<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Coming up later today. As part of the prep for this I got to be a virtual cameraman, following Mark around various scenes in VRChat (including DisneyWorld!) which he used to expound on real world accessibility issues. Watch the cast to see the video.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><a href="https://isoc.live/15527" style="color:#0675c4;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/a11yvr25-300x169.png" alt="isoc live" width="300" height="169" style="max-width:100%;margin-bottom:24px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Tuesday July 19 2022</strong> at <strong>19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC / 08:30 JST (Jul 20)</strong> the <strong><a href="https://www.meetup.com/A11yVR/" style="color:#0675c4;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Accessibility VR Meetup</a></strong> hosts '<strong><a href="https://www.meetup.com/a11yvr/events/285974127/" style="color:#0675c4;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Virtual Accessibility Mapping, Awareness Raising, and Real-World Advocacy</a></strong>' in <strong><a href="https://hubs.mozilla.com/" style="color:#0675c4;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Mozilla Hubs</a></strong>. Encounters with barriers to built environments, education, employment, entertainment, and healthcare in virtual reality (VR) can shape our understanding of issues faced by diverse demographics in the real world. In this presentation, <strong><a href="http://www.bookmanresearch.com/" style="color:#0675c4;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Mark Bookman</a></strong> discusses how he uses VR in his classes at the University of Tokyo to help raise awareness about otherwise invisible obstacles for disabled individuals.</p>
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