[nfbwatlk] FW: Upcoming Microsoft User Research Study - 24093

[Shaun Kane]

Hi all,

I'd just like to mention that I'm involved with this research study
and will be one of the people coordinating the study. Some of you may
have interacted with me via my research at the University of
Washington. This study is a collaboration between UW and Microsoft,
and we're very excited that Microsoft is beginning to take interest in
this issue.

If you have any questions about the research, feel free to contact me
by email or by phone at 206-923-8306. I'm happy to answer any
questions you might have about the research itself. However, if you'd
like to schedule a time to be in the study, please respond directly to
Microsoft using the info in the original message, as they're
coordinating the actual study visits.

Also, please note that we are looking primarily for screen reader
users at this time -- I realize that "no vision" may be an unclear
term, so I wanted to clarify that. It's not our intent to exclude
anyone, but the technologies we are testing are most similar to a PC
screen reader, and so we need to work with folks who are familiar with
screen readers. Ideally we'll be able to include a wider range of
people in our future research.

Cheers,
Shaun

PS: I cross-posted this message to wcb-l. Sorry if you got it twice!

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Shaun K Kane
PhD Candidate
The Information School
University of Washington
http://students.washington.edu/skane

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> I doubt she reads the list. The message was from Jacob Struiksma forwarding her message to fm. Best call her.
>
> Mike
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alco Canfield <amcanfield at comcast.net>
> To: "'Ationfb of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011 19:38:35
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Upcoming Microsoft User Research Study — 24093
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>>
>>
>> Hi, Hillary,
>>
>> My name is Alco Canfield, and I am interested in participating in your
>> study.  I use Jaws as my screen reader, and I also use an iPhone which
>> obviously has a touch screen.  It has really enhanced my motor memory, let
>> me tell you!
>>
>> I can be reached at this e-mail address, oryou can call:  (206) 783-7036.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Alco Canfield (Ms
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jacob Struiksma
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 1:53 PM
>> To: 'Ationfb of Washington Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: Upcoming Microsoft User Research Study — 24093
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Jacob,
>>
>>
>>
>> My name is Hillary, a Usability Site Coordinator for Microsoft User
>> Research. I am currently recruiting participants for a Microsoft Usability
>> Study of interaction techniques designed to make touchscreens more
>> accessible to the blind. Feedback from study participants can help improve
>> the accessibility of future Microsoft products!
>>
>>
>>
>> For this study, I am looking for participants who have no vision, and use a
>> screen reader for computer use. If you are interested in learning more or
>> being scheduled for the study, please give me a call at your convenience or
>> reply to this email with a time and date when I could call you.
>>
>>
>>
>> If scheduled for a study, as a token of our appreciation, all participants
>> can choose a gratuity item from a selection of retail Microsoft hardware and
>> software, or a Gift Card.
>>
>>
>>
>> Feel free to forward this message to friends who might be interested in
>> participating in Microsoft's User Research program.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your consideration,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hillary Heath
>>
>> Usability Coordinator | Kelly Services at Microsoft
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>>
>> 425.722.0574 (Direct) 1-888-261-8488 (Toll Free)
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