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Remapping Controls

Remappable/reconfigurable controls has been one of the more successful calls for game accessibility in recent times, helped by the likes of Chuck Bittner and other advocates (examples: 1, 2, 3). There’s such a broad range of people using idiosyncratic ways…

Meeting Moved- July 7th

Hello! Our meeting from last week has been moved due to low attendance. The rescheduled meeting will be taking place Thursday, June July 7th at 10 AM Eastern time and a second one will take place at 7 PM Eastern…

Meeting – June 28th

Hello! It’s time for another meeting This meeting will be taking place Tuesday, June 28th at 10 AM Eastern time and a second one will take place at 7 PM Eastern time. If you have questions about what time they…

New Logo

The SIG now has gotten a new logo!

Game Accessibility Symbols

In their on-going work to form a solid game accessibility ratings system, SpecialEffect are looking for a symbol to represent Game Accessibility. They’re asking for people’s thoughts on the above. Which grabs you?

Attractor accessibility usage statistics

Attractor is a free video game with special accessibility options. In its development development, AccessAble Games decided to use one of the advantages of online games to collect usage statistics to collect accessibility options usage. These data were collected 3…

Article 31: The Right To Play

“The right to play is enshrined in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by the UK government in 1991, and most around the world (not the USA though). The government has a duty…

Xbox 360: The Avenger

N-Control’s ‘The Avenger‘ is a case that fits over any standard Xbox 360 joypad to bring controls into easier access. There’s a great story at CBS Miami on the origins of this device and it enabling a young man who…

New Wave of Evil Controllers

Adam from Evil Controllers recently sent me photos of a couple of his latest joypad accessibility adaptations, which I’m sharing with you above. Top and middle pictures are of an Xbox 360 joypad tailor adapted for Randy Fitzgerald, a quadriplegic gamer known as…

7-128.com Accessible Gaming Web Sites Awards – 2011

It’s that time of year again, where 7-128.com have reviewed and ranked the best of accessible gaming sites. They have broken these down into three categories, being Hearing, Mobility and Sight related. Big hearty congratulations to DeafGamers, OneSwitch.org.uk and PCS Games, and everyone else…

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