[vicsireland] Re: Audio Description testers sought
- From: Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:35:00 +0100
Hi Gerry,
Thanks for passing this one on. I'd heard about someone looking at this, but
the person who mentioned it didn't know the name and a Google didn't reveal
anything. Looks interesting work.
Best,
Dónal
On 10 Apr 2014, at 21:25, Gerry Ellis <gerry.ellis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A second year PhD student in Queens University, Belfast will soon carry out
> testing of how best to assess the affects of audio description. She is
> looking for volunteers to take part in the testing, probably around the end
> of July. She is hoping to include some people who are blind from birth and
> some who became blind later.
>
> She says that she is "seeking ethics approval for an investigation that will
> use non-invasive electro encephalography to assess the cognitive demands and
> effects of audio description upon the visually impaired user". This means
> attaching electrodes to monitor what is happening in the brain.
>
> She further says:
> "Ideally the experiments would include 30 visually impaired participants, 15
> of them congenitally blind. There are two options for the location of the
> experiments; either in the state of the art soundproofed lab at Queen's in
> Belfast, or there is the possibility of acquiring a lower resolution,
> portable machine, meaning I could transport it to a more convenient
> location. The experiment itself might take around 2 hours to complete. I
> would hope to be able to offer money for travel expenses at the least."
>
> I think that any testing that provides concrete proof of the beneficial
> affects of audio description can only help us in our efforts to convince the
> likes of RTE to provide the service.
>
> If interested, please contact Michelle directly, but I would appreciate if
> you mention that I passed her name on to you. She can be contacted at:
> Michelle O'Loughlin moloughlin03@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Take care,
>
> Gerry Ellis
>
> If you don't know where you're going,
> How will you know when you get there?
>
>
> <winmail.dat>
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