I was very disappointed with the lack of response to the e-mail below Paul. I sent an e-mail to Emma Murphy, left a message on an answer phone at NCBI and contacted the mobile number given below. I take it that my input is not required.
Eleanor----- Original Message ----- From: "(Lists) Paul Traynor" <pauls_lists@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:12 PM Subject: [vip_students] Users Required for European Project Dear All, As part of the European project i2web, we are looking to recruit participants with low vision (partially sighted) for user testing at the Centre for Inclusive Technology (CFIT) in NCBI over the next two weeks (April 8th to 15th). Users who visit NCBI will receive an 80 euro one-for-all voucher, which can be used in hundreds of shops around the country. Further details can be found below. It would be great if you could contact Emma Murphy ASAP by email at emma.murphy@xxxxxxx or by phone at 086 103 2711 if you would like to participate. Please pass this on to people you know who may be interested. All the best, Sent on behalf of Emma Murphy Further information follows: Can you to help us make the Web more usable for everyone? With the Web now being available on desktop computers, mobile phones and even TVs, it is more important than ever that Web sites are created so that they are accessible for everyone, including older people and people with disabilities. The “Inclusive Futures – Internet Web Services” Project (i2Web) is looking for people to help us in evaluating a range of new Websites and services to better understand the accessibility barriers they could introduce. We are interested in how you surf the Web, what types of things do you do on the Web, and when you encounter something that is difficult, how do you try and work around the problem to find the information you need. We are definitely not testing your ability to surf the Web, we are interested in how clearly Websites present things to real people. Specifically, we are looking for: People over 60. or People who have low vision and who are experienced using a screen magnifier to surf the Web. or People who are restricted in the range of movements that they can undertake on keyboards, remote controls or mobile phones and/or use an assistive technology to work with these devices. If you fit into one of these groups and would like to participate please contact emma.murphy@xxxxxxx or 086 103 2711. We will contact you as soon as possible to set up a short phone interview regarding your Web experience and technology preferences. If selected you will be invited to our evaluation suite at the National Council for the Blind in Drumcondra to work with a variety of different technologies and websites for approximately two hours. Depending on individual rest requirements and time required to answer questions in relation to the testing, the whole process may take a little more time for some participants. We will offer you a gift voucher for €80 euros, because your input and feedback are important to us, and your time is valuable! Any questions at all, please feel free to contact Emma. If you would like more information about the i2Web project in general then please visit our website at http://i2web.eu. NCBI: Celebrating 80 Years ******************************************************************** National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is a company limited by guarantee (registered in Ireland No. 26293) . Our registered office is at Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. NCBI is also a registered Charity (chy4626). NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ******************************************************************** ==================== The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxwith the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message.
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