{"71224":{"#nid":"71224","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Product Evaluators Needed in GTRI Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the national test lab for the Arthritis Foundation\u0027s Ease of Use Commendation program, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking participants with arthritis to test consumer products under consideration by the Foundation. In order to receive the commendation, consumer products must undergo independent testing.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESessions consist of a discussion about the product, strength measurements needed to use the product-such opening a bottle cap-and a product use assessment. Each evaluation takes approximately one hour to complete, and participants are paid $30 an hour. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u0027s findings are sent to the product\u0027s manufacturer and to the Arthritis Foundation, either for product improvements to be made or to be awarded the commendation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI attempts to match the products tested with interests and abilities of participants. Signing up does not represent an obligation to participate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nVolunteers who wish to participate in product testing should contact Liz Weldon at 404-407-8438 or e-mail her at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:elizabeth.weldon@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eelizabeth.weldon@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking participants with arthritis to test consumer products under consideration by the Arthritis Foundation for its Ease of Use commendation.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTRI seeks participants with arthritis to test consumer products"}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2008-05-08 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:10","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2097","name":"arthritis"},{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"2098","name":"product testing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELiz Weldon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:elizabeth.weldon@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Liz Weldon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-407-8438\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["elizabeth.weldon@gtri.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}