse:collapse;font-weight:inherit'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'>Opportunity to Participate in a User Study with Northeastern University </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr style='font-weight:inherit'><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-spacing: 0px;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;font-weight:inherit'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Dear Carroll Center for the Blind Community, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Are you an adult with reading proficiency in uncontracted Unified English Braille (UEB)? If so, we invite you to apply to participate in a Northeastern University 3D-Printed braille evaluation user study. This study will take place on the Northeastern University campus at 440 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115. Specifically, the study will take place in West Village H, Room 302.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Participants will be prompted with 3D-printed plates, each of which will feature one braille sentence. Some plates will be sanded for comfort, and some plates will be un-sanded. Participants will be asked to read sentences on various plates aloud. Participants will also be asked to rate their reading experience for comfort and clarity. There may be minor physical discomfort from reading poorly-printed braille text.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Applicants selected to participate who attend the study will receive a $40 e-gift certificate through the Tango Reward Genius Program, which will be emailed following participation in the study. Compensation in this study will be managed and administered by Northeastern University.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>If you are interested in participating, please fill out <a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0/r/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0_e0a0c58a-fc44-4beb-999e-2b1744afb79b/l/7B104D5A-AFA7-426E-9BBA-A82E96C98112/c"><span style='color:#0563C1'>this 3D-Printed Braille Usability Study Recruitment Form</span></a>. Screen reader users, after activating the recruitment form link, you can navigate by button to locate available dates. After you press Enter or Spacebar on your desired date, you can navigate by heading to the date you selected. Next, you can navigate by button to locate and select your desired time. You will then be brought to a page where you can fill out your individual details in submit the recruitment form. Please read on for more details about the study!<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:105%;break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F3763'>What is the Northeastern University Braille Usability Study All About?</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>3D printing technologies have been used in creating graphics for people with visual impairments. However, our guest researchers have found limited evaluations of how comfortable and effective this technology is given how print quality is affected by orientation. The purpose of this research is to determine the differences in how braille readers perform a reading task given the restrictions of 3D printing at various angles. Participants may help researchers better understand the trade-offs between 3D-printed braille production and reading experience quality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>For more information please contact Eduardo Puerta (315-262-7219), the person mainly responsible for the research. You can also contact Cody Dunne (617-373-8399, <a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0/r/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0_e0a0c58a-fc44-4beb-999e-2b1744afb79b/l/8B0762BB-C8DF-48FC-B49E-72D6034106EB/c">c.dunne@northeastern.edu</a>), the Principal Investigator. This study has been reviewed and approved by the Northeastern University Institutional Review Board IRB#: 23-01-19<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0px;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0px;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#2C9DD5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0px;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#2C9DD5'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0/r/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0_e0a0c58a-fc44-4beb-999e-2b1744afb79b/oo" target="_blank">Unsubscribe</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#2C9DD5'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0/r/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0_e0a0c58a-fc44-4beb-999e-2b1744afb79b/l/0DD8E2C5-9686-44A7-82D9-5DB2F81611EA/c"><span style='color:white'>The Carroll Center for the Blind</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#2C9DD5'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><a href="http://www.carroll.org/">http://www.carroll.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0/r/36080340-46DC-4174-A365-44772CAB72B0_e0a0c58a-fc44-4beb-999e-2b1744afb79b/o" /><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>