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		<event:abstract><![CDATA[Virtual worlds have developed to the point where millions of people use them for fun, social interaction, education and even employment.  They could provide a liberating tool for people whose day to day- access to these opportunities is limited by a disability.  To make this a reality, the virtual worlds themselves must be accessible.  This talk considers what it takes to make virtual worlds usable by individuals with a range of perceptual, physical, and cognitive disabilities.  Examples are drawn from PowerUp - IBM’s multi-player 3D virtual world game. PowerUp includes an extensive set of accessibility features, based on empirical work with legally blind teenagers and adults with cerebral palsy.  These features provide a core level of accessibility, and continue to be developed with the goal of reaching equal access, in which users with disabilities are indistinguishable from any other player.]]></event:abstract>
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