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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi TABSters,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see below for more information regarding an opportunity available to middle and high school students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>...Gabe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gabe Cazares<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President, Texas Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A Division of the National Federation of the Blind of Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: tabs@nfbtx.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: 281-965-9583<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.twitter.com/txtabsters"><span style='color:blue'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/tabs.members"><span style='color:blue'>Friend us on Facebook</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.nfbtx.org/tabs"><span style='color:blue'>Check us out on the web</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"Together we are changing what it means to be blind."<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> JeanineKay Lineback [mailto:jeanine.lineback@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2014 2:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Texas Association of Blind Students'<br><b>Subject:</b> Time sensitive! Knowbility seeks K-12 students with visual impairments for Testing Platform study<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Knowbility is in the last week of recruitment for a </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>usability/accessibility study of an online computer based testing platform. </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:#1F497D'>If, you are a middle school or high school student this is your opportunity to speak your mind about usability/accessibility and get $50.00 of spending money in the form of a gift card! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> We need a few more middle school or high school students to participate. You would be evaluating and providing feedback on a computer based online testing platform. Study participants will receive a $50.00 gift card for participating. Assessment times are approximately one hour. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The study will be conducted at the Knowbility office: 3925 W. Braker Lane, Austin TX 78759. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There will be a laptop running Windows 7 and an iPad available at the study location for students to use. The following assistive technologies will also be available: JAWS V15, Window-Eyes 8X, ZoomText V10X, as well as any of the built-in assistive technologies provided by the specified systems. This means that students that use the above assistive technologies do not need to bring their own assistive technology to the study. However, if a student is more comfortable using their own device or uses a different type of assistive technology device or software; they are welcome to bring it and use it during the study. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The target participant would be between twelve and twenty-two years of age, attending middle school or high school, reasonably able to follow basic instructions, able to provide feedback as to their experience, and students with multiple disabilities will be accepted for participation. Student participants should be able to operate their assistive technology device or software at an intermediate level, (minimal instruction needed for AT operation(. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>The remaining available times to participate are: Friday 2/21 – 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm and Saturday 2/21 – 11:00 am, and 1:00 pm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>For more information or to schedule you can contact me by phone at: (512) 305-0201 or via email: <a href="mailto:Jeanine@knowbility.org">Jeanine@knowbility.org</a>. If you contact me via email; please include your phone number for scheduling purposes. I will call and we can discuss details over the phone. No drop in participants will be accepted into this study! Due to the confidentiality needs of the study as well as the participants, all participants must call to be scheduled and answer a few questions. These questions are to ensure that the participants and/or their parent/guardian has all the necessary information. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Following the phone call, if the participant is scheduled for the study, a confirmation email will be sent to the study participant and/or his or her parent/guardian. The confirmation email will include the date and time of the assessment, directions to the assessment location, a consent form that must be signed and returned at the time of the assessment, along with any other details deemed necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Feel free to share this announcement on your other social media networks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Jeanine Kay Lineback<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Office: (512) 305-0201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Twitter: @jlineback or @knowbility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Senior Access Technology Specialist - </span><a href="http://www.knowbility.org/">Knowbility Inc.</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Equal access to technology</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>