Building Accessibility into Social Virtual Reality Experiences

We will explore the lessons learned from a year of hosting virtual reality meetups in Mozilla Hubs and other spatial social platforms. The talk 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 overcome in creating engaging VR spaces.

In this session, we'll be exploring the Edstutia platform. If you want to experience it through your virtual reality headset, please do the following by March 13 at the latest:

1. Download the Edstutia app to your headset. (Something about App Lab will popup, approve it.)
2. Email meryl@equalentry.com. They need to set up an account for you. You cannot join unless you email us.

There will be time for open discussion with the community in VR and the importance of continuous improvement based on feedback will be highlighted.

Presenter
For 20 years, Thomas Logan has helped organizations create technology solutions that work for people with disabilities. Over his career, he has worked with startups to Fortune 500s including Microsoft, Google, Meta, Bank of America, New York Times, Princeton University, and Disney. He has also done projects for many federal, state, and local government agencies in the U.S.

He's the owner of Equal Entry, whose mission is "contributing to a more accessible world." Clients come to Equal Entry for accessibility audits, training on accessibility, and legal accessibility expertise.

Accessibility
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Livestream
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Sponsors
Thanks to Equal Entry for sponsoring. Interested in being a sponsor? Contact the organizers.

Accreditation
All A11yVR meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

Timeline
Please NOTE: Meetup is not skilled in representing time zones. This Meetup is set in Tokyo, Japan so it will display differently than your local time zone. When you RSVP, use the "Add to calendar" link to receive a calendar invite in your time zone.