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Building a More Accessible Social Virtual Reality World
Imagine trying to navigate a virtual space without seeing the objects in it. If a host tells everyone to move to the outside space and you can’t see where is outside and where is inside in the virtual world, then how do you do that?
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Virtual Accessibility Mapping, Awareness Raising, and Real-World Advocacy
Mark Bookman shares how he uses virtual reality in his classes at the University of Tokyo to help raise awareness about otherwise invisible obstacles for disabled people.
"The first steps to break into digital accessibility careers. Meetup.com/A11yNYC" with Louise Clark who is a white female with long dark hair
The First Steps to Break into Digital Accessibility Careers
Beginning a career focused on digital accessibility can be intimidating as those new to this professional field struggle to find a role that aligns with their skills and interests. It's overwhelming. Here's where to start.
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Designing for Bodies: Accessibility in Virtual Reality
Richard Hoagland talks about the challenges developers and designers face in building accessible XR experiences when the nature of XR is an embodied experience, and many standard methods of interaction and interface require complex bodily movements.

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How a CodePen Support Ticket Turned into a Great Conversation
Equal Entry's Heather Burns shares a story that begins with submitting a ticket. This is a story of reporting accessibility issues. Here's what happened.
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Turning Sights into Sounds: The Art of Audio Descriptions
Equal Entry's James Herndon shares his audio description expertise in explaining what it is, how to do it, and lessons learned. The article contains rich examples.

Upcoming Events


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A11yNYC

Assistive Technology for Kids with Multiple Disabilities
Speaker: Chau Nguyen
September 13 at 5:30 PM ET / 21:30 UTC
Online: YouTube
In person: Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
 

A11yVR

Accessibility in a World Before Oculus
Speaker: Alice Krueger and Ann Ludwig
September 19 (Monday in USA) at 7:30 PM ET / 23:30 UTC
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