[NFBC-Info] Fwd: Looking for participants for a user study

[Kit La]

Hi NFB MEMBERS OF cA,
I hope it's ok to forward this email. This user study is very
interesting and will be benefitial to help he blind.  In addition,
participants make a little pocket change. If interested, Please
Jonggi.  Thanks.
Kit


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jonggi Hong <jonggi.hong at ski.org>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 00:05:50 +0000
Subject: Looking for participants for a user study
To: Jonggi Hong <jonggi.hong at ski.org>

Hello,

My name is Jonggi Hong, and I am doing accessibility research at
Smith-Kettlewell with Dr. James Coughlan.

I am planning an in-person user study about interactions between
navigation system for blind travelers and its users. I am wondering if
you would be interested and available in participating in the user
study sometime over the next few weeks. The details of the project and
compensation are below.

Assistive Tool for Training Blind Users to Manipulate a Camera for Navigation
This research focuses on the use of computer vision and other
sensor-based methods of extracting visual and other information from
indoor or outdoor scenes, or from existing images, and of conveying
this information using audio, visual and/or tactile output to be
useful to blind and low vision individuals. Examples of current
studies include the development of camera-enabled smartphone apps to
help persons who are visually impaired receive wayfinding guidance
indoors and to make physical objects (such as documents, maps, devices
and 3D models) more accessible by providing real-time audio feedback
in response to the location on an object that the user is touching.
If you are 14 years or older and are blind or visually impaired, you
may be eligible to participate in this study. (If you are between
14-17 years of age, you will need permission from your parent or
guardian to participate in the study.) Volunteers are compensated
$30/hr. for participating in a 50-60 minute study, plus reimbursement
for transportation to and from the experiment (appropriate receipts
must be produced). However, the reimbursement for round-trip
transportation may not exceed $150. Compensation will be provided
either in the form of an Amazon gift card, cash or check.
Contact:
Jonggi Hong
301-642-2024
jhong at ski.org

Let me know if you are interested. Also, feel free to spread this
information to others who may be interested too. I look forward to
hearing back from you.

Best,
Jonggi



Jonggi Hong | Postdoctoral Fellow
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2318 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115
https://www.ski.org/ |
https://jonggi.github.io<https://jonggi.github.io/> |
jhong at ski.org<mailto:jhong at ski.org>