Awareness Training
Empowering Professionals Through XR-Based Vision Impairment Training
Understanding the challenges faced by individuals with vision impairments is essential for professionals working in healthcare, caregiving, and customer-facing roles. Our immersive awareness training uses cutting-edge XR simulations to provide a firsthand experience of conditions like macular degeneration, cornea disease, and total color blindness.
Participants step into the shoes of someone with a vision impairment, navigating real-world tasks such as reading medicine packaging, identifying faces, or moving through unfamiliar environments. Guided by experts, these interactive sessions deepen understanding, enhance communication skills, and help professionals provide better support to those affected by vision impairments.
What We Offer:
Our XR-based awareness training provides professionals with an immersive and interactive way to understand vision impairments. We offer:
- Immersive XR Experiences
Participants experience vision impairments firsthand through virtual and augmented reality, gaining deeper insight into conditions like macular degeneration, cornea disease, and total color blindness. - Interactive Learning
Participants perform real-world tasks such as reading medicine packaging or newspapers, differentiating colors, recognizing faces, or navigating spaces with simulated vision impairments. - Guided Expert Insights
Our training sessions are led by specialists who provide background knowledge, facilitate discussions, and help participants reflect on their experience. - In-Company Training & Events
We bring the experience directly to your organization, offering tailored training sessions for medical personnel, caregivers, and other professionals in their work environment—whether as a dedicated training session or as part of an in-company event or workshop.
Case Study: XR Awareness Training for Educators
Challenge
Educators may encounter students with vision impairments but often lack firsthand experience of the challenges these individuals face. Traditional explanations and static images do not effectively convey the real-life impact of vision impairments, making it difficult to foster true awareness and empathy.
Solution
We were commissioned by the University College of Teacher Education in Vienna, Austria, to deliver an XR-based awareness training as part of an information event on media education, digitization, and technical innovations. Using XREye, 56 educators and education students experienced vision impairments such as macular degeneration, cornea disease, and total color blindness through immersive XR simulations. With a VR headset, they performed real-world tasks under impaired vision, including reading text, identifying objects, and navigating environments.
Impact
The training led to a significant increase in both sympathy and empathy among participants after using XREye’s simulations. Educators reported that the experience was invaluable in understanding the challenges faced by individuals with vision impairments, inspiring them to develop more inclusive teaching strategies.
Bring XR Awareness Training to Your Organization!
Interested in booking an XR-based awareness training session for your team? Contact us to learn more about how XREye can provide an engaging, hands-on experience tailored to your needs.