[Access Lunch] Advice on recruiting locally?

[Jeffrey Bigham]

Have you had any feedback about why folks aren’t sharing the announcement?
I have heard (in other places) that the organizations are getting inundated
with requests.

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Associate Professor
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Language Technologies Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
jeffreybigham.com


On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 1:37 PM Frank Elavsky <fje at cmu.edu> wrote:

> Great idea on the alum! We need folks who are 18 and over, so I didn't
> even think to reach out to WPSBC.
>
> And to Aaron's comment about a local participant registry: I think that is
> a great idea. I had access to one of these lists for remote participants
> for a couple studies I helped run back when I was in an industry setting
> and it was amazing. I never really had to work hard to get participants
> remotely.
>
> I'll let y'all know if I get any leads, too. I reached out the the NFB for
> advice as well, because you never know.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 1:26 PM Kimberly Norris <knorris2 at andrew.cmu.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Depending on the age you want, you could also try the Western
>> Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. They might be too young, but they
>> have an alumni association.
>> https://www.wpsbc.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1580511&type=d&pREC_ID=1708288
>>
>>
>>
>> *Kimberly Norris*
>>
>> *Digital Accessibility Coordinator*
>>
>> *Computing Services**, Digital Accessibility Office*
>>
>>
>>
>> Carnegie Mellon University
>>
>> 5000 Forbes Avenue
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5000+Forbes+Avenue+Pittsburgh,+PA+15213?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5000+Forbes+Avenue+Pittsburgh,+PA+15213?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>> Digital Accessibility Office Website
>> <https://www.cmu.edu/computing/dao/index.html>
>>
>> knorris2 at andrew.cmu.edu
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 1:10 PM Frank Elavsky <fje at cmu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey accessibility lunch folks,
>>>
>>> I hope you're all doing well (considering we are at the end of the
>>> semester and many of y'all are likely gearing up for CHI, among everything
>>> else).
>>>
>>> I have been trying to recruit blind folks locally for a study and have
>>> been having a pretty hard time. Do any of you have any advice on this? Or
>>> do you know anyone who might have advice? I've reached out to LAMP, BVRS,
>>> Golden Triangle Council for the Blind, and even a couple folks I know
>>> directly. But I just can't get anyone to actually share the recruitment
>>> materials around.
>>>
>>> Are there any additional avenues you'd recommend? I've heard that the
>>> AFB or some other national-sized org has a mailing list for these things
>>> that you can pay for. If true, perhaps there is a Pittsburgh-specific
>>> subset they could mail to (but I can't find any info on this).
>>>
>>> Thanks a million,
>>>
>>> Frank
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