User Testing the Meta Quest 2 with Low Vision
Virtual reality is a visual medium. Because of this, you may be surprised to learn that there are many low vision and blind people who enjoy virtual reality. One of those people is...
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Assistive Technology for Kids with Multiple Disabilities
When we think about accessible video games, most of us might think about adaptations such as the Xbox adaptive controller. However, this leaves out a large population of people who...
Accessibility in a Virtual World Before Oculus
Accessible virtual worlds existed before virtual reality (VR) headsets. Virtual Ability has been designing accessible virtual world spaces for over 15 years. The team at Virtual...
How You Can Future-Proof and Differentiate Your Business
Just when we thought the pandemic is the biggest thing we have to deal with, then comes the Great Resignation, because we don’t have enough labor. And now there’s talk about...
Designing for Bodies: Accessibility in Virtual Reality
Designing For Bodies: Accessibility in Virtual Reality is about the challenges developers and designers face in building accessible XR experiences when the nature of XR is an...
The First Steps to Breaking into Digital Accessibility Careers
Beginning a career focused on digital accessibility can be intimidating as technologists new to this professional field struggle to define the specific role that aligns with their...
Virtual Accessibility Mapping, Awareness Raising, and Real-World Advocacy
Encounters with barriers to built environments, education, employment, entertainment, and healthcare in virtual reality (VR) can shape our understanding of issues faced by diverse...
Adding Alt Text in Social Virtual Reality
Imagine trying to navigate a virtual space without being able to see the objects in it. If a host tells everyone to move to the outside space and you can’t see where is outside and...
Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Tactical Communication in Accessibility
In 1945, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) had a big problem. Too many crashes. The USAF had no idea why this happened. They built these cockpits with unmovable chairs and no straps on the...
What Are the Top 6 Problem Spots for Blind Testers in Accessibility Testing?
In digital accessibility, the team of accessibility specialists includes blind team members who exemplify the spirit of digital accessibility. These accessibility specialists also...
Captions: Humans vs Artificial Intelligence: Who Wins?
Automatic captions are often the subject of many jokes. They’re also the cause of viewers’ ire. Mirabai Knight wants to change that by educating people on the value of human...
Why This Electronic Health Records Accessibility Lawsuit Matters
In this article, my friends Ken Nakata from Converge Accessibility, Josef Pevsner from National Organization on Disability, and I come together to discuss and analyze the recent...