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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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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<span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt">Blind Participants Needed – Accessibility Research</span></b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are conducting a study to understand how accessible and usable internet web archives are for people who are blind. We are looking for research participants who meet the following
criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adults 18-65 years of age.</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Legally Blind. </span>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No motor impairments.</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Familiarity with screen readers.</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Familiarity with web browsing on computers.</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Own a laptop computer.</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Each participant will take part in one testing session, approximately half an hour to an hour-long session. The participants will be expected to bring their own laptop computer
for the study. The study will take place at the National Federation of the Blind headquarters in Baltimore, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. We will provide $25 as compensation for the study, and we will also cover additional local travel costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:438.0pt;text-indent:-438.0pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If interested, please contact one of the following researchers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mohan Krishna, email:
</span><a href="mailto:msunk001@odu.edu"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">msunk001@odu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Phone: 757-324-9274<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vikas Ashok, email:
</span><a href="mailto:vganjigu@odu.edu"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">vganjigu@odu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Phone: 201-406-5093<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sherry Shirek<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Project Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></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 2527 |
<a href="mailto:sshirek@nfb.org">sshirek@nfb.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="210" height="76" style="width:2.1875in;height:.7916in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind">
<span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt="Youtube"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<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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