Invisible Not Broken - Chronic Illness Podcast Network

Tech and Disability: What VR Offers the Disabled Community with Sunny Ammerman


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Monica Michelle is joined by artist and disability advocate Sunny Ammerman


Sunny lives with Septo-optic dysplasia, panhypopituitarism, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, and is missing a membrane in the brain called the "septum pellucidum".


In this episode, Monica and Sunny discuss: 

  • Sunny’s complex disorders and how she copes with them
  • Everything VR provides from accessible gaming, social platforms and the potential for better online education.
  • Various VR/AR games and their gameplay 
  • Sunny’s VR support group




TIMESTAMPS

00:45 - What VR/AR offers for chronically ill and disabled folks

11:57 - Sunny’s conditions and how she copes with them

17:55 - Features that make VR games accessible or inaccessible as well as different games and their play experiences

37:13 - The social aspects of virtual gaming

51:32 - What opportunities VR has for the future

1:04:49 - Sunny’s VR support group 


The full transcript and all links mentioned can be found on the episode page on invisiblenotbroken.com

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