[Greater-baltimore] FW: Recruiting for D.C. Area Focus Group, Accessibility of High Stakes Testing

[Danielsen, Chris]

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From: Mary Watkins [mailto:mary_watkins at wgbh.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:25 AM
To: Danielsen, Chris
Subject: Recruiting for D.C. Area Focus Group, Accessibility of High
Stakes Testing


Hi Chris. Please see the announcement/invitation below to participate in
an upcoming focus group. Forwarding and reposting is encouraged.  Thank
you.

Recruiting for D.C. Area Focus Group, Accessibility of High Stakes
Testing

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC(r)) is working with
WGBH's Carl and Ruth Shapiro National Center for Accessible Media
(WGBH-NCAM) to conduct a focus group on the accessibility of the
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT(r)) by people who are blind,
have low vision or have a mobility impairment, and who use a keyboard
vs. a mouse for online navigation. Your participation is requested.
Preference is given to individuals who have had experience taking a high
stakes graduate admission test.

Focus Group participants will be asked questions about test taking
experiences including test functionality and navigation, and to provide
preferences for potential delivery of accessible graphics and other
imagery.

An honorarium will be offered, and transportation to the site of the
focus group (Reston, VA) arranged and costs reimbursed.

Please send an email to access at wgbh.org with "participate" in the
subject line. The focus group will be held in the morning of one of
these three dates. Please include your preferences of dates by
indicating first choice and second choice.

Thursday, September 16
Tuesday, September 21
Monday, October 4

Thank you.

-- 
Mary Watkins
Director of Communications 
  and Outreach
Media Access Group at WGBH
One Guest Street
Boston, MA  02135
617 300-3700
mary_watkins at wgbh.org
access.wgbh.org

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