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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see the below announcement from Evelyn Valdez… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Valdez, Evelyn [mailto:Evelyn.Valdez@va.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 01, 2018 4:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> John Halverson (jwh100@outlook.com); brianrmiller88@gmail.com; john_bailey17@hotmail.com; tracy.soforenko@gmail.com; Callaway, Shawn (ACL/AIDD) (Shawn.Callaway@aoa.hhs.gov); shafekah@gmail.com; Tajuan Farmer (tajfarmer@icloud.com); Mel Demissay (demissay@gmail.com); vagarwal@beankinney.com; philip.ashley@gsa.gov; amirhossein1@gmail.com; alexandera.castillo@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Research Study Anouncement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you could please distribute this research study announcement far and wide to your networks to assist my friend, Ali. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Much appreciated<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from Evelyn's iPhone <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"'>📧</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Ali Abdolrahmani <<a href="mailto:aliab1@umbc.edu">aliab1@umbc.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> February 28, 2018 at 9:45:00 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> "evelyn.valdez212" <<a href="mailto:evelyn.valdez212@gmail.com">evelyn.valdez212@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Research Study Anouncement</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Evelyn,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your participation in my pilot study. Please kindly share the following study recruitment announcement with whoever contact you think is eligible to take part. Participants should be identified as legally blind and use screen readers to interact with their computers or mobile devices. We also prefer recruiting participants who have experience interacting with home smart speakers (e.g., Google Home, Amazon Echo) or if not, at least be familiar with these devices.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the study announcement:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>HELLO--I am a researcher in the Department of Information Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. We are conducting research to investigate interaction with voice activated agents including home smart speakers like Google Home or Amazon Echo and mobile voice assistants like Apple Siri or Google Assistant. Participants should be identified as legally blind and use screen readers to interact with their computers or mobile devices. We also prefer recruiting participants who have experience interacting with home smart speakers (e.g., Google Home, Amazon Echo) or if not, at least be familiar with these devices. During the interview, Volunteers will be asked to discuss their experience with privacy, security and trust using these technologies. The study may take about one hour to complete. The interview can either be conducted in person in ITE building at UMBC or remotely using Facetime/Skype/Phone. Participants will be compensated with $20 through Amazon gift card or Paypal. Please contact me at <a href="mailto:aliab1@umbc.edu">aliab1@umbc.edu</a> if you are interested in participating.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--Best<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Ali Abdolrahmani<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>PhD Student<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Human-Centered Computing<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Information Systems department<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>University of Maryland Baltimore County<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>