xraccess-events-past Archives

Q: Inclusion and Accessibility in XR: Exploring Experiences | Reginé Gilbert

July 19, 2022 This talk will review what inclusion and accessibility mean for extended reality and the metaverse. By examining existing heuristics and researching existing methods for accessibility, the discovery has been made that new principles need to be adopted to create more equitable experiences. We will discuss ongoing research on accessible augmented reality. Register for the talk here. About the Speaker Reginé Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and author with over ten years of experience working in technology. She has a strong belief in making the world a more accessible place that starts and ends with the user. Reginé’s areas of research focus are digital accessibility, inclusive design, and immersive experiences. In 2019, Reginé’s first book, Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind , was released through Apress publishing. In addition, Doug North Cook and Reginé Gilbert are working on a book titled Human Spatial Computing , which Oxford University Press will publish in 2023. Watch the Talk [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt8TOFuId1I[/embed]

Q: Exploring Barriers in XR | Jamie Knight + Lion

May 25, 2022 XR and the metaverse introduces a whole new realm for users to explore; It brings new barriers and opportunities. The BBC has just published the XR barrier research project to identify some of the most common barriers. In this talk Jamie & Lion share their experiences leading the project and share insights in building XR experiences for audiences anew. About the Speaker Jamie + Lion are an autistic duo who focus on using tech to remove barriers and create positive change. Jamie spend 10 years with the BBC, working in engineering roles before joining and then leading the Digital Accessibility Team. Since leaving the BBC Jamie has been focusing on play and adventures. Working with a wide range of orgs to make cool things happen. Watch the Talk [embed]https://youtu.be/xCsR8-dmTfc[/embed]

Q: Multimedia for Deaf Viewers | Dr. Raja Kushalnagar

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people have relied on assistive and accessible technologies/services to consume or produce aural information. Some hard-of-hearing people rely on an assistive technology approach to enhance aural information for easier perception and understanding. Other hard of hearing and most deaf people rely on an accessible technology approach to transform the aural information into visual or tactile information for easier perception and understanding. We will briefly discuss the history of DHH assistive and accessible technology. We will then go through interactive examples of how deaf and hard-of-hearing people consume and produce information through assistive and accessible technologies. After the examples, we will discuss how the differences in aural, visual, and tactile modalities influence multimodal information consumption and production Finally, we will discuss the design and development of effective accessible computing solutions for multimodal information access. About the Speaker Dr. Raja Kushalnagar is a professor and the Director of the Information Technology program in the school of Science, Technology, Accessibility, Mathematics, and Public Health at Gallaudet University. Watch the Talk [embed]https://youtu.be/5XGvI5GWb20[/embed]