Accessibility Archives - AbleGamers https://ablegamers.org/tag/accessibility/ The Worlds Largest Charity for Gamers with Disabilities. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:22:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/ablegamers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AbleGamers-Total-Logo-HD-Black-2.png?fit=27%2C32&ssl=1 Accessibility Archives - AbleGamers https://ablegamers.org/tag/accessibility/ 32 32 193769491 The Potency of Unity: An Open Letter from A Black Gamer https://ablegamers.org/the-potency-of-unity-an-open-letter-from-a-black-gamer/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:00:28 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3502 Author’s Note, Updated 6/4/2020: I wrote this open letter about a year and a half ago. Today, I circle back to this letter, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, continuing a tradition infused in the DNA of…
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]]> 3502 That Hoodie With the Corgi – AbleGamers’ 2018 Fundraising Hoodie https://ablegamers.org/that-hoodie-with-the-corgi-ablegamers-2018-fundraising-hoodie/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:00:40 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3829 In other exciting AbleGamers news, we shipped out our 2018 fundraising hoodies to fundraisers who raised over $500 in support of our mission between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018. Each year our hoodie will feature a new design…
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]]> 3829 Composing Music for Sensory Processing Disorder https://ablegamers.org/composing-music-for-sensory-processing-disorder/ Tue, 21 May 2019 12:00:33 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3756 Many people like to enjoy different kinds of music. You might like the deep rumbling beats of a drum and bass song bumping through your whole body. Perhaps you’re more into the complex twangs of a single guitar. What about…
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]]> 3756 What AbleGamers Has Been Up To For May 2019 https://ablegamers.org/whataghasbeenupto2019/ Tue, 21 May 2019 12:00:32 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3715   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BMmzHIXjOA[/embedyt]   AbleGamers has had another busy month! Besides the wonderful work with developers all across the industry to help push accessibility, all of the grants sent out to get people into gaming, we’ve also made a few…
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]]> 3715 Accessible Technology Day at MIT and Helping to Break Social Isolation https://ablegamers.org/accessibletechnologymit/ Tue, 21 May 2019 12:00:29 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3713 Teachers, students, and families were able to get a glimpse of accessible technology during the Cambridge Science Festival. Partners from different areas of inclusive design came together for MIT Museum’s Accessible Technology Day to showcase what’s out there today and…
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]]> 3713 Sekiro: Disabled and Not Alone https://ablegamers.org/sekiro-disabled-and-not-alone/ Tue, 21 May 2019 12:00:11 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3733 Wolf being an amputee in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice isn’t special. Punished Snake in Metal Gear Solid V and Nero in the Devil May Cry series also have arms replaced by special prosthetics. This disability is usually an excuse for…
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]]> 3733 Sekiro and the “Git Gud” Debate https://ablegamers.org/sekiro-and-the-git-gud-debate/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:00:50 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3656 Submitted by Kevin Casper We’ve all seen the hysteria on Twitter. But isn’t that the problem; the fact that there’s hysteria in the first place? Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the latest game by the critically-acclaimed developer From Software, the…
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]]> 3656 Bloodborne: At Home in an Ugly World https://ablegamers.org/bloodborne-at-home-in-an-ugly-world/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:00:41 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3669 Submitted by John Wiswell It’s early in Bloodborne and your Hunter is exploring one of the first houses in the game. There are a few hidden enemies lurking, but you already know how to spot and dispatch them. You come…
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]]> 3669 What Has AbleGamers Been Up To? https://ablegamers.org/what-has-ablegamers-been-up-to/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3664 A look inside AbleGamers: April 2019 This month, AbleGamers has been very busy sharing information about game accessibility all across the games industry! With speaking engagements at GAConf, GDC, and PAX East, the AbleGamers staff crossed the United States and…
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]]> 3664 I’m Legally Blind and I Love My PSVR https://ablegamers.org/im-legally-blind-and-i-love-my-psvr/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:00:58 +0000 https://ablegamers.g5u2p0ll-liquidwebsites.com/?p=3542   As a low vision gamer, I didn’t know quite what to expect when I purchased Sony’s PSVR (PlayStation VR).   The headset had knocked down one of two significant barriers for me to jump into the VR scene —…
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