Deaf Destiny Player Petitions Bungie For Captioning
Tigersharkdude loves Destiny. He’s also deaf. As a result, he asked the “DestinyTheGame” subreddit to help him petition Bungie to make the game’s subtitle options more robust.
Twitch Will Highlight Disabled Gamers This Week
Right now, I’m watching speedrunner HalfCoordinated blast through Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight on “Insane difficulty” using just one hand. HalfCoordinated has hemiparesis, so the whole right half of his body is severely weak, a disability that hasn’t stopped him from speedruning Momodora: RUtM in under 25…
Final Fantasy XIV Named Most Disability Accessible Game Of 2013
You might have a hard time playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn if you're new to the massively multiplayer online role-playing scene, but physical disability won't get in your way. The AbleGamers foundation has awarded Square Enix's well-received redux its Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award.
How Video Games Help Soldiers Deal With The Horrors Of War
War takes a terrible toll, not just in lives lost but in psyches shattered. Depression in the armed forces is widespread, and suicide rates among members of the military are higher than they've ever been. In addition to more traditional treatments, soldiers have been looking to video games to help them cope with the…
Disabled Gamers Laud The Old Republic as 2011's Most Accessible Title
The advocacy publication for disabled video game enthusiasts has named Star Wars: The Old Republic its Mainstream Game of the Year, meaning it is the most widely released title that also is most accommodating of gamers who have different needs to enjoy full-featured gameplay.
