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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;color:black">Interested in guiding the future of online videos to better meet your needs? You can help with a Johns Hopkins University research study to better understand how
people learn from animated videos and audio description. We are recruiting people with low vision as well as functional vision to help with a 10-minute survey. The survey includes watching a short animation, answering survey questions, and providing feedback
on the video. The survey is entirely online and can be done on your computer, tablet or phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested to help us, the survey is open to adults (18 years old and above) living in the United States. You are also welcome to share this survey with
others who might be interested, especially if they have low vision. We will collect responses until
<b>January 24, 2022</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please click the link below to access the survey! Thank you very much for your help! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42av9J7HsmpKAHY">Online Survey Software | Qualtrics Survey Solutions</a><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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Primary Investigator is Jeff Day, MD, MA (</span><a href="mailto:jday19@jhmi.edu"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">jday19@jhmi.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">),
study #IRB00278591. </span><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:12.0pt">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives<o:p></o:p></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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