Subject: [Wash-at] Braille Transcription Study
tgstudy@u.washington.edu
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 19:07:01 PDT
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Participants Needed for Braille Transcription Study
Researchers on the Tactile Graphics Project at the University of Washington are conducting a study (funded by the National Science Foundation; IIS-0335143) to better understand the process for translating graphical images (i.e., charts and diagrams) to Braille. We are looking for Braille transcribers to participate in the study.
The study consists of completing an online questionnaire and one 3-hour observation session. Participants can choose to participate in the first or both study phases. We encourage anyone who transcribes Braille (in any format) to complete the online questionnaire. The questionnaire takes about 20 minutes to complete.
For the observation session, we are looking for participants who transcribe graphics and text and have completed the online questionnaire. We will ask participants to describe and demonstrate their processes for translating/transcribing text and two graphical images to Braille. We will observe and interview participants within their work or home environments, ask participants to share transcription artifacts (e.g., original and Braille versions of one graphic), take photographs of their computer screens, and make audio-video recordings of the session for subsequent analysis. We are seeking Braille transcribers who have at least one year of experience transcribing text and graphical images.
We will compensate participants with a $5.00 Amazon gift certificate for completing the questionnaire and $36 for completing the observation session.
If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact us at tgstudy@u.washington.edu; include "Braille Transcription Study" in the subject line of the email message.
Please remember that we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any information sent by e-mail.
We also maintain a subject database of people who are Braille transcribers or blind in the Seattle area. When researchers on the project conduct a study, they recruit participants by emailing people from this database. Signing up to be in the database in no way obligates you to participate in any particular study. You can always decline to participate. If you wish to be included in the subject database, please include that information in the body of your email. If you would like to be added to our subject database, even if you are unable to participate in the current study, please feel free to send us an email message to tgstudy@u.washington.edu so that we can include you in the subject database. Please remember that we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any information that is sent by e-mail. Participants will not be contacted without their consent or against their wishes.
Please visit our web site at http://tactilegraphics.ischool.washington.edu for additional information.
Thank you
Beverly Slabosky
Tactile Graphics Project
University of Washington
tgstudy@u.washington.edu
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