[Nfbc-info] FW: Accessible Communications: Calibrating the User Experience

[Mary Willows]

Hello All:
Thought you might be interested in this message.  I am trying to get ahold
of them to have a table at our convention.  If you cannot attend the
convention, you might want to contact them.
-Mary


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.

National Federation of the Blind of California (NFBC)
3934 Kern Court
Pleasanton, CA 94588
925-462-8575

Thank you,
Mary Willows, President NFBC
mwillows at sbcglobal.net 



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Subject: [Nfbc-info] Accessible Communications: Calibrating the User
Experience

The best way to improve the state of accessibility for consumers who are
blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted at North American companies is to
gain insight and then get the word out to the people who can either make
improvements themselves (the companies) or be catalysts for change (the
consumers).

My name is Sharlyn Ayotte, and I am the Founder of and Consumer Engagement
Officer for T-Base Communications, a full-service accessible communications
company that specializes in producing accessible statements and bills on
behalf of North America's largest corporations and education providers. The
large volume of accessibility-related questions we receive from our
customers tells us businesses are interested in learning about and improving
the user experience.

Because there are few, if any, up-to-date stats from consumers who are
blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted and because your feedback is the most
valuable, we've put together a few questionnaires, each taking less than 5
minutes to complete, asking about experiences obtaining accessible
statements and bills from call centers, in-branch/in-store and online.

In the end, we'll have a data-packed final report to share with our
customers and with end-user consumers across North America, in an effort to
help calibrate the user experience.


If you or someone you know is blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted, we
need your help. We need to reach as many people as possible; with sufficient
participation we'll have statistically sound results. We anticipate these
results will not only increase awareness of accessibility in North America,
but also influence future policies.

Begin the
questionnaire<http://tbase.com/accessible-communications-calibrating-user-ex
perience> and see below for two other ways you can support us.

1.      Share our initiative on social media with your followers. You can do
so by simply going to our social media properties and sharing our tweets and
status updates on the following properties:

Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/TBaseCommunity/posts/1598768563679059>
Twitter<https://twitter.com/TBaseComm/status/646346611132489728>

2.      Invite friends and colleagues in the blind, deaf-blind and partially
sighted community to participate. Simply copy and paste the text below in an
email, and include the link to the questionnaire.

If you are a member of the blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted community,
T-Base Communications would like to learn more about your experience
receiving accessible information formats. Completing the questionnaire takes
approximately 5 minutes. Access the
questionnaire<http://tbase.com/accessible-communications-calibrating-user-ex
perience>  or call 1-800-563-0668 Ext. 1229 to receive the questionnaire in
an alternate format of your choice.

Thank you in advance. Please don't hesitate to contact me at
sharlyn at tbase.com<mailto:sharlyn at tbase.com> if you have any questions or
would like to chat further.

Have a great day!


Sharlyn Ayotte
Consumer Engagement Officer
T-Base Communications
Phone: 613-236-0866 | Toll free: 1-800-563-0668
www.tbase.com<http://www.tbase.com/> | Ogdensburg, NY | Ottawa, ON Have
questions? We have answers. Just ask us!
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