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Able Player One
Able Player One:
AbleGamers Player One engages, and educates people with the knowledge and skills needed to get back to gaming and the rich experiences, joining a community of millions of players worldwide. The Able Player One team consists of our Adaptive Gaming Specialists, including players with disabilities and professionals who get to know the player with disabilities and understand their needs and work toward individualized solutions that will allow the person to start playing.
Aaron Price is an Adaptive Gaming Specialist at AbleGamers. His own journey back to gaming has led him to being the guide that helps others.
AbleGamers’ Albe Player One program was designed to explore challenges and barriers to play with the end goal of providing individualized solutions. To that end, peer counselors spend as much time as necessary, and figuring out the gaming setup for people with disabilities is extremely time-consuming. These sessions serve as a starting point for granting the hardware, custom controllers, and specialized equipment/technologies that can be prohibitively expensive.
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First launched in early 2016 and as part of Peer Counseling, AbleGamers partners with primarily children’s and rehabilitation hospitals to reach more players by providing a nearby location to assist. Partner organizations are Powered by AbleGamers through initial and ongoing support/training for staff on best practices in adaptive gaming and donation of specialized controllers and other devices.
With your support, AbleGamers aims to increase the size and frequency of future partners.
You can help.
Individuals with disabilities are 51% more likely to be socially isolated than those without disabilities. However, gaming has the unique power to connect people beyond physical boundaries, offering a channel for social interaction. Thanks to donors like you, we can continue our mission to change the lives of people with disabilities through the power of play.