On July 14, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “Using Task-Oriented Walk Throughs for Accessibility Reviews.” Presenter Sarah Pulis, digital accessibility and inclusive design expert and co-founder of Intopia, described a novel process to use when evaluating tasks in the user interfaces of various information technologies. Here are some of our highlights […]
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Bill Curtis-Davidson is a Senior Consultant – Emerging Tech Accessibility at Wheelhouse Group, supporting PEAT’s Future of Work Initiative. In this role, he works to advance accessible emerging technologies to increase the employment of underrepresented populations, including people with disabilities. How did you get your start in accessibility? I began my accessibility journey around 1996 […]
On June 9, 2020, Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design hosted a Meetup entitled Professional Testers with Disabilities. Presenter Heather Burns, an Accessibility Consultant at Equal Entry, described how she works collaboratively and remotely with people with disabilities. Presenter John Samuel, the Chief Innovation Architect from LCI Tech explained how he is creating new opportunities […]
On June 18, 2020, Accessibility VR hosted a Meetup entitled Ideas for A11y Programs in XR Tech Companies. Presenter Bill Curtis-Davidson, former Sr. Manager of Accessibility at Magic Leap and current Sr. Consultant for Emerging Technology Accessibility at the Wheelhouse Group, outlined how XR technology companies can put in place accessibility programs to help make […]
On July 2, 2020, Accessibility VR hosted a Meetup entitled Improving Mobility by Assisting Cognition: A Case Study. Presenter Romain Delgrange, cognitive psychologist and researcher at the Lab of Applied Psychology and Ergonomics at the Institute of Psychology of Paris showed a super innovative test case using Grand Theft Auto V. Here are some of […]
Q&A With Mariella Paulino, Founder, Project Hearing
Jun 15, 2020Mariella Paulino creates systems and tools that center on helping people interact better with the world around them. As a Deaf technologist, she has worked in tech as a software developer, designer, and now as a project manager and is passionate about the intersection of technology with social impact initiatives that create inclusion, accessibility, and […]
On May 21, 2020, Accessibility VR hosted a Meetup entitled VR Interactions – A Comparison Between Gaze, Controller and Hand. Presenter Sam Qorbani, a digital media designer experienced in UX research and design, described some of his research on various types of interactions to be used with Virtual/Augmented reality. Here are some of our highlights […]
On June 4, 2020, Accessibility VR hosted a Meetup entitled “Designing a Participatory Design Workshop.” Presenter Indira Knight, design researcher and developer at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, described her process how she included people with lived experience of psychosis in the design process. Here are some of our highlights […]
A Future Date – Digital Accessibility Legal Update
May 26, 2020Accessibility advocates from around the world came together last week to hold A Future Date, a virtual conference hosted on YouTube of curated sessions from cancelled major accessibility conferences. The volunteer-led event was meant to continue the discourse around global accessibility challenges and innovations that is usually held at major conferences like CSUN, AccessU, and […]
On May 5, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “NYC COVID-19 Response for People with Disabilities.” Presenters Walei Sabry and Jonathan Novick from the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities described how New York City is addressing the needs of people with disabilities. Here are some of our highlights from the […]