[community] accessible LMS and VR - Looking for some help

[Jutta Treviranus]

Hi Pina, 
Happy New Year!

This is the focus and expertise of two consortia we are engaged in: XRAccess (https://www.xraccess.org/) and XRInclusion (https://xrinclusion.org/). 

We worked on a similar idea during the first wave of VR in 1994-95. 

Jutta

> On Jan 7, 2020, at 3:21 PM, pina.dintino at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone, Happy New Year to all and yes I agree with Jutta sounds like
> it is going to be a busy and exciting one.
> 
> A colleague of mine at the federal government is looking for some help  on
> the topic of accessible LMS and VR and I thought who better to reach out to
> for expertise. Below is a copy of his  request. If anyone can help, please
> let me know. P.S.: I'd also like to know more about this myself. 
> 
> "I will be joining conversations about the possibility of using Virtual
> Reality technology as a learning tool to explore barriers and accessibility
> (just an example for context: it could be the user navigates an airport and
> encounters barriers and has to determine what would remove the barrier - the
> user might do the experience with a visual, hearing, mobility, intellectual
> etc. impairment).  The focus would be on awareness of barriers and how to
> remove them rather than suggesting the experience at all gives a sense of
> what it is like to experience a particular impairment.
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> Are you aware of any resources or individual who has expertise on
> accessibility issues with VR itself as a tool? I don't know if audio and
> other sensory overlays would provide a valuable experience for someone with
> visual impairments, etc.  Let me know if you are aware of any resources."
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Pina
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> Pina D'Intino, MDes, PMP, CPACC
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> Business Transformation, Accessibility Strategist and Consultant
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> Tel: 416.948.3348
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