XR Social Accessibility in Practice: Lessons from Meta Horizon Worlds - Thomas Logan

Описание: Accessibility NYC Meetup - Jan 21 2026

TRANSCRIPT
https://isoc.live/a11ynyc/a11ynyc_jan... (TXT)
https://archive.org/download/a11ynyc0... (PDF)

This presentation provides a snapshot of XR social accessibility at the beginning of 2026, examining where the industry currently stands through Meta Horizon Worlds and the Quest ecosystem. We explore three interconnected layers:

Quest headset accessibility screen reader, text-to-speech, color correction, customizable text)
How these enable participation in Horizon Worlds social experiences
Meta's developer framework addressing five disability categories (vision, hearing, speech, motor, cognition).
This presentation brings together a live presentation with a virtual presentation at the same time. As always, in our work with the A11yVR Meetup we will be open to receiving feedback on how the presentation can be improved for accessibility. If you are unable to join us in the physical space, you will be able to participate through our YouTube stream.

PRESENTER
Thomas Logan has spent over twenty years helping organizations design and implement technology solutions that are accessible to people with disabilities. Throughout his career, he has led projects for federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private sector organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

He is the founder and owner of Equal Entry, whose mission is to contribute to a more accessible world. Equal Entry advances this mission by providing training, education, and accessibility audits across websites, desktop and mobile applications, games, and virtual reality. The company partners with organizations that build digital technologies to ensure accessibility is embedded from the start.
  / techthomas  

LIVESTREAM
Provided by Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG.

ACCREDITATION
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

SPONSORS
Thanks to AKQA, Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, Fable, and Aira for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact [email protected]

ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY NYC
New York City is home to virtually every type of person and every type of company on earth. Our group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. Our goal is to bring together NYC's accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and our experiences. If you're interested in accessibility and inclusive design then we want you in this group. We meet monthly, our previous presentations are archived on this YouTube channel -    / a11ynyc   Follow us on Twitter @A11YNYC   / a11ynyc  

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