As virtual reality (VR) technology becomes more pervasive, it continues to find multiple new uses beyond research laboratories. One of them is distance adult education -- the potential of VR to provide valuable education experiences is massive, despite the current barriers to its widespread application. Nevertheless, recent trends demonstrate clearly that VR is on the rise in education settings, and VR-only courses are becoming more popular across the globe. This trend will continue as more affordable VR solutions are released commercially, increasing the number of education institutions that benefit from the technology. No accessibility guidelines exist at present that are created specifically for the design, development, and use of VR hardware and software in distance education. The purpose of this workshop is to address this niche. It gathers researchers and practitioners who are interested in education and intend to work together to formulate a set of practical guidelines for the use of VR in distance adult education to make it accessible to a wider range of people.

翻译：随着虚拟现实（VR）技术的日益普及，其在研究实验室之外不断涌现出多种新用途。其中之一是远程成人教育——尽管当前仍存在阻碍其广泛应用的障碍，但VR为提供有价值教育体验的潜力十分巨大。然而，近期趋势清晰地表明，VR在教育领域中的应用正在上升，全球范围内纯VR课程正变得越来越受欢迎。随着更经济实惠的VR解决方案商业化上市，越来越多的教育机构将受益于这一技术，这一趋势将持续下去。目前，尚无专门针对远程教育中VR硬件与软件的设计、开发和使用而制定的可访问性指南。本次研讨会旨在填补这一空白。它将汇聚对教育感兴趣的研究者和实践者，共同合作，为在远程成人教育中使用VR制定一套实用指南，以使其能够为更广泛的人群所使用。