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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please read the below announcement and share as appropriate. This research is important to the education of students who are blind or low vision. This will take place at the national convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marty<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marty R. McKenzie, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Renaissance Learning<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Goal of the Project: We would like to conduct usability testing of the Star Reading, Star Math, and Star Early literacy computer adaptive assessment. These Renaissance assessments are used across the nation in K-12 schools to help screen students. Renaissance has been working on making these assessments accessible and would like to see how accessible they really are so that we can make improvements if needed. We would like to meet with K-8th grade students individually to conduct a usability test of one of these assessments. We would observe the student take the assessment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Time Commitment: Each session will take about 45 minutes<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Compensation: Each student will be compensated with a $50 e-gift card of their choice. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Participants: In K-8th grade who are blind or visually impaired; proficient with the JAWS screen reader and primarily rely on the screen reader audio; and primarily use a keyboard for navigation. We would conduct the research with each student individually, but parents/guardians are required to stay during the session. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Time Slots: July 8, 9 & 10<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Please use this link to apply to the study:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.userinterviews.com/projects/DV2dx8HkWg/apply">https://www.userinterviews.com/projects/DV2dx8HkWg/apply</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NOPBC-Board mailing list<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:NOPBC-Board@nfbnet.org">NOPBC-Board@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nopbc-board_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nopbc-board_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NOPBC-Board:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nopbc-board_nfbnet.org/smwtimmons%40icloud.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nopbc-board_nfbnet.org/smwtimmons%40icloud.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>