Seeking fluent ASL signers

STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
1-800-422-7930 (V/TTY)  360 339-7382 (VP) or Web site: odhh.dshs.wa.gov
PO Box 45301 Olympia, WA 98504-5301

This message is being forwarded on behalf of University of Washington.

The MobileASL Project is seeking fluent American Sign Language signers to participate in a 1 hour laboratory study at the University of Washington, Seattle campus occurring from Tuesday, January 7, 2013 to Friday, January 31, 2014 (9am-5pm). Participation is one-time only.

Participants will receive a $25 Amazon.com gift card upon completion of the entire laboratory study. Parking on the UW Seattle campus will be reimbursed.

Laboratory Study Details:

Participation is one-time only and will take 45-90 minutes to complete. Participants will be paired with another fluent ASL signer and hold multiple, 5 minute ASL conversations on a mobile phone provided by the researchers. Your participation will help researchers learn how to improve mobile sign language video software. A sign language interpreter will be available during the laboratory study.

We are looking for participants who are:

-Deaf and/or hard-of-hearing people for whom ASL is their primary language

-Hearing people who sign ASL fluently (over 5 year of signing experience)

-18 years old or older

Participation in this laboratory study is completely voluntary and at any time you are free to withdraw yourself without penalty.

Interested in participating?

E-mail Jessica Tran at jjtran@uw.edu with the following information:

-Your Name

-Dates and times you are available (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm)

-Indicate if you have a friend/partner fluent in ASL that you would like to sign with in the study. Otherwise, we will pair you with another participant fluent in ASL.

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Thanks,

Jessica
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Jessica J. Tran
Ph.D. Candidate Electrical Engineering
University of Washington, Seattle
https://students.washington.edu/jjtran