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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I am sharing the below information as you might be interested in it. I do not know any more than what is in the below information. If you have any questions, please reach out to the contact listed in the message.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Annette Carr<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NFB Fairfax Chapter <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>--- Forwarded Message---<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You can help us solve a new issue in street crossing. Street designs continue to evolve resulting in new challenges for blind pedestrians.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The UNC Highway Safety Research Center in conjunction with Accessible Design for the Blind is looking for volunteers who are blind to participate in a study on the accessibility of Quick Build Bulb-Outs in the D. C. area. We want to find out whether different wayfinding cues like tactile surfaces, or vertical delineators such as plastic posts or raised surfaces that you can feel under foot or with your cane, improve accessibility of quick-build bulb-outs for people with little or no vision. Quick-build bulb-outs are areas of the street at a crosswalk that are marked with paint and/or flexible posts to show that the area is no longer available for motor vehicle use. This area is considered an extension of the sidewalk at street-level and is the appropriate place for pedestrians to wait to cross the street. This relatively quick and cheap change is made in order to shorten the length of the crosswalk and to improve drivers' ability to see pedestrians waiting to cross. Quick-build bulb-outs may also slow traffic.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We are looking for experienced travelers who are comfortable using a long cane, who regularly travel independently outdoors, and who would be willing to participate in the research. If you decide to take part in the study, you will be asked to approach and cross several streets many times. The intersection does not have an accessible pedestrian signal but the mobility specialist with you will tell you when the WALK sign comes on. Compensation is $75 and travel to the study area can be reimbursed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If you are interested in participating in this study, please call me at 301-412-4224 or email me at: <a href="mailto:mbcleveland@fastmail.net">mbcleveland@fastmail.net</a> to find out if you are eligible for the</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>