[NFBCS] Research study: Users of high contrast settings by Xbox gamers to evaluate Xbox support website

[John Morris]

We need Xbox gamers with low vision who use high-contrast settings to evaluate Microsoft's Xbox Support website.

Please see details below.

Thanks,
John

John Morris, PhD
Senior Clinical Research Scientist
Shepherd Center
Atlanta, GA 30309
Do you play video games?
We are seeking feedback from gamers who rely on high contrast settings to access content on electronic screens.

The Accessibility User Research Collective (AURC) is looking for people who play Xbox and use high contrast settings to access information on computers or mobile devices to take part in a research project being conducted by Microsoft.

Microsoft researchers would like to learn about the user experiences of individuals who rely on high contrast settings as they explore the Xbox Support website. The overall goal of this research study is to learn about the accessibility of the official Xbox Support website (https://beta.support.xbox.com/) and determine the accessibility needs of users who rely on high contrast settings.


To be eligible you must:

  *   Rely on high contrast settings to access information on a PC or a smart mobile device
  *   Play games on the Xbox console (at least once in the past three months)
  *   Be 18 years of age or older
  *   Prefer English for reading and writing
  *   Be a member of the Accessibility User Research Collective (AURC)


Participants in this study will be asked to complete 5 tasks, testing the usability of the Microsoft Xbox Support official website (https://beta.support.xbox.com/) and complete an online questionnaire about their user experience. The survey will include a few questions about the participant and questions about using the website. Participation in this study may take about 60 minutes to complete. Following completion of answering the questions, participants will receive a $50 stipend for their time and effort.

ABOUT US
The Accessibility User Research Collective (AURC) is a national community of people with all types of disabilities interested in helping make technology more accessible and usable. The AURC is organized and maintained by assistive technology researchers at Shepherd Center.
To learn more about and join the AURC, please visit: www.accessibilityuserresearchcollective.org<http://www.accessibilityuserresearchcollective.org>

ABOUT SHEPHERD CENTER
Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spine and chronic pain, and other neuromuscular conditions.
Interested? Questions? Please contact Nicole Thompson at AURC at shepherd.org.


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