[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" spacing="yes" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_image_id="" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" border_radius_top_left="" border_radius_top_right="" border_radius_bottom_right="" border_radius_bottom_left="" box_shadow="no" box_shadow_vertical="" box_shadow_horizontal="" box_shadow_blur="0" box_shadow_spread="0" box_shadow_color="" box_shadow_style="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" background_type="single" gradient_start_color="" gradient_end_color="" gradient_start_position="0" gradient_end_position="100" gradient_type="linear" radial_direction="center center" linear_angle="180" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_blend_mode="none" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" filter_type="regular" filter_hue="0" filter_saturation="100" filter_brightness="100" filter_contrast="100" filter_invert="0" filter_sepia="0" filter_opacity="100" filter_blur="0" filter_hue_hover="0" filter_saturation_hover="100" filter_brightness_hover="100" filter_contrast_hover="100" filter_invert_hover="0" filter_sepia_hover="0" filter_opacity_hover="100" filter_blur_hover="0" last="no"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""] August 4th On Aug 4th, our 2023 Research Experience for Undergraduate cohort presented on their XR accessibility projects. Learn about neurodivergent-friendly VR, Saliency in 360 Videos, and more! [/fusion_text][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="20" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""] Event Details Date : Aug 4, 2023 Time : 9am PT/ 12pm ET Duration: 60 minutes The XR Access Research Experience for Undergraduates brings promising students to the campuses of Cornell Tech and Columbia University in NYC to participate in projects that make XR more accessible to people with disabilities. Augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies have become popular consumer products, but the devices, development and authoring tools, and content that make up the XR ecosystem pose barriers for people with disabilities. In these presentations, learn how our students have pushed forward the accessibility of XR. [/fusion_text][fusion_youtube id="https://youtu.be/4SiNQYElEmE" alignment="center" width="" height="" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" css_id="" /][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="20" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""] About the Speakers [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_3" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_image_id="" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" border_radius_top_left="" border_radius_top_right="" border_radius_bottom_right="" border_radius_bottom_left="" box_shadow="no" box_shadow_vertical="" box_shadow_horizontal="" box_shadow_blur="0" box_shadow_spread="0" box_shadow_color="" box_shadow_style="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="20px" padding_left="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" background_type="single" gradient_start_color="" gradient_end_color="" gradient_start_position="0" gradient_end_position="100" gradient_type="linear" radial_direction="center center" linear_angle="180" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_blend_mode="none" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" filter_type="regular" filter_hue="0" filter_saturation="100" filter_brightness="100" filter_contrast="100" filter_invert="0" filter_sepia="0" filter_opacity="100" filter_blur="0" filter_hue_hover="0" filter_saturation_hover="100" filter_brightness_hover="100" filter_contrast_hover="100" filter_invert_hover="0" filter_sepia_hover="0" filter_opacity_hover="100" filter_blur_hover="0" last="no"][fusion_person name="Anusha Kakileti" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Anusha-Kakileti-square-headshot-300x300.jpg" picture_id="2374|medium" pic_link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akakileti/" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Anusha Kakileti is a rising sophomore at Minerva University intending to study Computer Science and Mathematics. She has experience in various fields including volunteer organizing, hospitality, and asset management. This is her first time working with gaming and accessibility, but she has prior research experience in natural language processing.[/fusion_person][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="rgba(224,222,222,0)" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="10" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_person name="Helena Su" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Helena-Su-300x300.jpeg" picture_id="2385|medium" pic_link="https://helenawsu.github.io/" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Helena is a rising sophomore at UC Berkeley double majoring in IEOR and EECS. Aside from XR accessibility, her interests include beat saber, photography, and practicing violin. [/fusion_person][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="rgba(224,222,222,0)" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="10" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_person name="Ashley Fong" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ashley-Fong-276x300.jpg" picture_id="2390|medium" pic_link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyjoelle/" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Ashley Fong is a rising junior at UC Berkeley, where she studies Computer Science and Cognitive Science with a concentration in human-computer interaction (HCI). Ashley is a robotics enthusiast and disability advocate with strong aspirations for pursuing equitable healthcare technology. [/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_3" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" border_radius="" box_shadow="no" dimension_box_shadow="" box_shadow_blur="0" box_shadow_spread="0" box_shadow_color="" box_shadow_style="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" background_type="single" gradient_start_color="" gradient_end_color="" gradient_start_position="0" gradient_end_position="100" gradient_type="linear" radial_direction="center