Ideas for A11y Programs in XR Tech Companies

Date and Time
Thursday June 18th at 7pm ET / 4pm PT / June 19th 8am JT

About this Presentation:
Various community-driven efforts are actively working to define accessibility user requirements, practices, and guidance for XR technologies and experiences. This talk will outline how XR technology companies can engage with these efforts and put in place accessibility programs to help make sure their products, content, and experiences are usable by the broadest number of users.

Presenter Bio:
Bill Curtis-Davidson recently served as the Sr. Manager of Accessibility at Magic Leap and continues to serve as the XRAccess.org Community of Practice Guidelines & Policies Group Leader. He has over 20 years’ experience working in accessibility research/policy/standards development, strategic accessibility program consulting, and inclusive product design. Prior to Magic Leap, Bill has served in roles as diverse as assistive technology researcher (at Georgia Tech), UX / accessibility consultant/executive architect (at IBM Accessibility), and strategic accessibility consultant (at Level Access).

Location:
Mozilla Hubs Space
https://hubs.mozilla.com/G6edX79/a11yvr-project/

YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqhCc1b6Cq69eg-iYeVKOog

Timeline:
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This timeline is based on EDT time zone.
7:00 - 7:10
Login/explore/troubleshooting audio and video

7:10 - 7:15
Thomas Logan introduction to A11yVR

7:15 - 8:00
Presentation

8:00 - 8:10
Q&A with attendees

8:10 - 9:00
Breakout sessions in small groups to get to know each other in virtual reality. It is up to you if you want to stay and continue meeting other people in the room.

Accessibility Details:
Mozilla Hubs holds weekly office hours that can be used to practice and gain an understanding of how to interact in Mozilla Hubs.

We will have captions provided by Mirabai Knight of White Coat Captioning and have the real time text translation displayed in Hubs.
We will have video streaming of the event to YouTube via a partnership with the Internet Society Accessibility SIG (a11ySIG).

If you are unable to join via Hubs, we encourage you to watch the stream on YouTube and ask questions. As we begin meeting regularly each month we will capture feedback on ways we can be more accessible and inclusive in virtual reality and start incorporating them into a set of Best Practices.