What if Virtual Reality could open new pathways for communication where traditional approaches reach their limits?
For some autistic people, communicating and interacting with others in the physical world can present significant challenges. Immersive environments can offer a different kind of space – one that can be adapted to individual needs and provide alternative ways to communicate, learn and connect with others.
In this fireside chat, Jackie Raphael, Co-Founder & CEO of AvaKay, joins D.J. Smith to share experiences from her work with autistic children and young people in Foretell Reality. Drawing on real-world examples, they explore how participants can find new ways to express themselves in VR – including through text-based communication – and how immersive environments can support learning, social interaction and greater independence.
Rather than presenting XR as a one-size-fits-all solution, the conversation will look at what happens when technology is shaped around the individual: What can become possible when we change not the person, but the environment in which communication and interaction take place?