To secure budget and resources for accessibility testing in VR, emphasize its importance in creating inclusive experiences, improving user satisfaction, and meeting legal standards. Highlight potential market growth by making VR accessible to all users. Present data on the benefits, such as reaching broader audiences and avoiding legal risks, and align the request with business goals to demonstrate ROI.

? Building the business case for accessibility testing of VR applications will be about acquiring budget and resources. Emphasize how more inclusivity means a bigger user base, and show quantitatively, if possible, how accessible products outperform their competition. Identify specific accessibility standards to meet and estimate benefits and costs. Prove to the stakeholders that investing in accessibility pays off in the long run by driving innovation. Securing resources for accessibility means making sure VR will be truly for all and creating an inclusive digital future.

En mi experiencia reciente trabajando con el gobierno en un proyecto militar de realidad virtual, asegurar el presupuesto y los recursos para las pruebas de accesibilidad fue fundamental. Al presentar el caso de negocio, destaqué cómo la accesibilidad ampliaría el uso de la aplicación por parte de todo el personal, incluidas personas con discapacidades. Mostré que la inversión en accesibilidad no solo era ética, sino también estratégica, al aumentar la base de usuarios y garantizar que la tecnología pudiera ser utilizada de manera eficiente por todos. Esta inversión impulsa la innovación y establece un precedente en el sector militar para un futuro más inclusivo.

Emphasize how accessibility testing ensures that your VR applications can be used by everyone, including people with disabilities. Show how this aligns with company goals like inclusivity, customer satisfaction, or legal compliance with accessibility standards (e.g., the Americans with Disabilities Act).

Find some truly meaningful use cases that can ONLY be solved using VR. Then take those few impactful use cases, make a budget and a plan to support them, and present THAT to budget administrators. Don't try to fit the solution (VR) to the problem. Do it the other way around.