<div dir="auto">Greetings all,</div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">If found noteworthy please consider participating and sharing with others.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warmly,</div><div dir="auto">Linda Melendez, President</div><div dir="auto">National Federation of the blind of New Jersey</div><div dir="auto">732-421-7063</div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org">president@nfbnj.org</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Blake, Lou Ann via NFBNet-Members-List</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 12:11 PM<br>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and low-vision voters who voted absentee for the 2020 presidential election needed for research study on absentee voting<br>To: <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a> <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Study on blind Voters, seeks participants. </span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Who</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Researchers at the University of Michigan are looking for registered voters who are blind or low-vision
and voted absentee in the 2020 presidential election and at least one election previously. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Study:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This project will focus on blind and low vision voters' experience with absentee voting. The aim is to understand how voters approach absentee voting (i.e. fill out an accessible PDF and mail
it to a clerk's office.) and their perceptions of the voting process.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The process:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> You will be interviewed remotely for approximately 45-60 minutes by phone or using the conferencing
software of your choice.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Compensation:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You will be compensated $20 for your time via Visa or Amazon gift card. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to sign up:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> If you’re interested in participating in this study, please email Lauren Trimble at
</span><a href="mailto:ltrimble@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">ltrimble@umich.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or call 734-615-1299.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Principal Investigators: </span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lauren Trimble, School of Information, University of MIchigan, ltrimble @</span><a href="http://umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">umich.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Robin Brewer, PhD. School of Information, University of Michigan,
</span><a href="mailto:rnbrew@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">rnbrew@umich.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">University of Michigan, Institutional Review Board:
</span><a href="mailto:irbhsbs@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">irbhsbs@umich.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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