Accessible Tourism: How Travel Can Be Accessible for All | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap

Dec 10, 2021

TourismForAll is a travel agency and tour operator that specializes in accessible tourism. Its mission is to provide quality services and accommodations to anyone with a disability who travels to Portugal. It has customized packages and trips to meet customer needs and expectations. A team of specialized professionals will ensure travelers receive the help and […]

Q&A With Alycia Anderson, TEDx speaker and Corporate Inclusion Consultant

Dec 7, 2021

Alycia Anderson is an accomplished TEDx motivational speaker, published writer, corporate inclusion consultant, and founder of The Alycia Anderson Company. Alycia’s authenticity and charisma draw others to her and she naturally connects them to inspire, mentor and support. Alycia holds a European Masters Degree in Adapted Physical Activity emphasizing the benefits, practices, and principles of […]

Paradigm Shifts in Interacting With Virtual Environments: A Focus on Deaf People | Accessibility VR Meetup Recap

Nov 23, 2021

Zoom has thrived since March 2020. Obviously, COVID-19 prompted an interesting fundamental change in how to socialize and network with people remotely. But what about the 3D virtual space? Professor Wendy Dannels will point to some challenges and opportunities deaf individuals using American Sign Language as their primary language have faced when navigating and interacting […]

Q&A With Sheri Byrne-Haber, Senior Staff Architect, Accessibility at VMWare

Nov 18, 2021

Sheri Byrne-Haber is a prominent global subject matter expert in the fields of disability and accessibility in business and educational settings. She is best known for launching digital accessibility programs at multiple Fortune 200 companies, including McDonald’s, Albertsons, and VMware, as well as consulting on government accessibility. Sheri’s award-winning Medium blog summarizes legal cases and […]

Accessible SVGs: Pattern, Color Contrast, and Motion Considerations | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap

Nov 16, 2021

Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Accessible SVGs: Pattern, Color Contrast, and Motion Considerations.” Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) became a W3C open standard in 1999 — back when the new tech hotness was the Blackberry phone, Napster first invaded college dorms, and the Y2K bug sparked fear in us all. Fast forward to […]

Introducing the XR Association’s Developers Guide on Accessibility | Accessibility VR Meetup Recap

Oct 28, 2021

The XR Association promotes the dynamic global growth of the XR industry, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed-reality, and future immersive technology. XRA is leading the way for the responsible development and adoption of XR by convening stakeholders, developing best practices and research, and advocating on behalf of our members and the greater XR […]

Q&A With Christine Hemphill, Managing Director at Open Inclusion

Oct 27, 2021

Christine Hemphill is an inclusive researcher, designer, and innovator. She is the Managing Director of Open Inclusion, a global agency based in the UK that she founded in 2015 to bring the value of disability- and age-inclusive insight to design and innovation. Prior to Open, she spent decades working in corporate marketing, strategy, service, and […]

Billion Strong: A Global Identity and Empowerment Nonprofit | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap

Oct 15, 2021

On October 7, 2021, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Billion Strong: A Global Identity and Empowerment Nonprofit.” According to the World Health Organization, there are 1.3B people with disabilities in the world. Also, many efforts are being made to include persons with disabilities including efforts like The Valuable 500. Wonderful. Still, we […]

Virtual Reality in the Dark: VR Development for People Who Are Blind | Accessibility VR Meetup Recap

Oct 7, 2021

Today’s commercial VR systems provide interaction methods allowing people with disabilities to experience gaming and virtual environments as never before. Aaron Gluck discussed developing two VR game prototypes, The Enclosing Dark: A VR Auditory Adventure and Racing in the Dark, neither of which uses visuals to provide information to the player. He has accomplished this […]