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Margaret Shalma

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Apr 15, 2008, 9:21:28 AM4/15/08

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH STUDY

Hello, and welcome to be a part of my doctoral research study about

"Credibility Perception on the Web without Visual Cues".

I invite you to participate in an electronic survey if you are an English-speaking adult living in Ontario who is blind or vision impaired, and have accessed the Web auditorily for at least one year using a screen reader. If you know some others who would be eligible, please give them my contact details.

As compensation for completing the survey, which could take around one hour, you will be entered in a raffle where you stand 1-in-4 or better chance to win one of fifteen cash prizes totaling $500. The survey will close upon receiving 60 responses; so hurry up and email me to receive further details and the survey questionnaire in MS-Word format. My contact details are given at the end of this message.

If you wish, you could also participate in a follow-up hands-on online task session and interview that might take about two hours, for which you will receive $50 as compensation.

Your participation will contribute to a better understanding of how Web users relying primarily on hearing to access the Web determine the trustworthiness and quality of online information. This could lead to better design of online content for all users.

You are also welcome to contact me for clarifications to help you decide about participating in the study. I look forward to hearing from you at the earliest.

Sambhavi Chandrashekar
Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto
363, 90, Wellesley St.,
Toronto (ON) M5S 1C5.

sambhavi.ch...@utoronto.ca
Phone: +1 416 709 6270

This announcement is valid till July 31, 2008.