<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">Good morning, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">I was asked to pass along the following announcement. Please remember that the National Federation of the Blind will announce various research opportunities but may not endorse them. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">Request
for Study Participants</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">We are performing a study to
assess different methods of presenting map information on a smartphone or
tablet.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">We are now recruiting
subjects for our research study.  This
study requires that you participate in 2 approximately 3-4 hour testing
session.  The study will take place in
the Biotech Park (corner of Jackson and Navy Hill Drive, near MCV campus) in
Richmond.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">Participants will be
compensated $15/hour + up to $30 transportation for each day.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">We are looking for participants
over the age of 18 who are blind or visually impaired.  </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">Contact:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">David
Parker (804) 366-9259 <a href="mailto:parkerds@vcu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">parkerds@vcu.edu</a> </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:20pt">Dianne Pawluk (804) 828-9491
<a href="mailto:dtpawluk@vcu.edu">dtpawluk@vcu.edu</a>, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth
University</span></p>

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