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<p class="MsoTitle"><a name="h.n72bd6om05cp"></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Pearson User Study: Recruitment Questionnaire for Students under the Age of 18</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Parent/Guardian,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pearson is working to improve the accessibility of our digital tools and content and is inviting students to participate in a user study related to accessible math
tools and materials. The user study activities will be held at the National Federation of the Blind’s 2018 National Convention. Study times will be scheduled on Tuesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 8.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If your child is selected to participate, he/she will receive a $50 Visa Gift Card for every 30 minutes of participation (no more than 1 ½ hours).</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you and your child are attending the 2018 National Convention,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">please activate the link below to provide us with additional information. This information will then be used to make sure that this study is a good fit for you. The participant slots will be allotted on
a first-come, first-serve basis, so please complete the survey as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Surveys must be completed no later than June 24, 2018. The responses will be reviewed by Pearson staff and consent letters will be sent on or before
June 26, 2018 to those selected for participation. Signed consent must be received by email no later than June 30, 2017.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If your child is selected to participate in the study, we will notify you via email and attach an electronic consent form for you to complete. We will also inform you of the time slot assigned
to your child for the study. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="h.e47qvnw196ji"></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Please click this link to take the survey:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Pearson_NFB_2018"><b><span style="background:white">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Pearson_NFB_2018</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stacie Dubnow, J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(410) 659-9314, Ext. 2442 | sdubnow@nfb.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="262" height="95" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.png@01D3FF20.AFA57950" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01D3FF20.AFA57950" alt="Facebook"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.png@01D3FF20.AFA57950" alt="Twitter"></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.png@01D3FF20.AFA57950" alt="Youtube"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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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