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Looking for people with lived experience using screener readers for assistive technology workshop (self.Blind)
submitted by hoppingturtle
Hi everyone,
I’m currently working with a small group (less than 10 people) in the ARIA-AT Community Group to develop a workshop series that aims to better understand current barriers to usage of screen readers and other assistive technologies (ATs) and identify opportunities to develop the ARIA-AT web app ($1).
We’re currently looking for 1-2 U.S.-based people who have lived experience using screen readers to co-design solutions with us. You do not need any design skills to participate, and you do not need to be a professional tester.
The workshop consists of three meetings: the first two meetings will run as two, 2-hour workshops during the week of June 13th: on Tuesday, June 15th and on Thursday, June 17th.
The third and last session will run for 1 hour on or around July 8th and will involve a review of the implementation of what we co-create during the first two sessions.
I will be working with all members of this team to find a common time that works for everyone.
As a small token of appreciation for participation, we’ll also provide participants with an honorarium of $599 for participation in all the sessions.
Do you know anyone who might be interested and available to participating in this workshop? If so, please email me at $1.
Thank you!
I’m currently working with a small group (less than 10 people) in the ARIA-AT Community Group to develop a workshop series that aims to better understand current barriers to usage of screen readers and other assistive technologies (ATs) and identify opportunities to develop the ARIA-AT web app ($1).
We’re currently looking for 1-2 U.S.-based people who have lived experience using screen readers to co-design solutions with us. You do not need any design skills to participate, and you do not need to be a professional tester.
The workshop consists of three meetings: the first two meetings will run as two, 2-hour workshops during the week of June 13th: on Tuesday, June 15th and on Thursday, June 17th.
The third and last session will run for 1 hour on or around July 8th and will involve a review of the implementation of what we co-create during the first two sessions.
I will be working with all members of this team to find a common time that works for everyone.
As a small token of appreciation for participation, we’ll also provide participants with an honorarium of $599 for participation in all the sessions.
Do you know anyone who might be interested and available to participating in this workshop? If so, please email me at $1.
Thank you!
impablomations 1 points 2y ago
I'm temporarily removing your post as asking people to post their contact details on an open internet forum is an extremely bad idea and not permissible in the sub.
Please remove that request from your post then reply to this comment when you have done so, and I will reapprove your post.
Thanks.
Please remove that request from your post then reply to this comment when you have done so, and I will reapprove your post.
Thanks.
hoppingturtle [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Hi impablomations, thank you for your moderation and my sincerest apologies for putting the request for contact details in the post. I've removed those words from the post. Also, since it appears that a couple of people responded, it might be best to remove the post entirely to ensure their safety as well. Much appreciation.
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Timely-Fruit 1 points 2y ago
I, too, would have been interested. Alas, not US based.
WhimsicalVirtuosity2 1 points 2y ago
Are these phone screen readers or computer screen readers? I have experience with both. (Former US-based software engineer before I lost my sight)
hoppingturtle [OP] 2 points 2y ago
>WhimsicalVirtuosity2
Hi WhimsicalVirtuosity2, thank you for your question. We'll primarily focus our discussion on computer screen readers.
Hi WhimsicalVirtuosity2, thank you for your question. We'll primarily focus our discussion on computer screen readers.
zersiax 1 points 2y ago
I would be more than happy to help, but yeah ...I'm in the Netherlands. Any particular reason you want only US-based applicants, particularly given almost everything is still remote because of covid?
I'm an accessibility professional, developer and every-day screenreader user but am apparently unsuitable because I don't live in an arbitrary location :)
I'm an accessibility professional, developer and every-day screenreader user but am apparently unsuitable because I don't live in an arbitrary location :)
hoppingturtle [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Hi zersiax, I appreciate your reply. The reason for the request for US-based participants is for U.S. compliance for the honoraria and not because the workshop is location bound.
zersiax 2 points 2y ago
Compliance to what exactly, if I may ask? I realize the dollar is a US-based currency, and I also realize that international tax laws are tricky, but for something like this, I fail to see why these honoraria can't be transferred using one of the myriad international money transferring services out there, perhaps after the candidate in question fills out a w8ben.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there's a great reason, I'm really just not seeing it :)
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there's a great reason, I'm really just not seeing it :)
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No-Acanthocephala395 0 points 2y ago
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