Inclusive Augmented and Virtual Reality: A Research Agenda
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Augmented and virtual reality experiences present significant barriers for disabled people, making it challenging to fully engage with immersive platforms. Whilst researchers have started to explore potential solutions addressing these accessibility issues, we currently lack a comprehensive understanding of research areas requiring further investigation to support the development of inclusive AR/VR systems. To address current gaps in knowledge, we led a series of multidisciplinary sandpits with relevant stakeholders (i.e., academic researchers, industry specialists, people with lived experience of disability, assistive technologists, and representatives from disability organisations, charities, and special needs educational institutions) to collaboratively explore research challenges, opportunities, and solutions. Based on insights shared by participants, we present a research agenda identifying key areas where further work is required in relation to specific forms of disability (i.e., across the spectrum of physical, visual, cognitive, and hearing impairments), including wider considerations associated with the development of more accessible immersive platforms.
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The powerful transformative potential of AI and VR technologies could offer notable benefits for students with disabilities once integrated into the educational framework [60,61].
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- Authors
- Creed, C., Al-Kalbani, M., Theil, A., Sarcar, S., & Williams, I.
- Affiliations
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Creed, Chris
- Venue
- International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2023-08-27
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 6200-6219
- ISSN
- 1044-7318 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7590
- OpenAlex
- W4386221847
- Cited by
- 126
- References
- 93
- Citations by year
- 2026: 47 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 3
- FWCI
- 124.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- BCU Open Access Repository (Birmingham City University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Keywords
- augmented reality, virtual reality, accessibility, disability, inclusive design, immersive technologies, physical impairment, visual impairment, cognitive impairment, hearing loss, assistive technology, stakeholder collaboration, research agenda
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