Assistive technology ineligibility tracking categories
Last Updated: May 12, 2025
After an assistive tech session, if the participant could not complete it or you feel they didn’t meet your requirements, researchers are responsible for reporting that to Perigean so they can update the database. Perigean will add a column in the study schedule spreadsheet to record the reason for ineligibility so they have a complete list of designations at the end of the study.
The following are situations in which assistive tech participants should be reported to Perigean:
Global issues
The exact requirements were not specified in the study details – e.g., full/legal/low-vision blindness, magnification levels
Participant inaccurately validated eligibility over email/phone
Ineligible screenreader users
Participant…
is using a different type of screenreader than initially confirmed
opted not to use it once in the session for various reasons
Assistive technology…
has unanticipated technical issues with Zoom
is an older model/version
Moderator…
cannot hear the screenreader in the background
determines that the participant has limited vision and does not rely solely on a screenreader
determines that the participant is not an advanced user in the session
Ineligible screen magnification user
Participant…
is using a different screen magnification tool than initially confirmed
does not need to use it at a required magnification for the study
opted not to use it once in the session
is new to screen magnification and has trouble using it
is using Zoom for magnification instead of a screen magnification tool
Moderator…
cannot see the magnification on their side
Ineligible voice command user
Participant…
has a different type of voice command than initially confirmed
opted not to use it once in the session
is using Alexa/Siri for voice, and not a voice command tool
Moderator…
could not hear the voice command prompts through the microphone
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