center" linear_angle="180" background_color="" background_image="" background_image_id="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_blend_mode="none" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" filter_type="regular" filter_hue="0" filter_saturation="100" filter_brightness="100" filter_contrast="100" filter_invert="0" filter_sepia="0" filter_opacity="100" filter_blur="0" filter_hue_hover="0" filter_saturation_hover="100" filter_brightness_hover="100" filter_contrast_hover="100" filter_invert_hover="0" filter_sepia_hover="0" filter_opacity_hover="100" filter_blur_hover="0" last="no"][fusion_person name="Brennon Treadwell" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Brennon-Treadwell-300x300.jpeg" picture_id="2375|medium" pic_link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-treadwell/" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Brennon is a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington studying Computer Science and Mathematics. They started working with VR in the Spring of 2022, motivated by the potential of VR to handle diverse interaction techniques that can reduce accessibility barriers.[/fusion_person][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="rgba(224,222,222,0)" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="10" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_person name="Joshua Bassin" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Joshua-Bassin-300x279.jpg" picture_id="2386|medium" pic_link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-bassin-83314324b/" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Joshua Bassin is a rising sophomore at the Pennsylvania State University intending to study Linguistics and Computer Science. He has some background in game design, though this is his first formal experience with accessibility.[/fusion_person][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="rgba(224,222,222,0)" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="10" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_person name="Chloe Tedjo" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Chloe-Tedjo-300x300.png" picture_id="2393|medium" pic_link="linkedin.com/in/chloe-tedjo" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Chloe Tedjo is a rising sophomore at Texas A&M University studying Computer Science. She is interested in machine learning and technology that improves inclusion and accessibility.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_3" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" border_radius="" box_shadow="no" dimension_box_shadow="" box_shadow_blur="0" box_shadow_spread="0" box_shadow_color="" box_shadow_style="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" background_type="single" gradient_start_color="" gradient_end_color="" gradient_start_position="0" gradient_end_position="100" gradient_type="linear" radial_direction="center center" linear_angle="180" background_color="" background_image="" background_image_id="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_blend_mode="none" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" filter_type="regular" filter_hue="0" filter_saturation="100" filter_brightness="100" filter_contrast="100" filter_invert="0" filter_sepia="0" filter_opacity="100" filter_blur="0" filter_hue_hover="0" filter_saturation_hover="100" filter_brightness_hover="100" filter_contrast_hover="100" filter_invert_hover="0" filter_sepia_hover="0" filter_opacity_hover="100" filter_blur_hover="0" last="no"][fusion_person name="Tanisha Shende" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tanisha-Shende-300x300.jpg" picture_id="2376|medium" pic_link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanisha-shende-7660531ab/" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Tanisha Shende is an undergraduate sophomore studying computer science and sociology. She is interested in using technology to uplift marginalized communities by making mainstream applications more accessible and developing assistive tools, such as her app that supports the mental and physical health of people with ADHD and autism.[/fusion_person][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="rgba(224,222,222,0)" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="10" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_person name="Sophie Ana Paris" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sophie-Ana-Paris-300x300.jpeg" picture_id="2387|medium" pic_link="www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-ana-paris" linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Sophie Ana is a rising senior in NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she is designing her concentration to focus on the intersection of engineering, human-centered design, disability studies, and entrepreneurship, as well as minoring in computer science. She is passionate about ensuring that accessibility and inclusion are at the core of products, spaces, and services. [/fusion_person][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="rgba(224,222,222,0)" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="10" border_size="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_person name="Ruchi Ukhade" title="" picture="https://xraccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ruchi-Ukhade-300x300.jpeg" picture_id="2394|medium" pic_link="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchiukhade/ " linktarget="_blank" pic_style="" pic_style_blur="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" discord="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" instagram="" linkedin="" mixer="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitch="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" whatsapp="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" custom_3="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Ruchi is a rising senior at Arizona State University studying Animation. Her interests include VR/AR, game engines, and 3-D modeling/animation. Ruchi received the Google Generation Scholarship: for Women in Gaming for the 2023-24 school year. She has an interest in designing for accessibility in games and this is her first time working on HCI research. [/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]