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Kes: I attended this last year and it was outstanding: all the presenters that I heard were enthusiastic and very informative. I'm curious if there will be any commentary on legal cases over the past year, as there was at least one law suit involving a deaf man who sued a VR company which made a conference software product that was not accessible. We're not talking games anymore, we're talking another technology that is locking PWD out of business and educational opportunities.

The 2022 XR Access Symposium will be virtual, and will feature keynotes, panels, demos, research talks, workshops, and more over two days.
https://xraccess.org/symposium/
Please register by Friday, June 3. Questions? Email us at
Register at
https://2022xraccesssymposium.virtualeventsite.com/

1. YouTube - Double Tap TV - March 8th 2022
In celebration of International Women's Day we are joined by Author, Speaker and Disability Rights Lawyer Haben Girma about her career and how she advises some of the biggest tech companies in the world
https://bit.ly/321OUEy

2. American Foundation for the Blind Urges Department of Justice to Complete Rulemaking Process for Digital Accessibility Regulations
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), along with their colleagues at the American Council of the Blind (ACB), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), urges the Department of Justice to finalize a rule on web and application accessibility before the end of the current administration
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-foundation-for-the-blind-urges-department-of-justice-to-complete-rulemaking-process-for-digital-accessibility-regulations-301493154.html

3. This Walking Navigation System For The Visually Impaired Was Partly Developed By Honda
Navigation systems are becoming more advanced all the time, but until recently, they've nearly always been based on sight. Ashirase Inc., however, a new business initiative by Honda, is starting to change this by developing a GPS navigation system for the visually impaired. The in-shoe navigation system, also called Ashirase, notifies walkers using vibrational cues on their feet
https://www.autoblog.com/2022/03/06/honda-ashirase-navigation-visually-impaired/

4. Microsoft Just Finished Its Purchase Of Nuance For $19.7 Billion
Nuance is a well-known company specializing in artificial intelligence that also has a strong foothold in the medical industry. Microsoft initially announced its agreement to purchase Nuance for $19.7 billion back in April 2021. The deal has since gone through the required regulatory approvals
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-completes-197-billion-acquisition-ai-giant-nuance

5. SpeechWare has released a mic specifically designed for good speech recognition. Colin Hughes at AbilityNet has more information
https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/new-microphone-invented-speech-recognition
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At the beginning of the podcast I mention below, there is a brief ad, and I wanted to confirm what it said was still true, which it is:

Deque University Scholarships for People with Disabilities
If you have a disability, you qualify for a scholarship to access to Deque's in-depth web accessibility curriculum for a full year (normally $315) at no cost.
https://dequeuniversity.com/scholarships#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20a%20disability,normally%20%24315)%20at%20no%20cost

Will VR be Accessible?
13 Letters podcast April 16, 2020

Will Butler from Be My Eyes interviews Larry Goldberg, head of accessibility at Verizon Media. Larry spent twenty years at WGBH in Boston developing the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), and in this interview he discusses much of the history of innovations such as close captioning and audio description.
https://www.bemyeyes.com/podcasts/will-vr-be-accessible
Listen through Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VsGfjRZEsw3Gf8FSrdcDV

Note: VR isn't really discussed until about 67% of the way through the podcast, but Larry has many fascinating stories about the history and people involved in the history of accessible technologies.

Inside the Verizon Accessibility Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grK0ihVi-FA

This Q&A with Larry Goldberg contains links to many of the resources he mentions in the podcast
https://equalentry.com/qa-with-larrygoldberg-headofaccessibility-verizonmedia/#:~:text=Larry%20Goldberg%20leads%20Accessibility%20at,and%20audio%20description%20production%20unit.

xr access initiative -A community committed to making virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (XR) accessible to people with disabilities
https://xraccess.org/#content

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