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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Greetings All!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My name is Andrew, and Im a User Experience Research Intern at Gentex and a graduate student at the University of Washington. Im helping our
team learn more about the next generation of accessibility tools and experiences.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About the Study</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this study, wed like to better understand how people navigate everyday life, especially moments when vision affects something they are trying
to do and when digital tools or technology-based support are involved.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What Participation Involves</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The study will take place over 14 days through Dscout, a research platform that allows participants to record and share short videos of real-life
moments.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participants will be asked to submit
<b>5 moments</b> when vision affects something they are trying to do and a digital tool or technology-based support is involved. This could include an app, device, accessibility feature, AI tool, or other technology.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The total time commitment is approximately
<b>4 hours</b>, spread across the 14-day study period. This includes diary study activities and a final interview.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compensation</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participants selected for the study may receive
<b>up to $420</b> for completing all diary study activities and the final interview.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Screening Survey</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The screening survey will ask questions to help the research team determine whether this study is a good fit. Questions may include:</span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Basic eligibility information</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px; align-self: start;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Experience with low vision</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px; align-self: start;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Use of technology or accessibility features</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20px; align-self: start;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Availability for the 14-day study</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Timeline and Application</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The study is expected to begin in
<b>early to mid-August</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To apply, please complete the screener here:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://app.dscout.com/scouts/welcome/opportunity/cd7e9d30-dc64-4c70-8196-8eb3191fb2a9" title="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.dscout.com%2Fscouts%2Fwelcome%2Fopportunity%2Fcd7e9d30-dc64-4c70-8196-8eb3191fb2a9&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ca91ab30b40944d9fa94e08def283d8e1%7Ccc8eac22562941a8b33d28a72cf42b23%7C0%7C0%7C639214845280724155%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=R%2FN06hK5VWpX%2FM61XEH%2BGmBy8EqrtbJB22JzJDQg1XI%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://app.dscout.com/scouts/welcome/opportunity/cd7e9d30-dc64-4c70-8196-8eb3191fb2a9" data-outlook-id="83c4423e-0f2e-41af-b198-978f29c23dcb" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://app.dscout.com/scouts/welcome/opportunity/cd7e9d30-dc64-4c70-8196-8eb3191fb2a9</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Privacy and Confidentiality</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your privacy matters to us. Anything you share in the screener and study will be used only for this research and will be kept confidential.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Only the research team will see your videos, diary entries, and Dscout responses. If we summarize findings, we will not include your name or identifying
details without your permission.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please Share</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Questions?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact Andrew Neang at
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="mailto:andrew.neang@gentex.com" class="ms-outlook-linkify" title="mailto:andrew.neang@gentex.com" data-outlook-id="5de1185c-7b7d-4ecf-943c-54be97502aa0" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">andrew.neang@gentex.com</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best,<br>
Andrew</span></p>
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