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<DIV>Please do not contact me or Louanne Blake. Instead, work with the contacts
below.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Lloyd
Rasmussen, Kensington, MD<BR>http://lras.home.sprynet.com</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nfbmd@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">Blake, Lou Ann via NFBMD</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 02, 2018 1:06 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbmd@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">nfbmd@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=LBlake@nfb.org href="mailto:LBlake@nfb.org">Blake, Lou
Ann</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NFBMD] Participants needed for augmented reality
magnification study at the University of Maryland, College
Park</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>The below
research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes
only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research,
but we believe that it may contribute to our research
mission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: #212121'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Greetings!</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Our research team at the
Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland is studying how to
make printed materials more accessible using augmented reality magnification.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">We are recruiting participants
who are visually impaired and who use a magnification aid (e.g., hand-held or
CCTV magnifier) at least some of the time, and who typically do not use a
screenreader with smartphones or computers. All participants must be 18 years or
older. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">You will be asked to complete
tasks with a smartphone, and with wearable computing devices. The tasks will be
typical of daily activities, such as reading books, mail, or other printed
documents. We are also collecting basic demographic information and feedback on
the wearable devices. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">This study will be two hours
long and will be conducted at our lab on the University of Maryland, College
Park campus. In some cases, we may be able to arrange a location that is more
convenient to you. We will compensate you $30 for your time plus an extra $30 to
help cover travel costs if the session is at a location you do not normally
visit. You may choose to quit the study at any time. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">You can visit the study website
to learn more: </SPAN><A
href="https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~lstearns/studies/ar-magnification/"
target=_blank>https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~lstearns/studies/ar-magnification/</A><SPAN
style="COLOR: #212121">. If you have any questions or would like to sign up,
please contact us by email at </SPAN><A href="mailto:lstearns@umd.edu"
target=_blank>lstearns@umd.edu</A><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"> or by phone at
</SPAN><A href="tel:(240)%20472-1030" target=_blank>240-472-1030</A><SPAN
style="COLOR: #212121">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Lee Stearns,
MS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Department of Computer Science,
Human-Computer Interaction Lab<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">University of Maryland, College
Park<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Email: </SPAN><A
href="mailto:lstearns@umd.edu" target=_blank>lstearns@umd.edu</A><SPAN
style="COLOR: #212121">, Phone: </SPAN><A href="tel:(240)%20472-1030"
target=_blank>240-472-1030</A><SPAN
style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #212121">Study website: </SPAN><A
href="https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~lstearns/studies/ar-magnification/"
target=_blank>https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~lstearns/studies/ar-magnification/</A><SPAN
style="COLOR: #212121"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Deputy Executive Director, Jernigan Institute<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(410) 659-9314, extension 2221| <A
href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">lblake@nfb.org</SPAN></A>
<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of
members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind.
Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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