<div dir="ltr">Here is a clarification update from Danny Housley.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Danny Housley</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Danny.Housley@shepherd.org">Danny.Housley@shepherd.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 3:45 PM<br>Subject: Clarification on In Home Study<br>To: <a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a> <<a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon, it turns out that you do NOT need to use a screen reader for this study, I was misled. They are going to ask questions and observe how blind/low vision users use/interact with smartTVs. It’s $150 for participation. See
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The</span><span class="m_159157830520867811apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faccessibilityuserresearchcollective.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDanny.Housley%40shepherd.org%7Ccbb9bf0306a446d9b62208da7bce9519%7C32ead7baba1e42d6aa674709d3e43935%7C0%7C0%7C637958424435479464%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=B%2BO%2BEjB2ZgO2C74%2FkBkt5eX4ORiBAPxqBU3sk9hyA%2BM%3D&reserved=0" title="Original URL:
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User Research Collective (AURC)</span></a></span><span class="m_159157830520867811apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">at
Shepherd Center invites people who are blind or have low vision to be a part of a study on use of smart TVs.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">This study consists of two activities: 1) a pre-interview survey, and 2) an in-home interview to understand how people watch TV and how they have set up their devices. The interview takes about 90 minutes and will
take place at the participant’s home. Researchers will observe participants while activating and watching a smart TV and ask questions about their smart TV use. The overall purpose of the study is better understand the daily experiences of low-vision and blind
people and their interactions with smart TV.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">To be eligible you must: </span><span class="m_159157830520867811apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">• Have low-vision or be blind</span><span class="m_159157830520867811apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">• Have a smart TV</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">• Be between age 18 to 65</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">• Live in Atlanta area<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dorothy Griffin - President <div>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia</div><div><a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org" target="_blank">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a></div><div>770-374-4832</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></p></div><div><span><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>