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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you would like to join the Computer Science & Technology Division list serve, please send a message to <a href="mailto:cstdofsc+subscribe@googlegroups.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>cstdofsc+subscribe@googlegroups.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President Elect of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Association of Blind Students</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Blake, Lou Ann via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 9, 2020 9:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and Low-Vision Adults Needed for Personalized Object Recognition Study<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>City, University of London <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blind or low vision participants needed to improve AI <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Smartphones are helping blind users explore their world. For instance, Seeing AI uses Artificial Intelligence to analyze a picture you take with the camera.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While these kinds of systems currently can recognize common items, say for example “this is a mug”, the problem is that they can’t tell whether this is<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>your mug. Also, they don’t know of items that are important to blind or low vision people, such as a white cane. We are trying to change this but to do<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>so we need more examples of things that are important to you. Help us! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are looking for people who are blind or low vision to use an iOS app to take short videos of things that are important to them. This app will allow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>lots of blind and low vision people to contribute data to help train the kinds of AI behind these smartphone apps. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are looking for participants who: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>list of 3 items<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• are over 18 years old <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• are blind or have low vision <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• have an iPhone or iPad <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To find out more about this study including how to take part, please visit our website at <a href="https://orbit.city.ac.uk/phase-2-data-collection/">https://orbit.city.ac.uk/phase-2-data-collection/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For any questions please contact Lida Theodorou at <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Lida.Theodorou.2@city.ac.uk">Lida.Theodorou.2@city.ac.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This study (ETH2021 - 0032) has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance through the Computer Science Research Ethics Committee, City, University of London. If you would like to complain about any aspect of the study, please contact the Secretary to the Senate <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Research Ethics Committee on 020 7040 3040 or via email: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Anna.Ramberg.1@city.ac.uk">Anna.Ramberg.1@city.ac.uk</a>. City, University of London is the data controller for the personal data collected for this research project. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any data protection concerns about this research project, please contact City’s Information <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Compliance Team at <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:dataprotection@city.ac.uk">dataprotection@city.ac.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Lou Ann Blake, J.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(410) 659-9314, extension 2221 | <a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>lblake@nfb.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=210 height=76 style='width:2.1875in;height:.7916in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind"><span style='color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt=Facebook></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style='color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt=Twitter></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style='color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt=Youtube></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>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. 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