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- From: "Gloria Broderick" <glorybe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:04:08 -0700
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From: "bari powers" <boogiechild@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmpomerantz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "San Gabriel Valley CCB Chapter List"
<sgvc-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Sgvc-l] ACB and Google Conduct Survey to Better Understand
Computer Usage
Date:
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:18:06 -0700
FYI
from: Eric Bridges
For Immediate Release
Contact: Eric Bridges
Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
American Council of the Blind
Phone: (202) 467-5081
e-mail: ebridges@xxxxxxx
American Council of the Blind and Google Conduct Survey to Better
Understand
Computer Usage and Assistive Technology Patterns in the Blind Community
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 16, 2011 -- Today, the American Council of the
Blind
(ACB) announced it will be working with Google Inc. to survey blind,
visually impaired, and deaf-blind individuals to better understand how
they
use computers and assistive technology to access information.
"Having access to information through the use of accessible technology
is
paramount in this day and age for education, employment and social
networking. Many studies have evaluated how users generally access the
Internet, but none have focused specifically on the experience of blind
users," said Mitch Pomerantz, President of the American Council of the
Blind. "We're pleased to collaborate with Google to develop and
implement
this survey, which will look at how blind users choose and adopt
assistive
technologies and how they discover new tools and information.
Understanding
the needs of the blind community is the first step to developing
effective
new ways of accessing information in the cloud."
The survey, developed jointly by Google and the American Council of the
Blind, will gather data about technology use and needs in the blind
community. Respondents will be able to complete the survey by either
telephone or web. Survey data will be used to better understand how
blind
users interact with the web, which assistive technologies they find most
useful, and how they make decisions about whether to switch or upgrade
tools.
"At Google we're committed to making our products accessible and we're
currently hard at work making improvements," said Alan Eustace, Senior
Vice
President of Knowledge at Google. "By connecting with American Council
of
the Blind members, we hope to gain valuable insight into how the blind
use
the Internet and how their needs are evolving with technology."
The survey, which will run through mid-September, is available
immediately
at www.acb.org/googlesurvey. Individuals who want to take the survey by
telephone, please call 347-772-8355.
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