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Help test/develop a B/VI employment app
From the mailbag: The NRTC on Blindness & Low Vision at Mississippi State University is now recruiting for field test participants for a new app project, 4to24, designed to help parents and youth focus on employment. The app provides information, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4to24, Apps, employment, Mississippi State, NRTC, research, study
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Participants Needed: Contrast’s impact on VI peoples’ perception of the environment
From the mailbag: To be eligible for this study, participants must: Have a Low-vision diagnosis. Be over age 18 Live in the U.S. My name is Lauren Ashley Hughes, and I am a Visiting Assistant Professor at Mississippi State and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ball State University, Mississippi State, research, research studies, Studies, study
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Participants Needed for study to improve access to visual programming tools for VI kids
I am glad someone is working on this: b/vi kids need access to early programming education, too. From the mailbag: I am leading a long-term project at the University of North Texas to improve access to visual programming tools for … Continue reading
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Tagged programming, research, research studies, Scratch, Snap, Studies, study, technology, University of North Texas, visual programming tools
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Participants Needed: Study on experiences & preferences for image descriptions
From the mailbag: A team of researchers at the University of Texas is seeking individuals who are blind or have low vision to participants in a study focused on people’s experiences with image descriptions (captions, alt text, visual question answers, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, research, research studies, Studies, study, University of Texas
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Quality of Life Study Seeks Participants
From the mailbag: Researchers at Old Dominion University are conducting a study examining the relationship between health-related behaviors and quality of life among individuals with visual impairments. To conduct this study we need the participation of adult aged-individuals (aged 18 … Continue reading
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Tagged Old Dominion University, quality of life, research, research studies, Studies
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VI Doctoral Student Needs Your Help
From the mailbag: Hello Everyone! I am a visually impaired clinical psychology doctoral student. I am looking to recruit participants for my dissertation research study concerning visual impairment and child development. Information about my study is below. Advertisement for Research … Continue reading
Study: Use of Camera-Based Assistive Tech by VI People
From the mailbag: Hello, We are researchers from Indiana University Bloomington conducting a study to understand the use of camera-based assistive technologies by people with visual impairments. We invite you to participate in this study by taking part in a … Continue reading
Museum Survey
A year or so ago, Peanut and I went on a touch tour at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art–it was pretty neat, and I even discovered facets of some of the pieces that I’d entirely missed as a sighted person. … Continue reading
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Tagged Museum, research, research studies, surveys
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Survey: Environmental Cues
From the mailbag: My name is Alex Cohen and I am a blind doctoral student in marketing at Drexel University. My research focuses primarily on creating a more inclusive marketplace for the disabled community, specifically for the visually impaired. The … Continue reading
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