AbleGamers News Archives

AbleGamers wins The*gameHERs Logitech G Top Charity of the Year Award

We are so very honored to have been awarded the Logitech G Charity of the Year Award! Thank you for nominating the AbleGamers Charity, for voting for us, and for believing in our mission to create opportunities that enable…

Photo of Roger Brooks. He is wearing a maroon fleece jacket with navy blue collar over a light blue dress shirt and navy and silver striped tie. He is standing in front of a wooden fence that is covered in leafy green vines.

AbleGamers welcomes Roger Brooks to the team.

We are so excited that AbleGamers continues to grow to meet the increasing demand for our programs and services. We have hired Roger Brooks as our Director of Mental Health as part of our Peer Counseling Team. Roger is a…

Comcast Newsmakers Interview AbleGamers Founder, Mark Barlet

Gaming: Creating Inclusive Experiences with Mark Barlet of AbleGamers Hosted by: Tetiana Anderson Produced by: National Newsmakers Team Video games can be a gateway to community participation, lifelong friendships, and unforgettable shared experiences. Mark Barlet, Founder and Executive Director of…

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14th Annual IDA Awards Gala

AbleGamers Founder Mark Barlet has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Invisible Disabilities® Association’s Innovation Award. Join Mark at the Innovation Award Virtual Table and share what gives you courage during tough times. Grab a Virtual Seat! Mark…

Everyone Can Play collectable pin is a shield with an open door to the sky in the background and a light blue fist holding a yellow lightning bolt in the foreground

Disability Awareness Pin “Everyone Can Game”

October is the National Disability Employment Awareness Month. To promote awareness, the Accessibility at Bungie team has worked with their VizD and consumer products teams to create a new Disability Awareness pin. All profits from sales of this pin during…

AbleGamers Appoints New Director of Peer Counseling

Today we announced the appointment of Dr. Andy Wu as our new Senior Director of Peer Counseling. Bringing with him over a decade of expertise in occupational therapy and a deep understanding of program development, Dr. Wu will directly manage…

Steven Spohn, AbleGamers Chief Operating Officer sitting in front of a bookshelf full of books

Building the capacity to do more good.

Steve Spohn wasn’t supposed to live past 2. He rang in 40 by raising $1 million for AbleGamers Charity Article by JOSHUA AXELROD Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Turning 40 means more than a midlife crisis to Steve Spohn. The Bethel Park resident…

A screen shot of the AblGamers Brazil founding meeting there are 18 in attendance

Official Founding Meeting of AbleGamers Brazil

On July 28, 2021, the official founding meeting of AbleGamers Brazil took place. AbleGamers Brazil is the first charity in Brazil with a focus on gaming for people with disabilities and the first AbleGamers outside the USA. This is an…

a smiling Mark Barlet, founder and Executive Director of the AbleGamers wearing a teal suit jacket, light blue shirt, orange tie and royal blue glasses

Mark Barlet Receives Vanguard Award

Mark Barlet, Founder Of AbleGamers, Receives ‘Games For Change’ Vanguard Award 2021 Mark Barlet, founder of AbleGamers, is the 2021 recipient of the Vanguard Award by Games for Change, a non-profit that promotes the power of games for social impact.…

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021

For 17 years, we’ve told the story of how our charity’s mission started, but after the year we had last year, we realized we’re just getting started. Our vision is not only accessible games but inclusive communities and development teams.…