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  ISOC Live 4:47 am on March 13, 2024 Permalink | Reply
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  WEBCAST MAR 15 – A11yVR – Building Accessibility into Social Virtual Reality Experiences – Thomas Logan 

  On Friday March 15, 2023 at 10:00 EDT / 14:00 UTC / 23:00 JST the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Building Accessibility into Social Virtual Reality Experiences‘. Presenter Thomas Logan of Equal Entry will cover how accessible and customizable virtual spaces can enhance community engagement, the role of accessibility features in fostering an inclusive environment, and the challenges to overcome in creating engaging VR spaces.

  The session will be presented in the Edstutia environment and webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr33

  YOUTUBE LIVEhttps://youtu.be/_auKGzbxDDM

  YOUTUBE EDIT https://youtu.be/bZXVm5eL8lo

  TRANSCRIPT https://archive.org/download/a11yvr33/a11yvr33_TRANSCRIPT.pdf

  TWITTER: #Accessibility #VirtualReality @a11yvr @TechThomas @edstutia #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg 

  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr33
  

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  ISOC Live 4:55 pm on July 21, 2023 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11y ( 112 ), a11yvr ( 31 ), vr, XR ( 9 )   

  WEBCAST AUG 17: @A11yVR – Report on XR Access XR Open Source Projects 

  On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:00 EDT / 15:00 UTC / 00:00 JST (Aug 18) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Report on XR Access XR Open Source Projects‘ with three presentations from the XROS Fellowship Program involved in open source projects done in collaboration with Equal Entry and XR Access’s Prototype for the People.

  1. Developing an Open Source Caption System for XR in Unity
  Savio Menifer shares his insights on using Chirp, an open-source caption system for extended reality projects developed in Unity.

  2. Vision Accessibility Toolkit for VR
  Yuvraj Kadale shares best practices using the VRC5 based vision accessibility toolkit that developed as part of his XROS fellowship.

  3. Multiple Locomotion Styles in Virtual Reality for People with Disabilities
  Shivam Sharma will discuss the different types of locomotion styles that can be implemented in VR for disabled persons, as well as the factors that should be considered when choosing a locomotion style for a particular application.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr31 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/8K12J_v92a4 (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr  @Equal_Entry @ficci_india #a11y #AR #XR #VR #XROS

  MASTODON  #a11yvr

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr31

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  ISOC Live 3:47 pm on March 14, 2023 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11y ( 112 ), a11yvr ( 31 ), japan, kids ( 9 ), seniors ( 4 ), vr   

  WEBCAST MAR 28: @A11yVR – Virtual Reality User Study with Children and Seniors in a VR Experience – Kenji Yanagawa 

  On Tuesday March 28 2023 at 19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC  / 08:30 JST (Mar 29) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Virtual Reality User Study with Children and Seniors in a VR Experience‘. Equal Entry collaborated with VRTogether and Azalee Group to test the virtual reality environment with kids and seniors. To tackle loneliness and encourage inter-generational interaction, VRTogether has developed a VR game. Azalee Group runs a nursery school and a senior home. Kenji Yanagawa led the user testing of the VRTogether app with kids and seniors. He will share what happened during the testing and the results.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr30 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/3LVcgWWlHDo (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr  @Equal_Entry @Kenji_yngw Azalee Group @VRTogether_EU #a11y #AR #XR #VR #children #seniors

  MASTODON #a11yvr

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr30

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  ISOC Live 1:30 am on October 22, 2022 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11yvr ( 31 ), ar, vr   

  WEBCAST NOV 8: @A11yVR – Live Subtitles in Augmented Reality Glasses – Alex Westner & Paul Mealy 

  On Tuesday November 8 2022 at 19:30 EST / 00:30 UTC (Nov 9) / 09:30 JST (Nov 9) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Live Subtitles in Augmented Reality Glasses‘. Xander and XRAI Glass are among several companies (large and small) aiming to caption the world through smart glasses. Here’s your chance to get a glimpse of these glasses. Alex Westner and Paul Mealy will share what they’ve learned from testing with customers, and how these insights have helped to shape their products.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr29 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/YZZRf7neL3I (open captions)
  
  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg #LifeSubtitled #Deaf @XRAIGlass @alxwestner

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr29

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  ISOC Live 6:47 pm on October 3, 2022 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11yvr ( 31 ), history ( 4 ), vr   

  WEBCAST Oct 18: @A11yVR – Accessibly (Re)Creating the Past – Deb Mayers 

  On Tuesday October 18 2022 at 19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC / 08:30 JST (Oct 19) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Accessibly (Re)Creating the Past‘. XR is great for doing things that are impossible, including time travel. As more universities, museums, and enterprises adopt XR there are a few things we need to keep in mind when trying to (re)create the past. Deb Mayers will cover 5 points to consider when trying to (re)create the past in accessible ways using XR technologies: User control; High-level guidelines; Change over time; Multiple interpretations; Handling unknowns.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr28 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/CF97jPtG7Tg (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg #AncientHistory #Classics #Archaeology #DigitalHumanities #captioned

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr28

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  ISOC Live 2:16 am on September 4, 2022 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11y ( 112 ), a11yvr ( 31 ), accessibility ( 62 ), second life, vr   

  WEBCAST SEP 19: A11yVR – Accessibility in a Virtual World Before Oculus – Alice Krueger + Ann Ludwig 

