FYI, see below. I am not affiliated with this research, but it seems to have NFB endorsement. From: Dubnow, Stacie <SDubnow at nfb.org> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2020 8:18 AM To: ebell at latech.edu Subject: Posting of research opportunity Good morning, Eddie, I am not familiar with the NFB Orientation and Mobility Group. Is the following research opportunity something that would be appropriate for you to post to this group? If so, would you mind please posting it for me? Thanks for your help. Best, Stacie Dear NFB community members, Our research team, led by Professor Niklas Elmqvist at University of Maryland, College Park, aims to improve information accessibility for blind individuals through design and evaluation of interactive systems that represent data in the form of sound. We are designing an interactive tool to support data analysis using sound. We are interested in insights from Orientation and Mobility (O&M) training that we may effectively use in our design process. We are recruiting blind professional Orientation and Mobility experts as participants in this research. You also need to be 18 years of age or older. We are interested in your instructional background, specifically your training of blind individuals, how blind individuals rely on sound for creating mental maps of the environment, and how blind individuals use auditory interfaces in activities of daily living. The interview will in total take approximately 60 minutes. The entire interview will be audio recorded. No personal data will be collected (other than for tax purposes) and all data will be anonymized. Participants will be paid a $100 Amazon Gift Card for their time and efforts. Interview sessions will be conducted over the phone, or online using a video conferencing tool of your choice (e.g., Skype, Zoom, or Google Hangouts). To sign up, please send an email to Pramod Chundury (pchundur at umd.edu ) with your preferred appointment date and time. After receiving your email, we will reply to confirm your appointment, and provide details about the study. Best regards, Dr. Niklas Elmqvist ( elm at umd.edu) and Dr. Jonathan Lazar ( jlazar at umd.edu) Stacie Dubnow, J.D. Project Manager 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 410-659-9314, extension 2442 | sdubnow at nfb.org https://nfb.org/ http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation?s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.