Harpers Ferry, WV – The AbleGamers Foundation, Inc. today announced that the AbleGamers Foundation will be introducing the AGF Game Accessibility Arcade to the 2010 INDATA Conference July 29^th and 30^th in Indianapolis IN.  This hands-on presentation focuses on demonstrating accessible technology and games  that can be used to play the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PS3, and computer games. The AbleGamers Foundation will be featuring hardware from Broaden Horizons, Evil Controllers, Peregrine and many more, as well some great software, including the newly launched My Golf Game, from VTree LLC.

“We were so pleased when the INDATA reached out to us and asked us to participate in their annual conference, Once again the AbleGamers Foundation has been recognized as a great resource for the disabled community when it comes to gaming.”, said Mark Barlet, President and CEO of the AbleGamers Foundation.

About The AbleGamers Foundation

The AbleGamers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that runs AbleGamers.com , which provides news, reviews, and advice on disabled technology and the accessibility of mainstream video game titles.  As an alternative to Serious Gaming, mainstream video games supply many disabled individuals and veterans with rehabilitation as well as social stimulation in situations where they may be otherwise shut out of society's idea of normal everyday life.

About INDATA

The INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads provides information and access to assistive technology, at no charge, for Hoosiers with disabilities. These statewide services are derived through the Indiana Assistive Technology Act (INDATA) state/federal grant and include: device demonstrations, device loans, recycled computers, reutilized assistive technology equipment, alternative financing resources, and educational trainings and conferences.

Easter Seals Crossroads is a community resource working in partnership with children and adults with disabilities or special needs and their families to promote growth, independence and dignity.

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Harpers Ferry, WV – The AbleGamers Foundation, Inc.  a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to bring accessibility to the digital entertainment space is proud to announce that it has been asked to partner with StrictlyTeenzUSA Flossmoor, Illinois to help them establish a fully accessible youth internet lab and cyber gaming center at their state of the art community center serving the youth of the Southland’s area of Chicago.

“We won’t succeed by forcing ourselves to do things that we truly don’t enjoy and will never be good at.” Says Alesia Young, CEO of StrictlyTeenzUSA,  “We know where we stand and what value we can offer. By getting people around us who complement our skills, we will be able to achieve our goals and have a lot more fun along the way, and that is why we sought out the AbleGamers team.” Shawnta Young, President of StrictlyTeenzUSA adds, “with the help of AbleGamers, our facility can grow in the right directions for gaming accessibility. Their knowledge and expertise will provide us with the materials needed to make our HUBs successful for all teens in the Southland’s area”

The AbleGamers Foundation will be participating in getting the right equipment in place so that the StrictlyTeenzUSA team can support everyone who turns to them, including the disabled population. Mark Barlet, President of AbleGamers says, “I think the dedication that the StrictlyTeenzUSA team has shown to support all youth in the area, no matter their ability means a lot to what AbleGamers stands for.” He adds, “Nothing makes a wheelchair or other disability vanish like a group of kids sharing in the fun of a video game.”

About The AbleGamers Foundation

The AbleGamers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that runs AbleGamers.com provide news, reviews, and advice on disabled technology and the accessibility of mainstream video game titles.  As an alternative to Serious Gaming, mainstream video games supply many disabled individuals and veterans with rehabilitation as well as social stimulation in situations where they may be otherwise shut out of society's idea of normal everyday life.

About StrictlyTeenzUSA

StrictlyTeenzUSA is a subsidiary of Deshlay Inc, a nonprofit organization that provides educational youth development through the virtual world of entertainment. Our mission is to provide the entire community, in particular, the teenagers with lifelong experiences and not a temporary fix. The only way to truly encourage meaningful change is to break away from simplistic outlooks and to pay attention to deeper core issues.

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On January 13, 2010, The AbleGamers Founation, Inc. was awarded a Google Grant for free Google AdWords advertising. The AbleGamers Founation, Inc.'s ads will be displayed alongside related search results on Google.com, and when people click on the ad, they are taken to The AbleGamers Founation Inc.'s homepage. The Google Grant award will help AbleGamers spread the message of the importance of greater accessibility in the digital entertainment space to a greater segment of the public, as well as to engage and connect with everyone who needs to hear that message or wants to take part individual revolution of accessible gaming.

Harpers Ferry, WV - The AbleGamers Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a first of its kind mainstream video game review section for those with disabilities on its community portal AbleGamers.com. The AbleGamers review section concentrates on accessibility factors that will affect various disabilities and recommends whether to play the game to each of those specific disabled groups.

Each game title is given a score from 1 to 10 in the areas of visual disabilities, hearing disabilities, and motion impaired disabilities.  The overall score is then calculated, along with additional details such as the presence of close captioning, speed settings, difficulty settings, colorblind options, and many more game accessibility standards.

"There are countless sites out there that review games for their graphics and sound, but no one is looking at the game from the standpoint of accessibility. With 63 million Americans with disabilities this is a focus that is needed and who better to do it than the flagship site for disabled gamers, AbleGamers.com," says Mark C. Barlet, President of the AbleGamers Foundation. He adds, "I hope that game makers now add AbleGamers to their list of news outlets to send review copies to"

Studies show that as much as 9% of all gamers are disabled, and as such AbleGamers was created to guide disabled gamers through mainstream gaming with its first of its kind video game review section.

http://www.AbleGamers.com/reviews is the location of the review section.

Publishers should send copies of games to "The AbleGamers Foundation, Review Department, 9 Wren Lane, Harpers Ferry WV 25425"

About The AbleGamers Foundation

The AbleGamers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that runs AbleGamers.com , which provides news, reviews, and advice on disabled technology and the accessibility of mainstream video game titles.  As an alternative to Serious Gaming, mainstream video games supply many disabled individuals and veterans with rehabilitation as well as social stimulation in situations where they may be otherwise shut out of society's idea of normal everyday life.