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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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">Study: Improving Virtual Reality Accessibility for Blind and Low-Vision Users<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background:#F8F8F8">Would you like to participate in a paid research study aimed at improving the accessibility of virtual reality? The research team at the University of Maryland is investigating accessible approaches for making virtual reality
more usable for blind and low-vision individuals through the use of haptics. We are recruiting people who are blind or have low vision and who are interested in or have experience with, virtual reality. During the study, participants will have the opportunity
to test a new prototype that applies haptic feedback to the back of the user's hand as cues in a virtual reality environment. Your feedback will greatly assist our research team in gaining a better understanding of the device and how to improve it for future
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">Time required: 90 to 120 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">Location: Participants’ preferred places, or University of Maryland, College Park.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">
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<span style="background:#F8F8F8">Compensation: $30 USD per hour (Cash or gift cards)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">For more information, visit our research website: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:#F8F8F8"><a href="https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/vraccessibility/home">https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/vraccessibility/home</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sherry Shirek<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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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