[access-uk] Re: (No Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:16:10 +0100
- From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I wasn't particularly impressed by the constant use of "partially sighted" to
describe those Amelia would like to help.
Am I just being overly sensitive, or did she also mean blind folks as well?
Perhaps you could put this question to her Damon?
Regards.
Darran
----- Original Message -----
From: Damon Rose
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:57 PM
Subject: [access-uk]
Can anyone help my colleague Amelia? Or forward to someone you think can
help?
-----Original Message-----
From: Amelia Still
Sent: 13 June 2005 12:43
To: Damon Rose
Cc: Vaughan Simons
Subject: Partially sighted users needed!
Importance: High
Dear Damon
I wonder if you can help me? I'm a usability engineer over in New Media, and
I am currently taking an MSC in Human-computer-interaction. For my thesis
project I am looking at partially sighted people's use of the Ceefax service,
to gather research on how we could eventually make the BBCi digital text
service more usable for the partially sighted. (once analogue TV is switched
off these users may not have a usable text service)
Ceefax has benefits for the partially sighted, as it is possible to view half
a page at a time, thereby increasing the font size, and the colour contrast may
be better for many users. There are several other areas where it may perform
better too.
I begin my research with a questionnaire on Ceefax usage, and will need to
find 100 people to complete the study. First I need to pilot my questionnaire,
to see if it is suitable for a partially sighted person, and for this I will
need 6 people to test it out.
I was wondering if you knew of any partially sighted people, preferably
within the BBC, or friends and family of BBC staff. I would need them to
complete the questionnaire, and then to give me feedback on how easy or hard it
was to complete, whether they understood all the questions, etc.
If you know of people who might be willing to help me, please can you let me
know, or forward this mail on to them.
Thanks very much
Amelia
Amelia Still
Junior Usability Engineer
020 800 85365
BC5 A4
Media Village
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TP
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