Kotaku: Disability

Developer Makes Disabled Gamer's Wish Come True With an Arrow Click

Mike Fahey — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EST

When a commenter on the website of Legend of Grimrock asked about clickable on-screen arrow navigation for the upcoming indie dungeon crawler, developers said they had no plans to implement such a feature. When they found out why the commenter asked, they quickly changed those plans. More »

You Don't Need Two Arms To Play Kinect

Mike Fahey — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:20:00 EST

Chris Erickson's brother found himself without the use of his right arm following a tragic accident, but that hasn't stopped him from enjoying Xbox 360 Kinect games. More »

Kinect Is A Blessing For This Family

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:30:00 EST

With a (mostly) disappointing launch lineup and some niggling problems, it's easy to get down on Microsoft's Kinect. Try sparing a thought, though, for the parents of a four year-old autistic boy, for which it's been a revelation. More »

Paralyzed Gamer Soldiers On in Modern Warfare 2

Owen Good — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:30:00 EDT

Modern Warfare 2" alt="Click here to read Paralyzed Gamer Soldiers On in Modern Warfare 2" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2011/11/small_586d12e145010f7302a722525ae323f4.jpg"/>

Iain Hanson, a 19-year-old from Scotland, broke his neck in a bouncy castle amusement four years ago, losing all function in his fingers. Still he plays Modern Warfare2 on the PS3 - better than I can, for sure. More »

VI Fit Is Wii Sports For The Blind

Mike Fahey — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Wii Sports can be a big factor in getting sedentary children moving, but what about blind children? A video game research project at the University of Nevada, Reno, is creating Wii Sports-based PC games that don't require eyesight to play. More »

Frets On Fire For The Blind

Stuart Houghton — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 EST

Although you might expect music based games like Guitar Hero to appeal to visually impaired gamers, they do tend to rely on on-screen cues which makes following a tune difficult/impossible. More »

The Disabled and the Wii: An Open Letter to Nintendo

Brian Crecente — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:00:54 EST

Kotaku reader and avid gamer Samuel Kahn contacted me last week to find out who he should contact at Nintendo about a problem he was having with the Wii. More »