<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Stephanie Ludi via Nyabs <<a href="mailto:nyabs@nfbnet.org">nyabs@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 27, 2015 at 4:23:00 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nyabs@nfbnet.org">nyabs@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nyabs] Paid Research experience for undergraduates this summer at RIT</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Stephanie Ludi <<a href="mailto:steph.ludi@gmail.com">steph.ludi@gmail.com</a>>, New York Association of Blind Students Discussion List <<a href="mailto:nyabs@nfbnet.org">nyabs@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Please share with undergraduate students who are studying computing.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The blurb is below.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks,</span><br><span>--Steph</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hi,</span><br><span></span><br><span>We got our REU Site grant approval a little late so I apologize for</span><br><span>the late email, but your help is appreciated in our hastened</span><br><span>recruitment cycle for this summer..</span><br><span></span><br><span>Please share the following with your students.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you,</span><br><span>--Steph</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program</span><br><span>Rochester Institute of Technology</span><br><span>Summer 2015</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Research Experience with Accessible Multimodal Interfaces for All</span><br><span>Consumers is a ten-week summer research experience for undergrads in</span><br><span>accessible computing. You will get to work with a diverse set of</span><br><span>peers and experienced mentors in an inclusive setting.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Examples of exciting projects:</span><br><span></span><br><span>* Online video enhanced captions with tactile feedback for deaf consumers</span><br><span>* View management or guided magnification for low vision consumers</span><br><span>* Smartphone tactile keyboards and applications for blind consumers</span><br><span>* Speech-to-text conversation applications for hard of hearing consumers</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Application: <a href="http://avd.rit.edu/apply">http://avd.rit.edu/apply</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Deadline: April 10, 2015</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Who should apply:</span><br><span></span><br><span>* Undergraduates majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering,</span><br><span>Information Technology, Information Sciences or related fields</span><br><span>* Underrepresented people with disabilities, minorities and women</span><br><span>strongly encouraged to apply</span><br><span>* US citizenship or permanent residency is required</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Benefits include:</span><br><span></span><br><span>* Competitive Stipend</span><br><span>* Travel Support</span><br><span>* On-campus housing</span><br><span>* Meal Stipend</span><br><span>* Hands-on Research</span><br><span>* Faculty/Peer mentoring</span><br><span>* Professional Development</span><br><span>* Interaction with a diverse set of peers and mentors who are:</span><br><span>- Deaf and Hard of Hearing</span><br><span>- Blind and Low Vision</span><br><span>* Learn and practice American Sign Language (ASL) on campus</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>If you have any questions, feel free to contact: <a href="mailto:reuami@rit.edu">reuami@rit.edu</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Nyabs mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/nyabsinfo%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/nyabsinfo%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>