Study recruitment about accessibility in digital whiteboarding tools

[Emily Amspoker]

Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the previous study I recruited for on this list (the one about inclusive hurricane maps). Our prototype improved a great deal thanks to the high-quality feedback we received.

I'm working on a different project for research related to making creating accessible digital whiteboarding tools (e.g. Miro, Figjam) for collaboration. We are also looking for NVDA users specifically located in the US. 

If you are interested, here are the details of the study:

We are researchers at the CS/HCC Program at Georgia Tech with Dr. Roberts at the TILES lab and we are recruiting participants for a research study evaluating accessibility tools for collaborative digital whiteboarding, assessing whether sighted and blind/low vision users can effectively engage with a digital prototype whiteboarding environment.

We are looking for both sighted and blind/low vision individuals to participate in a 30-to-45 minute interview remotely using Zoom or Microsoft Teams. We will have you interact with our prototype individually or with another individual to provide feedback and help us understand how we can facilitate collaboration on online whiteboarding platforms. The interviews will be screen recorded and audio recorded solely for research purposes and will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

This study is part of a class project for CS 8903: Special Problems. Your participation will be valuable to our project, and we would be grateful to have you participate in our interview. You will be compensated $20 for your time.

To be eligible, you must be able to understand and speak English, be in the United States at the time of the session and be 18 years of age or over. Please let us know if you would be available for a brief interview at your earliest convenience, and we can coordinate a suitable time that accommodates your schedule. If you have questions or are interested in participating, please contact Seik Oh (sei...@gatech.edu) and Emily Amspoker (eamsp...@gatech.edu).

Thank you for considering our request, and we look forward to the possibility of speaking with you soon.

[Yasser Tamer]

Hi Emily,

I love the scope, scale, and focus of your research study. Whiteboard apps are now integrated into both online and in-person gatherings, yet there has been little to no effort to address accessibility. They also play an important role in cross-cultural communication.

I wish I could help; however, I reside outside the United States, so I would not meet your geographic requirements.
All the very best with your study.

Yasser

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[John O'Regan]

Hi Farhan,

Emily's initial email in this thread states:

To be eligible, you must be able to understand and speak English, be
in the United States at the time of the session and be 18 years of age
or over. Please let us know if you would be available for a brief
interview at your earliest convenience, and we can coordinate a
suitable time that accommodates your schedule. If you have questions
or are interested in participating, please contact Seik Oh
(sei...@gatech.edu) and Emily Amspoker (eamsp...@gatech.edu).

HTH! :)

John

[Sean Randall]

Not sure this list is quite the place for it, particularly given the US-centric nature of the research.

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[Jason J.G. White]

Sean Randall <con...@seanrandall.me> wrote:
>Not sure this list is quite the place for it, particularly given the US-centric nature of the research.

They're asking for NVDA users, which to some degree makes this forum
relevant. However, restricting eligibility to those in the US will
reduce participation and therefore reduce the significance of the
research.

It might be a good idea for list moderators to set a policy regarding
such announcements to make it clear how much and what relevance to NVDA
is needed.