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You\u2019ll have the opportunity to pilot test an exciting new AI tool called DAVAI (Data Analysis through Voice and Artificial Intelligence) that works within graphing software in a web browser. You\u2019ll ask DAVAI questions about datasets by typing or speaking and share your feedback with researchers.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In-person user testing</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> will take place in the afternoon (after-school hours) from June 10-13, 2025, at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA, or at the Concord Consortium in Concord, MA. You\u2019ll be compensated with a <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>$75 Amazon gift card</span></strong> for a 60-90 minute testing session. You\u2019ll need to bring your own laptop computer with a screen reader or magnifier to the session.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you\u2019re interested in participating, please answer the following questions:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=email-components style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What is your current high school grade level?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=email-components style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Which screen reader or magnification software do you use?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=email-components style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Have you worked with spreadsheets? Please briefly describe your experience.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=email-components style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Are you familiar with scatterplots or dot plots?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=email-components style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Do you have experience with graphing data?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please reply to <a href="mailto:tanja.milojevic@perkins.org" target="_blank">tanja.milojevic\u200b@perkins.org</a> with your responses<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> by May 20</span></strong>, or if you would like to learn more about this study. 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