<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello Seattle Federation Family,<div><br>It was so great seeing some of you at the chapter picnic! My name is Gene, and I currently serve as Secretary of the National Association of Blind Students and have been involved with the NFB since 2019. I'm studying Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, and have a passion for accessibility research. This summer, I'm working with a research team at the University of Washington in order to investigate how machine embroidery can be leveraged to design tactile graphics. We are looking for blind braille readers (just grade 1 braille is okay) to participate in a research study to give us feedback about tactile graphics. Studies will last 75 minutes and be held in person at the University of Washington from Sunday, August 21 through Thursday, August 25. <br>You can sign up to participate by sending an email to <a href="mailto:make4all-experiments@cs.washington.edu">make4all-experiments@cs.washington.edu</a> and securing a timeslot at the following Calendly link: <a href="https://calendly.com/gene-sh-kim/tactile-graphics-user-study">https://calendly.com/gene-sh-kim/tactile-graphics-user-study</a></div><div>We would greatly benefit from your participation—please see below for the formal announcement, which also includes compensation details.</div><div><br>“<br>We’re University of Washington researchers exploring how better techniques for designing tactile graphics can improve/impact your experience. We are looking for blind/low vision individuals with at least intermediate tactile graphics experience and grade 1 braille literacy who are at least 18 years of age who want to give us feedback about tactile graphics. This experiment will be conducted at the Bill and Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington Seattle over August 21 - 25. For your time, you will be compensated $40 per hour. Based on your need, we may also compensate expenses of up to $30 you may incur to travel to and from the study location. <br> <br>If you’re interested, please contact us at <a href="mailto:make4all-experiments@cs.washington.edu">make4all-experiments@cs.washington.edu</a>. <br><br>Thanks for your time!<br><br>Ellie Seehorn and Gene Kim<br>“<br><br>Cheers,<br>Gene<br>--<br>Gene S-H Kim<br>Secretary/Webmaster | National Association of Blind Students<br>Chairperson | NABS Membership Committee<br>B.S. Candidate, Symbolic Systems | Stanford University<br> (650) 660-5475<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Gene</div><div><br></div></div>
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