How Accessible are Virtual Reality Freehand Gestures? Understanding Barriers for Users with Upper Limb Motor Impairments
Lauren Pococke, Crescent Jicol, Christof Lutteroth, Christopher Clarke · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
This paper provides the first empirical examination of how accessible default freehand gesture implementations in virtual reality are for people with upper limb motor impairments. The researchers recruited 8 adults with conditions including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, carpal…
virtual reality · motor accessibility · freehand gestures · hand tracking · upper limb impairments