A topic that all too rarely sees the discussion that some of us believe it warrants is one of accessible gaming. In general, most of our posts on the subject of making video games more available to those with disabilities simply bemoan the lack of it, pining for an accessible gaming utopia. While that will realistically most likely never happen, a recent development at Infinity Ward going the extra mile to ensure that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is at least playable by one more person has definitely warmed the Kotaku cockles.

UGO's D-Pad posted yesterday about pro gamer Randy "N0M4D" Fitzgerald's request for Infinity Ward to address a control scheme change for the fourth Call of Duty, one that limited his ability to control the game. Fitzgerald, who suffers from restricted movement as a result of Arthrogryposis, wrote to the developer of his issue with the game's beta control set up. Infinity Ward was quick to respond, telling Fitzgerald that they'd address the issue, then going on to solicit feedback about further control changes.

The full write-up, including the e-mail exchange between player and developer, is worth a look. Hopefully, attention to issues like this will make more developers and publishers aware of providing alternate or fully editable control schemes to disabled gamers.

Call of Duty: Modern Thinking [D-Pad]