It’s becoming much more inclusive for gamers with various abilities. Recently, the gaming industry has gone through some really positive changes. You can either visit its workshop in Oxford, or it can visit you at home.īut there is wider hope too. It helps people to create gaming setups to ensure that they can continue enjoying gaming. Contact the gaming charity SpecialEffect. If you are having difficulties, don’t despair. I thought the only solution to that problem was to just stop gaming. I’ve been asked several times by parents how they can adapt a controller for their child who is struggling to continue with their favourite activity, gaming. With 30% of gamers being disabled in some way, companies can’t afford to alienate that valuable user-base. Technology is integral to my survival, communication and leisure activities. I enjoy pushing the boundaries of what is achievable and am a firm believer in using my lived experiences to help others with Muscular Dystrophy. I’ve been involved with the charity Muscular Dystrophy UK for a decade, and in 2015 started blogging about living with my condition and being a disabled gamer. After my blog became popular, I became a freelance journalist for Eurogamer, a panellist at GA Conference 2018 for gamers, and a Gaming and Accessibility Consultant advocating for inclusion.
I am a self-confessed comic book nerd and an avid disabled gamer. I am 28 and live with the muscle-wasting condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
Here, he looks at three of the biggest gaming giants – PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo – and what they’re doing for disabled gamers. Are you a gamer or considering getting into the gaming world? Last year, we heard from disabled gamer Vivek about the inclusive innovations being made in the gaming world to make it more accessible.
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