I've always thought that virtual worlds presented great difficulties for the blind. This post (http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/09/ how-can-second-life-be-used-by-visually.html) changed my mind. The idea of attachments that report on obstacles and content, combined with spatial sound and perhaps some special haptics, could make virtual worlds even more navigable than the web for the blind.
We owe it to that community to work on some standards for consistent labeling and typing of objects, plus 3D equivalents of the web tools for checking accessibility. I'll see if I can get one of the people behidn the mobility cane involved in this group. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "realXtend" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
