[il-talk] Fwd: FYI Fw: Participants needed for usability study

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Patti S. Gregory-Chang
NFBI President
NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
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> From: "joe ruffalo" <nfbnj1 at verizon.net>
> Date: August 29, 2013, 12:01:33 PM CDT
> To: "Gregory Chang Patti" <pattichang at att.net>
> Cc: "joe ruffalo" <nfbnj1 at verizon.net>
> Subject: FYI Fw: Participants needed for usability study
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>   Greetings Patti,
> Please review the following email request.
> Good luck.
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> From: Farrell, Mary (GfK)
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 12:37 PM
> To: nfbnj1 at verizon.net
> Subject: Participants needed for usability study
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> Good afternoon, Joe.
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> I am part of a usability research team with GfK User Centric that is conducting a number of usability studies with individuals who are blind or have low vision. I believe Kirsten Jerch contacted you recently for a similar study we were conducting. I was hoping you could help us again in reaching out to a larger pool of individuals to potentially participate in our research to improve the usability of Microsoft Office programs.
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> Volunteer participants in this research will have the opportunity to influence changes in the way Microsoft programs support accessibility and universal design for people with disabilities. Major software manufacturers are making heavy investments to address accessibility in PCs, tablets, and mobile devices, and this is an opportunity to have a voice in those changes.
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> We will be asking willing participants to come to a research facility in either downtown Chicago or the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace for a one-on-one interview lasting approximately two hours.  These interviews will be conducted throughout September. Participants will be  compensated $150 for their time.
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> Interested respondents are invited to provide some preliminary information to the research team by filling out an online survey. Those who qualify will be contacted directly with more details and to schedule interviews.
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> The link below goes to the online survey, hosted by Survey Monkey. The survey should take about 10 minutes. All responses to the survey will be kept confidential by GfK, and only the immediate UX research team will have access to them.
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> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/blindandlowvisionaccessibility
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> If you would be willing to forward on the link to anyone you think might be interested in participating, that would be wonderful and greatly appreciated.
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> Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information or any questions that you might have.
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> Best Regards,
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> Mary Farrell, User Experience Specialist, GfK User Centric
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> Mary Farrell
> User Experience Specialist
> GfK Custom Research, LLC
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