<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0pt 0px; line-height: 1.38; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">Our research group at Cornell Tech is developing a design tool for tactile maps. The tool has accessibility features that allow visually impaired people to create tactile maps independently. We are looking for volunteers to participate in a study to test the tool. Can you please help me spread the word? We are looking for individuals who are or have worked as a TVI, braillist, O&M instructor, and model designer. I attached a flyer that can be used to help recruitment. </span></div><br class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="" style="margin: 0pt 0px; line-height: 1.38; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-weight: 700; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">Eligibility</span><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">: Participants must be at least 18 years old, and should have experience with instructional design and tactile materials.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0pt 0px; line-height: 1.38; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-weight: 700; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">Duration</span><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">: The study consists of one session that is 1~2 hours long.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0pt 0px; line-height: 1.38; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-weight: 700; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">Compensation</span><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">: Participants will receive $15 cash compensation for each hour of the user study, and transportation expenses up to $60 with valid receipts.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0pt 0px; line-height: 1.38; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-weight: 700; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">Location</span><span class="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, serif, EmojiFont;">: The study will be held on Cornell Tech campus in NYC (2 West Loop Road, New York, NY). Alternatively, we can also conduct the study at your location.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0pt 0px; line-height: 1.38; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="">Contact: </b>Lei Shi <span class="" style="margin: 0px;"> </span><a href="mailto:ls776@cornell.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">ls776@cornell.edu</a><span class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px;"> </span>/ 607.379.5586 or Elizabeth Kupferstein <a href="mailto:ek544@cornell.edu" class="">ek544@cornell.edu</a>/ 516.778.9946</span></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px;">Best,</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px;">Lei Shi</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px;">Ph.D. candidate</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px;">Cornell University</span></div></body></html>