Author’s Note, Updated 6/4/2020: I wrote this open letter about a year and a half ago. Today, I circle back to this letter, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, continuing a tradition infused in the DNA of…
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Interview with Jessie Hall, AbleGamers Director of Engineering
With her recent promotion to Director of Engineering for AbleGamers, Jessie Hall has continued her work pushing gaming accessibility even further in her many years of development. We got a few minutes of time out of her busy schedule to…
The Spirit of Giving: AbleGamers’ 2019 Efforts
As 2019 comes to an end, we celebrate this amazing year in accessibility. We’ve seen the continued progress for accessibility within the video game industry and it’s all because of you! You spoke up and voiced the need to invest…
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…
It’s Okay To Ask
Independent game development has been one of the most incredible parts of the video games industry. The amount of tools, knowledge, and access that creative people have continues to grow, and they’re putting that to work in making news games…
Quest to Game: Renato
Renato has been gaming for many years, starting when the SNES was in its prime. Now, he’s getting his game on with the PC and Xbox One. It hasn’t been the easiest, though, as Renato lives with muscular dystrophy –…
Bloodborne: At Home in an Ugly World
Submitted by John Wiswell It’s early in Bloodborne and your Hunter is exploring one of the first houses in the game. There are a few hidden enemies lurking, but you already know how to spot and dispatch them. You come…
I’m Legally Blind and I Love My PSVR
As a low vision gamer, I didn’t know quite what to expect when I purchased Sony’s PSVR (PlayStation VR).  The headset had knocked down one of two significant barriers for me to jump into the VR scene —…
A Farewell to a Friend
A Farewell to a Friend – Susan Banks One of the hardest parts about being in the accessibility field is that many of the people to work with every day have terminal illnesses. Susan Banks was one of those amazing…
The Problem and Joys of Thane from Mass Effect
Submitted by Elizabeth Rogers “If Thane is going to be the only scraps that I get, I’ll take it.” “I’m dying,” is one of the first things Thane Krios says to you in the video game Mass Effect 2. It’s…