Washington, D.C. – As part of the Community Discussion series, XR Access and the XR Association are proud to bring together experts and enthusiasts for an interactive and informative discussion on closed captioning in immersive technology.
Join XR Access and the XR Association on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 9:00 am PST/ 12:00 pm EST for a community discussion on closed captioning. This discussion will explore the use of closed captioning to drive more accessible immersive experiences. Hear from leading industry experts, followed by an open audience discussion of best practices for addressing how closed captioning can help enhance XR experiences for all users. The conversation will be captioned, and an American Sign Language interpreter will be present.
Speakers:
- Lily Bond, Senior Vice President of Marketing at 3Play Media
- Yao Ding, Accessibility Research Lead at Meta
- Brenden Gilbert, Deaf Accessibility and Inclusion Evangelist
To learn more about the Closed Captioning Community Discussion, please contact XRA at info@xra.org.
Explore other XRA resources:
XRA’S DEVELOPERS GUIDE, CHAPTER THREE: Accessibility & Inclusive Design in Immersive Experiences
INCLUSIVE XR IN THE WORKPLACE: How Accessible Immersive Technologies Can Help Employers Upskill and Enable an Increasingly Diverse Workforce, developed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Partnership on Employment & Accessibility Technology (PEAT)
XRAccessability.github.io, a one-stop resource for developers to find accessibility code solutions, developed in partnership with the XR Access Initiative
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In case you missed it: Community Discussion on Audio Cues in Virtual Environments
