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Hi, the following information concerns a paid focus group project taking place in the UK at the Royal College of Art that may be just up your street.
Are you Interested in taking part in a focus group to look at the accessibility problems of mobile phones for people with visual or dexterity impairments?
Are you between 18 and 35?
Are you free on January 9, 11 or 12, 2006?
We are looking for both Braille or speech, and large print users!
The focus group sessions are being run by Toshiba mobile phones, in conjunction with the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre for the Assessment and Cognitive Ergonomics Lab, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University USA.
The sessions will take place at the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU - tel: 02075904582, contact: Julia Cassim.
The sessions are expected to last between 2 and 2.5 hours, and refreshments will be provided.
Participants will also receive a payment of £35 plus their transportation costs (petrol costs are calculated at 35p per mile.).
1. Participants will first discuss issues regarding problems of accessibility of mobile phones, (around 30 minutes).
2. Participants will then be asked to perform 4
tasks on a phone model provided by Toshiba. Each task will be followed by ratings (on several questionnaire items).
3. The session will close with a group discussion.
We would like to videotape the focus groups, but will protect confidentiality as per human subject ethical guidelines. We need to capture hands and voices.
Details on phone models, tasks, etc. cannot be provided due to proprietary policies.
To get involved, please contact Julia Cassim, a Research Fellow Programme Leader at the Royal College of Art's Helen Hamlyn Research Centre before the 16th of December 2005, on 02075904582. You can also send a fax to 02075904244. Julia's mobile number is 07890489829. Her E-mail address is: julia.cassim@rca.ac.uk.