[Nfbofnc] Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium Tactile Fish Exhibit

[Albert Sanchez]

Where is this aquarium located?
Albert Sanchez 252-757-3023

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary H. Ray" <ghraynfbofnc at charter.net
>To: "nfbofnc" <nfbofnc at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 19:38:22 -0400
>Subject: [Nfbofnc] Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium Tactile Fish Exhibit

>There is a new tactile exhibit at the state aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores.
>The folks who designed it need for blind folks to give feedback.

>Gary Ray

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>My husband, Bill Watkins, and I (Rebecca) have spent the last 4 years
>working on a research grant we received from NIDRR (National Institute of
>Disability Research and Rehabilitation) to study ways to make museum or
>aquarium exhibits accessible to the blind and low vision population.  The
>culmination of our work was to install an exhibit of touch activated tactile
>talking fish at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium which opened this July.

>So far the response to the talking tactile fish exhibit has been very
>enthusiastic.  Bill and I are about to begin the final audience evaluation
>testing in preparation for writing up the final summation of our 4 year
>grant!  Exciting times - but we have lots left to do.

>If at all possible we need to complete our audience testing by November
>30th.  I am going to Pine Knoll Shores on November 12th to familiarize the
>volunteers who will manage the testing with the questionnaire.  We would
>like to begin testing folks as soon as possible.  It is going to be rather
>tricky for me to schedule this from Winston-Salem, but I will do the best I
>can.

>Ideally we would like to test 4 folks in each of the following
>categories:

>          4 adults who have been blind since birth
>          4 adults who lost their sight after the age of 3 or 4 - so they
>have some visual memory
>          4 adults who have had low vision since birth
>          4 adults who have become low vision after the age of 3 or 4 - so
>they have some visual memory

>          4 young people (18 or under) who have been blind since birth
>          4 young people who lost their sight after the age of 3 or 4 so
>they have some visual memory
>          4 young people who have had low vision since birth
>          4 young people who have become low vision after the age of 3 or 4
>- so they have some visual memory

>This is a total of 32 folks - and I realize this is a very tall order to
>fulfill in a short time.  Can you give me an idea of how many people you
>know who fit into these categories and might be willing to participate?
>Please email (rfuller at rafmodels.com )or give me a call on my cell phone
>(336)
>782-5433 so we can talk this over.
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