The Positive Effects of Video Games (Particularly on People With Disabilities) Video games have been a topic of debate for many years, with some people arguing that they are a waste of time and have negative effects on players. However,…
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AbleGamers and Shepherd Center Partnership
Partnering for greater impact! Shepherd Center and the AbleGamers Charity partner to help people enjoy gaming after spinal cord and/or brain injury. We are excited to announce a Powered by AbleGamers partnership with Shepherd Center. Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta,…
Resources for People With Disabilities
Important Resources for People With Disabilities People with disabilities (PWD) can face obstacles and barriers in their lives due to their disabilities. These can make certain things more difficult, like getting around, accessing the necessary healthcare services, communicating with others,…
Sony Unveils Accessible Controller
Sony Unveils Its First Accessible Controller Designed to remove barriers to gaming and help players with disabilities play more easily, more comfortably and for longer periods on PS5. Sony announced the project at CES 2023, aiming to make gaming more…
How Has Accessibility Increased
How Has Accessibility Increased for People With Disabilities? Throughout the course of our daily lives, we require access to certain things in order to take care of our bodies, do our jobs, help family members, enjoy ourselves, and more. For…
AbleGamers Partner Easterseals Iowa
Powered by AbleGamers partner Easterseals Iowa, in collaboration with On With Life, an inpatient and outpatient facility that supports persons who experienced a brain injury, were able to provide their first accessible gaming demonstration event. Several gaming stations were set…
Connecting With Others
The Importance of Connecting With Others (and Tips To Help) Humans are social creatures and whether we think so or not, we require social interactions with others. Think about being a child and how one of the basest instincts of…
UNC Hospitals Partner
UNC Hospitals inpatient rehabilitation services staff being introduced to adaptive gaming as part of Powered by AbleGamers. An initiative spearheaded by Dr. Katie Bartolo, who wanted to bring her passion for gaming to the patients at the newly opened campus…
Community Update
The end of the year approaches and for many of us that means piles of snow and loads of new games. There have been some major game launches recently including God of War Ragnarok (M), Overwatch 2 (T) , Sonic…
AbleGamers Charity part of the Combined Federal Campaign
The AbleGamers Charity is proud to be part of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) as charity #19150. Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace-charity campaign raising over $8.8 billion for eligible nonprofits since it…