{"id":543,"date":"2022-08-25T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=543"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:52:40","slug":"xr-accessibility-instructional-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"XR Accessibility & Instructional Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The topic has come up again. I guess I should start being happy that it’s coming up again and again. The topic is accessibility versus XR as instructional designers see it<\/i>. The throw-down response of some instructional designers is “XR is not accessible<\/b>” and they discard it as real learning option for the future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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So I gathered 7 examples (current as of August 2022) of organizations and people working FOR accessibility and I posted them. I’m re-sharing them here. <\/p>\n

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This is quick in – out, giving IDs examples they can quote that XR is gaining ground on accessibility.<\/p>\n

I hold to my premise: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In general, people care and they want MORE people to enjoy XR versus less.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sound
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Just this week, the FrameVR<\/b> platform (a good example of WebXR) announced live captioning along with translations. https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriel…\/status\/1561793880835575808…<\/a> <\/div>\n
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Technology <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
WebXR in general is good for smartphone access which can help with
\ninternet access and speed accessibility problems too. <\/div>\n
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I recently
\nattended a conference session with examples of how low access continents
\n like Africa are racing ahead with WebXR. https:\/\/youtu.be\/le1WHqtiBzM?t=7164<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Sight & Mobility<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Organizations like EqualEntry produces video interviews with designers and testers. I would recommend these 2: VR for the blind https:\/\/youtu.be\/CjILBKqOZ3g<\/a> and VR for the physically disabled: https:\/\/youtu.be\/lwmAFHAj6EI<\/a><\/div>\n
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Cognitive (& All) <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
XRAccess is another organization that is heavily working on standards https:\/\/xraccess.org\/<\/a>
\n – these will show up for IDs as *defaults* when we work with platforms
\nin the future (READ: default closed captioning, default bubble spaces,
\ndefault no flying, etc.)<\/p>\n

I’m gearing up to talk more about Virtuleap, VR for cognitive exercise & monitoring, on my social media channels. https:\/\/virtuleap.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n

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Vision<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
There are even efforts to use VR to combat the negative effects of VR (READ: vertigo.) https:\/\/youtu.be\/E6jFqqy0wes<\/a><\/div>\n
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But
\n if you explore nothing else from an ID perspective the first 1:30 of
\nthis video shows that accessibility is gaining ground…https:\/\/youtu.be\/rvsZ1ssyom8
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This article is not meant to be exhausting and lord knows I love the
\nresearch teams out there working on these topics. Hey neurodiversity & medical XR research teams, I see you!! They are doing SO
\nMUCH.<\/p>\n

Don’t count XR out when it comes to accessibility. Not by a long shot. <\/p>\n

Organizations to watch
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EqualEntry<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtuleap<\/a><\/p>\n

XRAccess<\/a><\/p>\n

FrameVR<\/a><\/p>\n

Mozilla Hubs<\/p>\n

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#Accessibility<\/strong> #XR<\/strong> #WebXR<\/strong> #EqualEntry<\/strong> #Virtuleap<\/strong> #XRAccess<\/strong> #FrameVR<\/strong> #MozillaHubs<\/strong> #Vision<\/strong> #Sound<\/strong> #Mobility<\/strong> #Cognitive<\/strong> #VirtualReality<\/strong> #AR<\/strong> #MR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simultaneously posted to LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/xr-accessibility-instructional-designers-dodds-ph-d-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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