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EA makes five accessibility patents free for developers News Aug 24th, 2021

EA makes five accessibility patents free for developers

The patents are tailored to improving player accessibility within games

PGC Digital: "Gamers with disabilities have extra challenges on top of what you have already built" News Feb 12th, 2021

PGC Digital: "Gamers with disabilities have extra challenges on top of what you have already built"

Microsoft is set to re-launch its new Xbox Accessibility Guidelines on February 16th

Alanah Pearce and AbleGamers host inaugural Video Game Accessibility Awards News Nov 16th, 2020

Alanah Pearce and AbleGamers host inaugural Video Game Accessibility Awards

The show celebrated the games that give high efforts to improving accessibility and inclusion

How do indie developers address accessibility in video games? Mobile Mavens May 10th, 2019

How do indie developers address accessibility in video games?

The Indie Mavens share their experiences with accessibility

Ablegamers CEO Mark Barlet feels the future's bright for accessibility in gaming Interview May 3rd, 2019

Ablegamers CEO Mark Barlet feels the future's bright for accessibility in gaming

“It’s not in a perfect state, but I believe everyone from the indies to triple-As is on that journey to a more accessible experience”

AbleGamers is embedding Accessible Play Experience Practitioners into triple-A studios News Apr 26th, 2019

AbleGamers is embedding Accessible Play Experience Practitioners into triple-A studios

CEO Mark Barlet: “We want to create champions within the studios”

AbleGamers launches new community-driven resource site Accessible.games News Apr 18th, 2019

AbleGamers launches new community-driven resource site Accessible.games

AbleGamers is putting together a knowledge base of accessibility tips, as well as connecting disabled players with developers

A win for accessibility: Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller News Mar 25th, 2019

A win for accessibility: Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller

Google's open approach to input opens the door for less able-bodied gamers

How the rise of UX has brought cognitive science to mainstream game development Interview Aug 22nd, 2017

How the rise of UX has brought cognitive science to mainstream game development

Epic's Director of UX Celia Hodent opens the book

Former Yahoo VP Glen Drury joins board of blind accessibility tech outfit Conspexit Job News Jun 27th, 2017

Former Yahoo VP Glen Drury joins board of blind accessibility tech outfit Conspexit

Aiming for a more accessible world for the partially sighted

How to make your mobile games more accessible to people with disabilities and impairments Video Feb 1st, 2017

How to make your mobile games more accessible to people with disabilities and impairments

Ian Hamilton gives a few practical tips

Why we need to take off our VR beer goggles, stop worrying about 'proper VR', and focus on 'accessible VR' Comment & Opinion Jun 17th, 2016

Why we need to take off our VR beer goggles, stop worrying about 'proper VR', and focus on 'accessible VR'

Modality vs Intent

2 Space Ape on making Transformers: Earth Wars its most accessible game yet Interview Jun 6th, 2016

Space Ape on making Transformers: Earth Wars its most accessible game yet

Appealing to people who never played Clash of Clans

GameSalad CEO Stephen Nichols on the slow death of coding Interview Feb 24th, 2016

GameSalad CEO Stephen Nichols on the slow death of coding

Can accessible dev tools kill off coding?

Minecraft programmer Jeb Bergensten calls for a more accessible games industry News Aug 11th, 2015

Minecraft programmer Jeb Bergensten calls for a more accessible games industry

Accessibility is key, says Jeb Berngensten

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