#SoEveryoneCanGame

Our Impact

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Our Mission

Creating opportunities that enable play in order to combat social isolation, foster inclusive communities, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

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Our Impact

With your help, we are working every day to make sure people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else for positive experiences through play. With our nearly two decades as pioneers in inclusive play, thousands of hours working with people with disabilities, leading developers and engineers we create opportunities for players to find inclusive places to play and connect with family and friends.

20

YEARS
AS PIONEERS IN
INCLUSIVE PLAY

400,000+

DOLLARS IN
EQUIPMENT
GRANTED

Thousands

OF HOURS OF
DIRECT SERVICES
PROVIDED

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AbleGamers partners with various organizations, including hospitals and rehabilitation centers, to reach more people with disabilities and provide them with a nearby location to assist in setup to enter the world of gaming. Partner organizations are powered by AbleGamers through ongoing support and training of staff. AbleGamers also supports state-level AT programs supporting people with disabilities in the states highlighted in purple.

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People with disabilities are at a heightened risk of social isolation. However, AbleGamers knows that video games can be the perfect gateway to community participation, lifelong friendships, and unforgettable shared experiences.

That’s why it’s crucial to ensure these experiences are developed with accessibility as a priority and inclusion as the goal.

For over a decade and a half, AbleGamers has been pushing the inclusive efforts of the industry forward by training and consulting studios while connecting them directly with players who can share their personal experiences.

 

Community Breakthroughs

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Our Impact On People With Disabilities:

AbleGamers has created the largest impaneled group of people with disabilities in the world.  Our Player Panel program is a collection of hundreds of players with disabilities who advise the gaming industry. Our dedication to increasing representation and understanding of people with disabilities is evident throughout our work. We’ve empowered thousands of people to connect with the gaming world, and we’ve created multiple adaptive hardware solutions by working with our engineering team and research partners.

  • We’ve helped thousands of people with disabilities through Peer Counseling and assistance with hardware and software challenges.
  • Engineered 49 custom equipment solutions for people with disabilities through the work of our in-house Engineering Research Team.
  • Trained over 600 developers to make accessible games.
  • Distributed more than 2000 decks of APX Cards.
  • Connected 226 players with disabilities with 15 organizations in the industry last year, empowering them to lend their voice to create a more accessible gaming world.
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Our Impact On The Industry

AbleGamers creates opportunities that enable play in order to combat social isolation, foster inclusive communities, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

We’ve made a long-lasting impact on the gaming world by highlighting the experiences of players with disabilities, sharing the feedback of our Player Panel, and working with industry leaders and developers to create more accessible gaming technology and experiences.

We’ve worked with Blizzard, Activision, Xbox, PlayStation, and so many more. We’ve made a mark on the developers of major games like Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft, to name a few. In addition, we work within the industry to enable developers to create adaptive gaming solutions, design more inclusive games, and create events accessible to people with disabilities.

Are you interested in creating accessible experiences?

Are you interested in attending a training or consultation to help your team accommodate the players with disabilities in your community? Learn more about our design patterns, training and consultation.

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