[NFB-Arkansas] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and Low-Vision Adults Needed for Personalized Object Recognition Study

[Tanya VanHouten]

Tanya VanHouten

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> From: "Blake, Lou Ann via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: November 9, 2020 at 6:44:32 PM CST
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and Low-Vision Adults Needed for Personalized Object Recognition Study
> Reply-To: "Blake, Lou Ann" <LBlake at nfb.org>
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> 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.
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> Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design,
> City, University of London
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> Blind or low vision participants needed to improve AI
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> Smartphones are helping blind users explore their world. For instance, Seeing AI uses Artificial Intelligence to analyze a picture you take with the camera.
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> While these kinds of systems currently can recognize common items, say for example “this is a mug”, the problem is that they can’t tell whether this is
> your mug. Also, they don’t know of items that are important to blind or low vision people, such as a white cane. We are trying to change this but to do
> so we need more examples of things that are important to you. Help us!
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> We are looking for people who are blind or low vision to use an iOS app to take short videos of things that are important to them. This app will allow
> lots of blind and low vision people to contribute data to help train the kinds of AI behind these smartphone apps.
> We are looking for participants who:
> list of 3 items
> • are over 18 years old
> • are blind or have low vision
> • have an iPhone or iPad
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> To find out more about this study including how to take part, please visit our website at https://orbit.city.ac.uk/phase-2-data-collection/
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> For any questions please contact Lida Theodorou at
> Lida.Theodorou.2 at city.ac.uk
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> This study (ETH2021 - 0032) has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance through the Computer Science Research Ethics Committee, City, University of London. If you would like to complain about any aspect of the study, please contact the Secretary to the Senate
> Research Ethics Committee on 020 7040 3040 or via email:
> Anna.Ramberg.1 at city.ac.uk. City, University of London is the data controller for the personal data collected for this research project.
> If you have any data protection concerns about this research project, please contact City’s Information
> Compliance Team at
> dataprotection at city.ac.uk
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> Lou Ann Blake, J.D.
> Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2221 | lblake at nfb.org
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