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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>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN">-----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN">Invitation to Participate in Our Accessible Data Visualization Research Study Survey<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear members of the NFB,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Are you ready to make a significant impact on the world of accessible data visualizations? Join us in a research study to gain insights on how you would access visualizations and better help
data curators create accessible visualizations. This research is conducted by a diverse team of scholars at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, consisting of Blind and Low-vision (BLV) and sighted researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span lang="EN">What We're Exploring:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Our research is centered around the development and enhancement of an accessible data visualization system tailored to the needs of BLV individuals.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We aim to gather insights to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Identify the experience most BLV individuals have with data visualization.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Understand where BLV people would require data visualization.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Pave the way for a more inclusive future in producing accessible data visualizations and data science education.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h2><span lang="EN">Who We're Looking For:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We invite individuals who meet the following criteria to participate in our survey:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Aged 18 or older.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Meet the U.S. legal definition of blindness (visual acuity of not greater than 20/200 in the better eye with correction, or a field not exceeding an angle greater
than 20 degrees).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Regularly use assistive technology like screen reader or screen magnification software. (E.g. JAWS, ZoomText, Fusion, NVDA, VoiceOver, Magnifier, Orca, etc.)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Currently located in the United States<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h2><span lang="EN">Survey Details:</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Duration: Approximately 10 minutes.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Participation: Your voluntary participation is highly appreciated.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h2><span lang="EN">Your Privacy Matters:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rest assured that your personal information, including your name and email, will not be collected in our survey to protect your privacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span lang="EN">Ready to Participate?<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To help shape a more accessible future for data visualizations,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXuESlHP2EFSJrU"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">please fill out this survey, hosted on Qualtrics</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You can also access the survey by pasting the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXuESlHP2EFSJrU">https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXuESlHP2EFSJrU</a>
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<h2><span lang="EN">Questions or Concerns?<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our dedicated team via email at
</span><a href="mailto:ssk11@illinois.edu?subject=Data%20Visualization%20Study%20Inquiry"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ssk11@illinois.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span lang="EN">Spread the Word:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We encourage you to share this invitation with other individuals who meet our criteria and may be interested in participating.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you for your commitment to improving accessibility and inclusivity in data visualization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,<br>
JooYoung Seo (PI), Yilin Xia, Sanchita Kamath, and Aziz Zeidieh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="210" height="76" style="width:2.1833in;height:.7916in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA5040.CC7B90B0" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DA5040.CC7B90B0" alt="Facebook"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01DA5040.CC7B90B0" alt="Twitter"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" style="width:.25in;height:.25in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.png@01DA5040.CC7B90B0" alt="Youtube"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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