Hardware remains to be a key point in the fight for accessibility in the video game industry. This past week, AbleGamers and ATmakers revealed a victory for making video games truly for everyone: The Freedom Wing. The Freedom Wing is…
Author: Javy Gwaltney
Beyond Games: Looking At Disability Representation In Film
As with every other medium under the sun, it can be said that cinema has often failed to do right by people with disabilities. Though characters with disabilities have often been at the center of award-winning, critically acclaimed films such…
The Games Festival Is The Future Of Accessibility In Video Games
Last week, The Game Awards hosted its fifth annual show, unveiling a look at the next generation of the Xbox, some game announcements (sequels for Hellblade, Bravely Default), and giving awards to the best of 2019’s games. However, preceding the…
Pittsburgh Penguins Donate $25,000 to AbleGamers Charity
For years, both professional sports and gaming have continued to move toward the same destination, sometimes butting heads over what is and what isn’t a sport, but ultimately settling into a place of widespread mutual respect. Earlier this year, the…
Bringing Accessible Play to Pittsburgh
As an organization, Ablegamers continues to push forward and strive to make the notion that games are for everyone a reality. We took few more steps toward that realization in September with the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) becoming…