Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) are investigating how artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology can play a supplementary role in blind or low-vision parents or adult relatives and their children discussing child-created physical artwork. Arts and crafts play an integral part of many children’s lives, through school projects, extra-curricular activities, and more. However, many of these art pieces are often 2D visual creations, which can be inaccessible for blind or low-vision relatives. We are conducting a user study to understand if an AI-powered phone application built by UW researchers can enhance blind or low-vision parents’ or relatives’ current experiences of engaging with their children’s visual artwork.
Who can Participate in the Study?
They are looking to recruit English-speaking adults who are blind or low-vision and have children relatives who create visual artwork. They would like to conduct this study in-person with the blind or low-vision parent/relative (and optionally including their sighted children as well) and are willing to travel anywhere that is convenient for prospective participants in WA / OR/ the PNW for studies, so they can understand their experiences and current artwork practices with their child. Participants will be paid $25 per hour for their participation if researchers come to their home, or $40 per hour if participants come to the University of Washington Seattle campus, the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library, or some other mutually agreed upon location.
How Do I Sign Up?
Please fill out this form to express your interest in participating in our research study:
Alternatively, you can email Arnavi Chheda-Kothary at: chheda@cs.washington.edu.