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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carols Mora asked me to send out the information about the survey below. I have no other data about this. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please help if you can. It could benefit all of us. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sharon Maneki<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you use screen-reader software, are blind, are at least 18 years of age,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and if you have an interest in helping to improve the quality and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>consistency in text-based descriptions for the blind (such as alt-text/long<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>descriptions), I would very much like to include your opinions in my<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>dissertation study. My study focuses on improving text-based descriptions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for the blind. The survey consists of 12 questions and is designed to be<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>completed in less than 15 minutes. It has also been tested to ensure<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>screen-reader compatibility and keyboard-based navigation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The survey can be completed anonymously, and you will not receive any<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>follow-up contact from me--or anyone--about the survey or your responses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, for those who indicate that it is okay to do so via their survey<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>responses, please note that I am planning to conduct follow-up one-on-one<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>interviews (30 to 60 minutes) and a group teleconference about improving<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>text-based descriptions (60 to 90 minutes). If you have an interest in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>participating in that conference call, please be sure to provide contact<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>information where requested in the survey. Compensation in the amount of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$15.00 will be provided in the form of an Amazon gift card (or other like<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>retailer) to those who participate in the individual interview. Due to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>technical limitations, not everyone can be invited to participate in the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>group teleconference. For those who do participate in the teleconference,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>additional compensation of $25.00 will be offered through gift card.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions about the survey, its aim and potential use, or my<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>dissertation, please contact me. Your participation is completely voluntary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and all information gathered will be used exclusively for my research. This<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>survey has been approved by the TTU Institutional Review Board.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to forward this survey link onward to other individuals you<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>think might have an interest in participating.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the link to the survey: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SZXHYH3">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SZXHYH3</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cristopher Broyles, Doctoral Candidate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Technical Communication and Rhetoric<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Texas Tech University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sean Zdenek, PhD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Principal Investigator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>