[NFBC-Info] Looking for Bay Area Participants for a Paid Research Study

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

*Hello,*

*The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is recruiting blind and
visually impaired individuals in the bay area to participate in a study
titled: Assistive Tool for Training Blind Users to Manipulate a Camera for
Navigation.*

*Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested!*

*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 <jhong at ski.org>*

*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.*
*Thank you,*

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>