Strumenti di VR che stanno migliorando l’accessibilità per le persone con disabilità
5 strumenti che rendono la realtà virtuale più accessibile alle persone con disabilità

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We treat your data as if it were our own.
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Identification and contact details such as name, surname, company, job title, email address, and phone number.
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Application data such as personal information included in your CV or other documents submitted through third-party platforms (e.g. professional experience, education, contact details).
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These data are processed by AccessiWay only after being transmitted by the third party, which remains autonomous in the initial processing.
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Technical operation of the website
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Handling contact or support requests
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Compliance with legal obligations
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Statistical analysis and website improvement
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Marketing and Profiling
If you authorize us to do so, we may use your data to send you promotional communications or provide personalized content (e.g. through profiling cookies).
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Management of job applications through third parties
We may receive job applications via third-party platforms (e.g. job portals) or through recruitment agencies. In such cases, we process the submitted data to assess your suitability for the proposed role.
📌 Legal basis: this processing is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
Note: the privacy policies of the third-party platforms or agencies involved also apply, independently of AccessiWay.
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it is not stored, tracked, or associated with identifiable individuals;
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it is anonymized via a proxy located in the European Union;
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it is not used for profiling or marketing purposes.
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secure connections via HTTPS (SSL/TLS);
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authentication systems and access control;
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access limitation and internal access tracking mechanisms;
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regular audits and verification procedures;
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Your personal data is stored only for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected. Specifically:
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Contact data: up to 10 years if relevant for contractual or legal purposes;
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Technical and browsing data: according to what is outlined in the Cookie Policy;
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Marketing data: until consent is withdrawn.
9. Your Rights (Data Subject Rights)
As a data subject, you may exercise the rights provided under Articles 15–22 of the GDPR at any time. In particular, you have the right to:
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Obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal data is being processed and access such data (right of access);
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Request the rectification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete data (right to rectification);
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Request the erasure of your data, if the conditions set out in the GDPR are met (right to erasure);
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Obtain restriction of processing where applicable (right to restriction);
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Object to the processing of your data, in whole or in part, under certain circumstances (right to object);
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Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and, where technically feasible, have it transmitted directly to another controller (right to data portability);
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Withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
📧 You can exercise Your rights at any time by contacting us at: legal.fr@accessiway.com.
🔗 If you are located in France and believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés – CNIL) via the website: www.cnil.fr.
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La realtà virtuale (VR) è entrata nella nostra quotidianità: dall’intrattenimento alla formazione, dalla medicina al turismo, sempre più settori sperimentano esperienze immersive. Ma una domanda resta fondamentale: questa tecnologia è davvero accessibile a tutti?
Nel 2025, in piena attuazione dell’European Accessibility Act, l’attenzione si concentra non solo su quanto sia innovativa una tecnologia, ma su quanto riesca ad includere. Fortunatamente, la VR sta compiendo passi avanti significativi in questa direzione. Ecco 5 strumenti e piattaforme che stanno contribuendo a rendere la realtà virtuale più accessibile alle persone con disabilità, e perché il loro successo dipende anche dal contributo umano.
1. AltspaceVR + Immersive Accessibility Toolkit
AltspaceVR, piattaforma per eventi e social VR (ora integrata in Microsoft Mesh), ha lanciato un toolkit per rendere gli ambienti virtuali più inclusivi. Include:
opzioni per regolare altezza e posizione della visuale (utile per chi utilizza sedia a rotelle);
interfaccia semplificata per utenti con disabilità cognitive;
supporto per comunicazione testuale alternativa;
possibilità di navigazione senza controller manuali, con tracciamento oculare o input vocali.
🔍 Perché funziona: è progettato in collaborazione con community inclusive. Tuttavia, l’efficacia dipende da chi crea gli ambienti: senza formazione sull’accessibilità, i mondi virtuali restano complessi da esplorare.
2. WalkinVR: adattare la VR al movimento ridotto
WalkinVR è un software per visori Oculus e HTC Vive che permette alle persone con disabilità motorie di usare la VR anche senza muoversi fisicamente. Il sistema consente:
controllo degli arti virtuali con joystick e movimenti minimi;
simulazione della camminata per utenti seduti;
compatibilità con sedia a rotelle o letti ortopedici.
🔍 Perché funziona: consente di esplorare ambienti virtuali anche a chi ha mobilità estremamente ridotta. Ma la curva di apprendimento può essere complessa senza supporto educativo adeguato.
3. SoundStageVR e accessibilità uditiva
SoundStageVR è un ambiente musicale in realtà virtuale, ma il suo motore audio è stato riadattato in alcuni progetti per creare esperienze immersive inclusive per utenti con disabilità uditive. Come?
trasformando il suono in stimoli visivi o tattili (tramite feedback aptico);
visualizzando in tempo reale l'intensità o la direzione dei suoni;
integrando sottotitoli e traduzioni LIS per contenuti interattivi.
🔍 Perché funziona: è un esempio di come una piattaforma nata per l'intrattenimento può essere rielaborata per scopi educativi e sensoriali. Ma il valore emerge solo con un design accessibile dei contenuti.
4. Meta Quest Accessibility Settings (ex Oculus)
I visori Meta Quest stanno progressivamente integrando opzioni pensate per l’accessibilità, tra cui:
interfaccia a contrasto elevato e testo ingrandibile;
comandi vocali per navigare nei menu;
modalità per utenti con visione monoculare o ridotta;
configurazioni per utenti con disabilità motorie parziali.
🔍 Perché funziona: è una soluzione nativa, integrata direttamente nei visori consumer. Ma richiede che anche le app sviluppate da terzi siano progettate seguendo linee guida inclusive.
5. XRAccess Toolkit: progettare VR inclusiva dalla base
XRAccess è un’iniziativa internazionale che offre un set di strumenti, linee guida e risorse open source per chi sviluppa esperienze VR. Include:
modelli di interazione accessibile (vocale, oculare, aptico);
raccomandazioni per testi, ambienti, audio e interazioni;
database di test con persone con disabilità, per evidenziare criticità comuni;
esempi pratici di ambienti co-progettati con utenti reali.
🔍 Perché funziona: non è uno strumento “fatto e finito”, ma un approccio. Invita a progettare con, non solo per. La tecnologia, in questo caso, è solo una parte del processo.
Perché la tecnologia da sola non basta
Tutti questi strumenti dimostrano che è possibile creare esperienze VR più accessibili. Ma la componente che fa la differenza è sempre la stessa: il fattore umano.
Senza esperti di accessibilità, UX designer informati, educatori e persone con disabilità coinvolte nei test, anche il miglior visore resta una scatola chiusa. I dispositivi sono solo contenitori: sta ai progettisti decidere se riempirli di barriere o di possibilità.
Conclusione: la VR inclusiva è quella pensata per essere abitata da tutti
Nel 2025, la realtà virtuale può diventare un linguaggio universale. Ma perché lo sia davvero, ogni tecnologia deve essere accompagnata da:
progettazione universale;
formazione trasversale dei team;
coinvolgimento attivo degli utenti finali;
monitoraggio e miglioramento continuo.
L’accessibilità in VR non è un risultato, ma un processo. Uno spazio da costruire insieme, dove tutti possano esplorare, apprendere e partecipare. Non per forza nello stesso modo, ma con pari dignità e libertà.

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