[Nfbnet-members-list] FW: Research Participation Request: Designing Accessible Robot Communication for Blind People

[dandrews920 at comcast.net]

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.

 

Research Title: Designing Accessible Robot Communication for Blind People

 

Being conducted by: University of Washington, University of Texas at Austin, University of California at Berkeley

 

Purpose of the Study

We will be bringing together various stakeholders, including blind and low-vision people, household members of blind and low-vision people, vision rehabilitation therapists, and sound designers to collaboratively design accessible household robot communication techniques. This is intended to bring together multiple perspectives and eventually will be used to derive design guidelines and strategies for future household robots to ensure that they are accessible for blind and low-vision individuals.

 

Role of the Participants and Anticipated Length of the Study 

The study will take 2 hours, and be held at the University of Washington on August 22nd, though let us know if alternative dates work better for you. Participants will spend this time discussing challenges with communication with state-of-the-art household robots. Participants will get the chance to work with 1-2 real robots in our lab to demonstrate these challenges and assist in the brainstorming process. Participants will then collaboratively design new communication strategies (audio and/or haptic-based) that will improve robots' usability within blind and low-vision populations. Participants will then present their final ideas/prototypes. There will be a total of 15 participants at the study.

 

Proposed Participant Compensation

Yes, $90 in either cash or Venmo/PayPal/etc

 

Link or Instructions for Participants to Enter the Study 

Participants interested should reach out to ujjaini at utexas.edu <mailto:ujjaini at utexas.edu>  or minahuh at berkeley.edu <mailto:minahuh at berkeley.edu> . They can also call 832-406-6723.

 

Contact the following individual with any questions 

Mina Huh

8324066723

minahuh at berkeley.edu <mailto:minahuh at berkeley.edu> 




 

 

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