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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is looking for feedback on a new
section of the Cancer Information Services Web site. The section contains
important cancer information in several audio formats for the Web.
NCI's mission is to continually look for ways to reach out to the public,
and make
information accessible to everyone. At this time, NCI is interested
in receiving feedback from blind and visually-impaired people using
assistive
technology to access this information.

To participate in this survey, please visit
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/sound/audio_list_AG.html,  read the
directions below and then send the responses to the 10 questions at the
bottom
of this email to [log in to unmask]  Your assistance is greatly
appreciated, and will help NCI to ensure that this important information is
easy to
use, and beneficial to all users.  Should you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your time.

        Regards,
        Abhijit Ghosh
        National Cancer Institute
        Phone(301)594-9080
        Fax: (301)435-6069
        Email: [log in to unmask]

        Web site: http://cis.nci.nih.gov/sound/audio_list_AG.html

        Directions:
        1.      Visit http://cis.nci.nih.gov/sound/audio_list_AG.html
        2.      Staying on this page, click on as many topics of interest
(Note: Not all links are live)
        3.      You are encouraged to click on different formats
        4.      Complete questions
        5.      Return comments to Abhijit Ghosh by 5 PM, December 21
        All feedback will be confidential.  No names will be used.

        Specifically we would like to know your feedback and impressions of:

        1) The NCI Audio links-
        Did you find the links easily? What did you expect to happen before
          you clicked on the links  "Listen and Read", "Listen", and "Read"?

        2) The audio formats-
        Were you able to identify the different types of audio formats
          available for you? Were you unable to find the audio format you
wanted to use?

        3) The navigation-
        Did you find it difficult to navigate through the site?  Did you
          reach a point where you were unable to navigate further into the
site? If
          so, where?

        4) The audio format and instructions
        Did the audio format table assist you in determining what audio
formats
        are available?

        5) Audio selections-
        What audio formats did you select first? In terms of quality of
          sound, did you prefer one audio format to another? If so, why?

        6) Audio quality-
        Approximately how long did it take for the audio to begin playing?
          Was there any difference in terms of time for the audio to begin
playing
          on your computer when you chose different audio formats?

        7) Did you find the reading speed of the audio was too fast, too
          slow, or about right?

        8) Tools you are using-
        Are you using a screen reader? If so, what type? Are you using a
          Braille display device? If so, what kind? Are you using a screen
magnifier?
          If so, what kind?


        9) Other Feedback -
        Please provide any other comments, both positive and negative, about
        your initial experience testing the NCI Audio section.

        10) Would you be interested in participating in future testing of
        different products and services offered by the National Cancer
          Institute? If yes, please leave an email address to contact you
with.

Thank you for your time and participation.


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