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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we
believe that it may contribute to our research mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have experience with touch screen devices? Do you want use touch screen devices more freely and individually? Talk to us and your opinions are valuable!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The research team at the University of Maryland has developed a personal device that aims to help blind users use touch screen in the public space. To better understand the prototype,
we now seek blind adults to evaluate it in a user study. During the study, participants will be asked to perform simple task with the device and report their user experience, which will help the research team improve the system in the future. .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time Required: about 90 minutes but no more than 120 minutes
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Compensation: $30 / hour (cash or Amazon gift cards)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: UMD Brendan Iribe Center (8125 Paint Branch Dr, College Park, MD 20742) OR at your preferred location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visit our research website for more information:
</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/touch-screen-robot/home"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/touch-screen-robot/home</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sign-up Now:
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/fa4KJtGz2CvqSCZP9"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006580">https://forms.gle/fa4KJtGz2CvqSCZP9</span></a><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jiasheng Li<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jsli@umd.edu">jsli@umd.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+1 540-449-5363<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IRB #1837743-2<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Principal Investigator:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jiasheng Li<i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Faculty Advisor: Prof. Huaishu Peng</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">410-659-9314, extension 2221 |
<a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org"><span style="color:windowtext">lblake@nfb.org</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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