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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in">I am assisting on a project with WNET/PBS Kids and Bridge Multimedia to design a new accessible elementary-level math learning video game

based on the long-running PBS Cyberchase series [If you are unfamiliar with the show, check out <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in"><a href="http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/videos/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">http://<span style="color:windowtext; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">pbs<span style="color:blue; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">kids.org/cyberchase/videos/</a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in"> ].

 The goal of the project is to design a fully-accessible mainstream math learning game that can be used by all young children, including children who may have a disability. The project is supported with funding from OSEP at the US Department of Education. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:black">This will be the second such game to be developed, the first game "Railway Hero" was released in 2018. See </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/supporting-your-child-with-disabilities-with-digital-learning-games" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://www.</span><span style="color:windowtext; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">pbs</span><span style="color:blue; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">.org/parents/thrive/supporting-your-child-with-disabilities-with-digital-learning-games</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:black"> </span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:black">We are currently recruiting young students for alpha and beta testing for the new game.

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<li><span style="color:black; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Testing will be done remotely using either Microsoft Teams or Skype.

</span></li><li><span style="color:black; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Testing will take about 1 hour. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Testing will take place<b> between July 1 and July 8. </b></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Slots will be available during the day, in the evening and on the weekend to accommodate parent/child schedules.</span></li></ul>

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 Education Projects, through grants #H327C150007 and H327C150008. However, this content does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.</i></span><br>

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