A Preliminary Interview: Understanding XR Developers' Needs towards Open-Source Accessibility Support

Tiger F. Ji, Yaxin Hu, Yu Huang, Ruofei Du, Yuhang Zhao

Abstract: While extended reality (XR) technology is seeing increasing mainstream utilization, it is not accessible to users with disabilities and lacks support for XR developers to create accessibility features. In this study, we investigated XR developers' practices, challenges, needs when integrating accessibility in their projects. Our findings revealed developers' needs for open-source accessibility support, such as code examples of particular accessibility features alongside accessibility guidelines.