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In this study, blind and low-vision participants who use screen reading and magnification software will complete scripted tasks on their own devices through a Pegasystems web application. Pegasystems team members will facilitate and observe these sessions. Sessions will be held remotely, and participants will need to be very comfortable using Zoom (including opening URLs sent via chat and sharing their screen).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sessions will be approximately 1 hour, and will take place in April. All study sessions will be recorded for internal use, but if there is a quote or segment Pegasystems would like to use externally, participants will be explicitly asked for their consent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you are interested in providing your input to Pegasystems, please complete this <a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834/r/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834_a245304c-0232-4816-8c20-084f94686f08/l/997AE55A-DCC4-44A4-A1C8-6293AC1A4599/c">recruitment form</a>. Submitting this form does not guarantee participation in the study. Selected participants will be invited to participate based upon their recruitment form responses. Selected Participants who complete the study will be compensated with a $75 Amazon gift card.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Carroll Center for the Blind<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'><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:#DDDDDD;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0px;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><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:#DDDDDD'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834/r/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834_a245304c-0232-4816-8c20-084f94686f08/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:#DDDDDD'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834/r/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834_a245304c-0232-4816-8c20-084f94686f08/l/4F9E9E6D-BFC0-41AB-9498-D6E45B66B97A/c"><span style='color:#333333'>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:#DDDDDD'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.carroll.org">https://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="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAJEAAP///wAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAgEAAEEBAA7" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://eml-pusa01.app.blackbaud.net/intv2/j/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834/r/4C1E80E4-EB3A-4F2E-828C-AAADD1EC7834_a245304c-0232-4816-8c20-084f94686f08/o" /><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>