Virtual Reality Accessibility: 11 Things We Learned from Blind Users - Equal Entry
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The current platforms and systems used in virtual reality (VR) technologies cannot be used by people who are blind. Equal Entry believes that VR should be accessible to all people with disabilities. This is why we created a research environment to evaluate how blind people can navigate through a VR environment on the web. We […]

This article highlights 11 recommendations to make VR more accessible for people who are blind. Currently there are a lot of accessibility barriers that prevent blind people from interacting with VR environments. VR Designers should work to create 3D spaces and controllers that are more adaptable so that the level of input can be toggled based on the individual’s needs.

  • Thinker33@lemmy.worldOPM
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    10 months ago

    100% agree. This is why adding short but descriptive audio prompts for everything is very important. In this example they forget to add an audio prompt for when an object is grabbed, which immediately became an accessibility barrier. In addition, creating an intuitive way to navigate the audio prompts similar to screen reader navigation is needed.