From ring1864 at outlook.com Sat Mar 2 04:44:34 2024 From: ring1864 at outlook.com (Donna Ring) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2024 04:44:34 +0000 Subject: [Promotion-Technology] FW: [EXTERNAL] [508] Paid Interview Study: Checking Web Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This accessibility of web content study may be of interest to members. Donna Ring From: Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC) > On Behalf Of Rachel Wood Sent: Friday, March 1, 2024 12:43 PM To: SEC508ITAC at LISTSERV.GSA.GOV Subject: [EXTERNAL] [508] Paid Interview Study: Checking Web Accessibility Hi! For any new people interested and who use their govt. email account on the sign up form, you may need to periodically check your spam folder for a message from "rewood at umd.edu." This is my personal email that I will reach out to you with. Otherwise, consider using a different email account, which may be a better option for you! Either way, thanks again for your time and consideration! Rachel Wood IRB Approved Recruitment Content: Hello Everyone! We are looking for people who work for or with the US government (Federal, State, Local) or other large public institutions (e.g., universities)! Follow this link to learn more and sign up for the interview study ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The goal of this research study is to make checking the accessibility of web content easier to do. To be in the study, you must: o Be 18 years old or older and o Involved in the web content process for a U.S. Federal, State, or Local Government organization or some other publicly funded institution (e.g., a public university) Participants will be paid $50 (optional)* with a Tango gift card. Interview will be remote or in-person (if in DC area). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you can think of anyone who would be a good fit for this study, please consider forwarding this announcement! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at: wa11y.hem at gmail.com Cheers, The Web Accessibility Hybrid Evaluation Method Research Team *Participants can choose whether you want to accept the full $50 in compensation, accept a lesser amount, or decline payment if your department has limits placed on compensation for research activities. -- Rachel Wood Ph.D. Candidate, Cognitive Accessibility in Human-Computer Interaction UMD College of Information Studies Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility 4130 Campus Drive Room 2117 Hornbake Bldg, South Wing College Park, MD 20742 (she/her/hers) This LISTSERV is provided by the General Services Administration (GSA), a federal agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). As a result, all communications made on this LISTSERV are subject to release under FOIA. For help with this LISTSERV, contact your community manager or listserv-request at listserv.gsa.gov.