New Ideas and Unique Solutions from Figma on Accessibility
This article is based on a talk David Winslow, software engineer at Figma, gave at A11yNYC. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Figma is a tool that allows people to share and...
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Virtual Reality Accessibility: How to Implement Multiple Locomotion Styles in Unity
Incorporating diverse locomotion styles in virtual reality (VR) is crucial for creating an inclusive and accessible experience. By offering options such as teleportation, arm...
Accessibility Virtual Reality: How to Add Captions Using Open Source
Closed captions provide another way for people to get audio information in various media formats, such as movies and TV shows. Captions are essential to ensure that dialogue, sound...
Pushing Beyond the Boundaries of the Five Senses with Artificial Intelligence
Close your eyes and visualize a loved one. Can you see the person’s facial features? Can you visualize them with eyes open, closed, or both? Someone who experiences extremely vivid...
Virtual Reality Accessibility: How to Add In-App Display Settings
Meta has nine accessibility Virtual Reality Checks (VRC) for creating accessible virtual reality (VR) experiences for people with disabilities. This looks at Accessibility...
New Kansas Accessibility Law Puts Heat on Plaintiffs
A new Kansas law will allow businesses to sue plaintiffs and their counsel over “abusive” litigation related to websites not complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act....
How to Host Accessible Multilingual Events
It’s not realistic to expect everyone attending meetings will speak the same language. That’s why it’s important to discuss how to make events accessible in more than one language....
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: A Person’s Journey in Digital Accessibility
How did Thomas Logan get started in accessibility? It all started in 2002 when he was a student at the University of North Carolina. There, he met Jason Morris, a graduate student...
Reading a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR)
Procurement officers and employees responsible for purchasing products for a company may request an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on the ITI Voluntary Product...
Creating Accessible iOS Apps: An Action Plan
It can be overwhelming getting started with accessibility in Apple iOS. The operating system has so many features, tools, and APIs. This is where the action plan will be helpful....
Accessibility Virtual Reality: User Studies with Children and Seniors Presentation
VRTogether designed a virtual reality social game that is designed to alleviate loneliness and improve a person’s well-being. Equal Entry worked with Azalee Group to see if using...
Accessibility Lessons: Context-Sensitive Text Alternatives
Equal Entry conducts many audits. In doing the work, we make suggestions on how to make something accessible and improve the user experience. We want to share what we’ve discovered...