<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Sherry Shirek via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> August 25, 2023 at 9:57:27 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Blind and low vision Adults 18 and older needed for research: Smart Speaker and Skill Use: What do We Know?</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Sherry Shirek <sshirek@nfb.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute
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<h1 style="margin-left:27.55pt"><span style="color:#005BBB">You<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
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<span style="color:#005BBB;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Participation</span><span style="color:#005BBB">
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Involves</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<h1><span style="color:#005BBB;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Location</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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Focus<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>groups<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
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<span style="color:#171717">You<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
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