LIZ HYMAN JOINS XCEPTIONAL LEADERS PODCAST
Liz Hyman sat down with Mai Ling Chan, host of the Xceptional Leaders podcast, to discuss how XR is shaping the ways the world supports people with disabilities. Tune in to hear more about the importance of inclusive design thinking in XR development and the work XRA and others in the technology and disability communities […]
XRA CEO LIZ HYMAN DISCUSSES HOW ACCESSIBLE XR IS A BUSINESS IMPERATIVE IN VRWORLDTECH MAGAZINE
XRA CEO Liz Hyman recently sat down with Mark Dugdale of VRWorldTech Magazine to discuss what 2021 holds for the XR industry and why accessibility in immersive technology is no longer a “nice to have” but a business imperative. Read Hyman’s interview in full and learn more about what XRA and its member companies are […]
XRA MODERATES SXSW CONFERENCE PANEL
The XR Association (XRA) was honored to moderate a panel on the future of accessibility in immersive technology at this year’s virtual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. XRA CEO Liz Hyman moderated this engaging discussion and was joined by: Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility Programs at Google Andrew Eiche, COOwl and Cable Slinger at Owlchemy […]
XRA PRESENTS ON FUTURE WORKPLACES AT CSUN CONFERENCE
Today, Liz Hyman, XRA CEO, joined Bill Curtis-Davidson, Co-Director of the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT), and Mike Shebanek, Head of Accessibility at Facebook, at CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference. The presentation focused on how workplaces will be enabled by inclusive extended reality (XR) and presented how platform providers and app developers are working […]
XRA CELEBRATES VR DAY
Happy VR Day! We are using today to highlight just some of the ways the XR Association has promoted the responsible growth and development of VR, and XR, technology this past year. Below are a sampling of our activities: On September 20th, XRA released the results of its first annual study titled, A New Reality […]
HEAR XR ACCESSIBILITY EXPERTS DISCUSS THE CREATION OF XRA’S Accessibility & Inclusive Design in Immersive Experiences
XRA recently released a new chapter to its Developers Guide, “Accessibility & Inclusive Design in Immersive Experiences.” This resource offers developers a set of industry-backed best practices for developing XR software to enhance experiences for all users, not just those with disabilities. Accessibility experts at XRA member companies came together to create this new resource […]
XR ASSOCIATION RELEASES UPDATE TO DEVELOPERS GUIDE FOCUSED ON ACCESSIBILITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the XR Association (XRA), the trade association representing the technology manufacturers that power the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality industries, released an update to its Developers Guide, a starter guide for developers designing reality-expanding experiences. This standalone update, “Accessibility & Inclusive Design in Immersive Experiences,” offers a set of industry-backed best […]