Virtual reality (VR) offers new and compelling ways for users to interact with digital content. These include immersive experiences that are beneficial in various domains, such as gaming, training simulations, education, communication, and design. As VR technologies mature and commercial VR systems grow, an opportunity exists to understand how to incorporate accessibility as a fundamental […]
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Q&A With Samantha Evans, Certification Manager, IAAP
Mar 25, 2021Samantha Evans is the Certification Manager at the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). Her role focuses on promoting, guiding, and developing a series of professional and technical certification programs to establish benchmarks of accessibility skills and knowledge. How did you get your start in accessibility? Like most people in the accessibility community, I came […]
With a lifelong passion for Disability Advocacy, entrepreneur Daman Wandke has ten years of experience testing IT Accessibility in the public and private sector. He has worked with small local businesses to multinational corporations ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to websites and mobile apps. In addition to providing access to the digital […]
On August 18, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Providing Remote Services for The Disability Community During The Pandemic.” Presenter Jonathon Epstein — a community organizer specializing in transition, employment, and volunteer services — outlined how government agencies, non-profits, and cultural institutions are working together to support members of the disability community […]
Sharron Rush is the award-winning co-founder and Executive Director of Knowbility, nonprofit advocacy, consulting, and training company based in Austin, Texas. Since 1998, Sharron has been a leader in raising awareness and skills around the issue of access to technology for people with disabilities. How did you get your start in accessibility? In the mid-1990s, […]
The Oculus Developer Blog has published a post in November called Introducing the Accessibility VRCs. These nine Virtual Reality Checks (VRC) are a set of technical recommendations designed to help developers create more accessible software for the Quest and Rift platforms. It is a good sign when a prominent tech company like Facebook begins to […]
Dr. Joel Snyder is President of Audio Description Associates, LLC and Director of the Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind. One of the first audio describers, Snyder is a true pioneer in the audio description field. He’s won many awards including the 2014 Vernon Henley Media Award for promoting and furthering the availability […]
Q&A With Meryl Evans, Digital Marketing Expert
Oct 28, 2020Meryl K. Evans is a Digital Marketing Pro, and author of Brilliant Outlook Pocketbook and the co-author of Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites. How did you get your start in accessibility? You could say I was born into it! I entered this world profoundly deaf or as I call it […]
On October 6, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “5 Things I Learned from the Accessibility Community.” Presenter Marcy Sutton, freelance web developer, accessibility specialist and founding member of the Accessibility Seattle Foundation, offered her unique perspective and professional experience surrounding the realities of working in the field of inclusive design. She […]
Q&A With Sarah Pulis, Co-Founder, Intopia
Sep 30, 2020Sarah Pulis has worked in digital accessibility and inclusive design for over 10 years. She co-founded Intopia over 4 years ago which is now the largest digital accessibility consultancy in Australia and New Zealand. How did you get your start in accessibility? My accessibility “ah-ha” moment happened in 2003. I was at a conference, and […]