  On Monday September 19 2022 at 19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC / 08:30 JST (Sep 20) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Accessibility in a Virtual World Before Oculus‘. Accessible virtual worlds existed before VR immersive headsets, and VR headsets aren’t for everyone, other rich environments with a lower level of technology and welcoming communities are necessary to be fully inclusive. The Virtual Ability community in Second Life has facilitated the entry into virtual worlds of people with a wide range of accessibility needs since 2007. Alice Krueger and Ann Ludwig will explain the accessibility options of the new Resident Orientation Course and Sojourner Auditorium on Second Life’s Virtual Ability island, and the platform tools and design principles that lead to an accessible virtual environment.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr27 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Dk4AEe7ojP4 (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr Alice Krueger @VirtualAbility #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg @MozillaHubs #captioned

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr27

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  ISOC Live 6:25 pm on July 25, 2022 Permalink | Reply
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  WEBCAST Aug 10: @A11yVR – Designing for Bodies: Accessibility in VR – Richard Hoagland 

  On Wednesday August 10 2022 at 19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC / 08:30 JST (Aug 11) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Designing for Bodies: Accessibility in VR‘. Developers and designers face challenges 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. Richard Hoagland of VRTogether will work through the case study of an activity called Dot2Dot that fosters social interaction through two individuals solving a casual puzzle together – while ensuring the experience is fun and engaging for both users manipulating virtual hand switch controllers and those using gaze-based input. And importantly for the VRTogether team, supporting both interaction modalities at the same time.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr26 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/jRyGAogXERs (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr  Richard Hoagland @VRTogether_EU #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg @MozillaHubs #captioned

  SIMULCASTS (open captions)
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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr26

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  ISOC Live 10:55 pm on March 28, 2022 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11y ( 112 ), a11ysig ( 67 ), a11yvr ( 31 ), accessibility ( 62 ), vr, XR ( 9 )   

  WEBCAST APR 12: A11yVR – Building a More Accessible Social Virtual Reality World – Thomas Logan 

  On Tuesday April 12 2022 at 19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC / 08:30 JST (APR 13) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Building a More Accessible Social Virtual Reality World‘ online. Thomas Logan is the owner of Equal Entry, whose mission is “contributing to a more accessible world.” Equal Entry has been hosting events as part of the Accessibility Virtual Reality Meetup for two years. In the last three months, they’ve worked with developer intern Owen Wang to create new functionality that makes Hubs easier to use for people who are blind and low-vision. In this talk we’ll learn about how they’ve:

  • Added the ability to describe avatars.
  • Automatically included label information from SketchFab to objects imported into the world.
  • Enabled custom functionality in the chat interface to work with screen readers.
  • Added user interface buttons to label and describe any spatial object.
  • Added synthesized speech output of descriptions.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr24 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://www.meetup.com/a11yvr/events/284494637/ (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr  @TechThomas @Equal_Entry #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg @MozillaHubs #captioned

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr24

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  ISOC Live 8:11 pm on January 28, 2022 Permalink | Reply
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  WEBCAST FEB 8: A11yVR – Accessible Multimodal Input in Augmented Reality Training Applications 

  On Tuesday February 8 2022 at 19:00 EST (00:00 UTC / 09:00 JST Jan 20) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Accessible Multimodal Input in Augmented Reality Training Applications‘ online. Ashley Coffey will share recent PEAT research on making immersive hybrid workplaces more inclusive and accessible. She’ll reflect on themes explored in an “Inclusive XR in the Workplace” white paper co-authored with the XR Association. Tim Stutts will share his design experience with multi-modal inputs (hardware controls, gesture, voice) and sensory feedback (graphical, LEDs, sound, haptics) for augmented reality head-mounted displays, touching briefly on his previous work on Magic Leap’s Lumin OS, symbolic input and surrounding accessibility efforts, before diving into current Vuforia Work Instructions applications for HoloLens, RealWear, and most recently Magic Leap, with the debut of Capture and Vantage applications to the platform.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr22 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA HUBS: https://www.meetup.com/a11yvr/events/282792497/ (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr @ashleycoffey @PEATWorks @timstutts @Vuforia @PTC @magicleap #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg @MozillaHubs #captioned

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr22

   

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  ISOC Live 5:53 pm on January 10, 2022 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: a11yvr ( 31 ), health ( 4 ), vr   

  WEBCAST JAN 18: A11yVR – A Voice For Virtual Reality: The Advocate’s Role – Heather Bucalos 

  On Tuesday January 18 2022 at 19:00 EST (00:00 UTC / 09:00 JST Jan 20) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘A Voice For Virtual Reality: The Advocate’s Role‘ online. Two-time cancer survivor, Heather Bucalos, RN, knows firsthand of the benefits of VR for oncology patients. She used VR during her month-long hospital stay while being treated for blood cancer in 2020. The discomfort she experienced during cancer treatment led her on a search for better relief of common cancer treatment side effects. The idea to use VR during her own treatment proved beneficial for her as she is now a fierce advocate of VR in healthcare.

  The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

  LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr21 (open captions)

  PARTICIPATE VIA HUBS: https://www.meetup.com/a11yvr/events/282196531/ (open captions)

  REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

  TWITTER: @a11yvr #MedicalVR #a11y #XR #VR @IAAPOrg @MozillaHubs #captioned

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  ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr21

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