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Category: AbleGamers Impact

Carlito an African-American young man in his wheelchair outside his home. His mom's van in the background.

AbleGamers Impact, Carlito

Carlito was told at a young age that he had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a progressive condition that affects the use of muscles across the entire body. He uses a powered wheelchair
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Posted on: November 2, 2023 Last updated on: November 2, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Husdon, a young man born with a limb difference looking at the camera with his new gaming laptop he just got.

AbleGamers Impact, Hudson B

Hudson is nine years old and was born with a limb difference. We connected with him and his family to customize his gaming setup to be more comfortable for his gaming needs.
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Posted on: November 2, 2023 Last updated on: November 2, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Jose, a young man with a light beard in bed smiling at the camera.

AbleGamers Impact, Jose

Jose was about eight years old when his mother got him his first Nintendo system. He knew right away that video games were for him. He played whatever system came out and loved gaming.
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Posted on: November 2, 2023 Last updated on: November 16, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Walter is wearing black and is in a wheelchair, he is blowing into a quadstick.

AbleGamers Impact – Walter

Walter is a disabled Army veteran from Florida. Gaming was a large part of his life that he used as a social outlet and fun pastime. His limited strength and dexterity were keeping him
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Posted on: June 6, 2023 Last updated on: June 6, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Thad, a young man wearing a blue shirt holding a controller in his hands.

Meet Thad – AbleGamers Impact

Thad is a hardcore gamer born with no fingers on his right hand. His family calls his right arm his “Lucky fin.” Using his lucky fin, he enjoys a large variety of games such as Minecraft, Halo, Destiny, Overwatch, Roblox,
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Posted on: June 6, 2023 Last updated on: June 6, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Milan in his wheelchair, waring a gray shit and dark rimmed glasses.

Meet Milan, AbleGamers Peer Counseling

Milan is a huge fan of gaming, and his Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) made it hard to enjoy his favorite passion. The main issue he was having was that standard controllers easily fatigued his hands the longer he played.
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Posted on: June 6, 2023 Last updated on: June 6, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Jessica, a Caucasian female using a quadstick, a controller that you use your mouth with.

AbleGamers Impact – Jessica B

Jessica is from Mascoutah, Illinois. She had been gaming for years on standard controllers, often playing the Sims. She endured a complete C4 spinal Cord injury which changed her world and her ability to game.

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Posted on: June 2, 2023 Last updated on: June 2, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Roland, an African=America male with a black hoodie. He is in a wheelchair holding a joystick in his hand. In front of him is an XAC and switches

AbleGamers Impact, Meet Roland C

Roland is from Kansas City, MO. He suffered a spinal cord injury and a stroke which impacted his life and his ability to game. Ability KC, one of AbleGamers partners, connected Roland to our program.
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Posted on: June 2, 2023 Last updated on: June 2, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Michael in his wheelchair, in front of him is an arcade stick and an XBox controller

AbleGamers Impact – Michael V

Michael is from Kansas City, MO. He has been gaming since he was eight years old and was forced to stop after he endured a Traumatic Brain Injury which impacted his life and his ability to game.
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Posted on: June 2, 2023 Last updated on: June 2, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
Karina B is in blue shirt, looking at the camera. She has short reddish hair and glasses.

AbleGamers Impact, Meet Karina

Karina B is from St. Catharines, a city in Ontario, Canada. She had to undergo a mandatory surgery that was a matter of life and death. The surgery put her into a coma for four
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Posted on: June 2, 2023 Last updated on: June 2, 2023 Written by: AbleGamers-2021
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