if you've seen my Patreon #gamedev updates recently, you might've noticed that I've been a bit hush-hush about a "secret thing I'm working on"... it's this! I was invited to give a little talk about an unplayable game, why/how it came to be, and the importance of understanding inaccessibility :)

The full schedule for GAConf Europe is live, lots of previously unannounced talks on there! gaconf.com/schedule Two days of talks & networking on accessibility for disabled players. April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at gaconf.com

A new accessibility category in regional mainstream awards, congrats to all the finalists!

Congrats to all the finalists!

Most of our speakers are up on the website now, the full lineup of talks is coming next week! April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at gaconf.com

My @gaconf.bsky.social award is here! It is so pretty 🥹 Thank you so so much!

Historical gem from 1991 about the Nintendo Hands-Free Controller and other accessibility devices, inc. adaptations to control a painting machine and a remote control car. Youtube's auto-translate does an OK job of the French: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz8p... (courtesy of Barrie Ellis of OneSwitch)

@strasser.bsky.social Hey, you have emails :)

Speaker announcement! @zihe34.bsky.social of the Oxford Internet Institute presenting her award winning research on how mobile games are played by people in the global south - China specifically - who are blind or have low vision. April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at gaconf.com

these super low profile thumb braces are the reason i can play video games again and i did a lot of searching to find them. no provider recommended them to me for video games! none of them really knew what to do about gaming. i don't want to gatekeep! www.mothership.blog/a-thumb-brac...

Pleased to finally be able to reveal my participation at this year's conference! Can't wait to see what everyone else is talking about too. Will you be joining us?

Speaker announcement! @risukora.bsky.social of Xbox and Xander Ashwell of Rare, on accessibility as a business strategy. April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at www.gaconf.com

We got our trophy @gaconf.bsky.social !!! Thank you so much again! It passed the niff niff test from Truffe and Mousse

Speaker announcement! Our player panel is @sightlesskombat.com, Zack Kline, Aaron Ramirez and Rashad Naqeeb exploring the recent explosion in blind people modding mainstream games, and the role that AI tools have played in it. April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at www.gaconf.com

Mini moment of celebration after a long week at GDC 🖤

This is good news. Hopefully, what's next is the ability to use the screen reader in the eShop.

More of this for other devices too please! If a device has accessibility settings I should be allowed to set everything up without having to immediately ask the nearest sighted person. Bare minimum.

The latest system update for the Nintendo Switch 2 (22.0.0) extends screen reader support and allows you to add notes to your friends list. The update finally makes the screen reader available during the initial setup of the Nintendo Switch 2. caniplaythat.com/2026/03/17/s...

all video games should be designed to be playable with one hand, as an accessibility feature. for people who have one hand. and for people who have cats

Insight into Games Month is back! Across May, join Ukie for sessions on talent, funding, player safety, accessibility & more. Our sessions will be delivered by partners from across the sector including Tipalti, Safe In Our World, Lewis Silkin to name a few. 👉 Register: zurl.co/tXSeo

This photo makes me very happy!

Some of the Accessibility All-Stars at #GDC, plus some guy who’s lucky to be there. 😊 @jc-3d.bsky.social @risukora.bsky.social @kaitlynjones.bsky.social @cariwatterton.bsky.social @jessicaroache.bsky.social @jennissary.bsky.social

It's good to know there are more accessibility peeps out there helping make games better 😁

Below are some game accessibility resources ⬇️ 1. Game Accessibility Guidelines: gameaccessibilityguidelines.com 2. Xbox Accessibility Guidelines: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming... 3. Accessible Games Initiative: accessiblegames.com 4. SpecialEffect Devkit: specialeffectdevkit.info

FixForce already has a good bunch of varied accessibility settings you can find on the community hub for the game. We're in early access and actively updating the game with new content & better #accessibility! There's a survey on the main menu for if you find any barriers to help us prioritize!

accessibility needs to stop being left out of conversations about game design!

I have a personal policy where every time I have to return a game because it's UI or flashing lights make it inaccessible to me with my disabilities, I go and write a positive review for a game with accessibility options and good UI

Looking forward to presenting at the @ucl.ac.uk Video Game Accessibility Symposium in April! There’s still time to grab a free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/video-game... I’ll be sharing our #XR accessibility toolkits developed in collaboration between @rnib.bsky.social and @abertayuni.bsky.social

Congratulations to Blizzard for winning the first-ever "Best Accessible Audio Design" award, at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards last night! All the nominees should be so proud of the audio accessibility they've created, but Diablo IV: Vessel Hatred deserves this win!

It has arrived!

Honestly if you're remaking a game and choosing to not add the accessibility options it lacked to begin with you should perish

it's incredibly bizarre how i'm auto locked out of most recent games for being so sensitive to motion sickness, and game devs are too busy being fired for anybody to be addressing this accessibility issue

Difficulty is relative - "None of the options developers give us is the “easy option”; they’re necessary for us to adapt in ways that are practical for us."

It's been a while, but we are happy to share a new Community Voices interview with Dynamic Reactions (@dynamicreactions.bsky.social)! Kennedie tells us about the barriers she faces while gaming, her experiences with accessibility, and hopes for the future. caniplaythat.com/2026/03/16/d...

Speaker announcement! @manycatsstudios.bsky.social will be joining us to share some nuggets about their journey, and what it takes to be effective consultants. April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at www.gaconf.com

FULLY ONLINE This is what we love, peak inclusion.

Speaker announcement! 📢 @laurakbuzz.bsky.social will be treating us to a behind the scenes look at the production of the Access-Ability Showcase, including some very interesting data 👀 April 27th - 28rd, fully online, FREE registration at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev

We take a look at the game award shows with an accessibility category that have been held so far this year. These include the AppleVis Golden Apples from early January, the Pégases Awards from last week, and yesterday's Game Audio Network Guild Awards. caniplaythat.com/2026/03/12/e...

Putting the finishing touches on the last new features of the upcoming update: options to show captions for sound effects for accessibility, and a "hinting" mode that puts a special highlight on things that are key for progression! #ScreenshotSaturday #gamemaker #gamedev #indiegame

This is the new Bubbits Accessibility Mode #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #UIUX #accessibility

Greetings fellow GDC Festival of Gaming attendees. I’m passing out free stickers and codes to play Adventure To Fate - “Dungeons” and “Core Quest” so if indie mobile rougelike RPG’s are your bag, come say hi 👋. #indiedev #indiegames #accessibility

In less than one week, most of the code is already in place to make the overworld of my RPG completely accessible to blind players! If I'm just one person, @AAA wtf is your excuse? #godot #gamedev #accessibility #ux #blindgamer

Working on customization settings for the screen reader messages in #Soulblaze. Since there's a lot of details to keep track of during combat, some messages can be a bit long. You will be able to change the order of the elements or disable the ones you don't need. #gamedev #indiedev #accessibility

Get on it people!

Video Game PR folks, if any of your developer clients are working on video games with accessibility considerations for disabled players, reach out to me at [email protected] I'm in the midst of booking games for this year's AA Summer Showcase. Now's the time to get in touch.

Bits & Bops is a hand-drawn rhythm game with 21 minigames, remix stages, low-latency input, and a focus on charm and accessibility, inspired by the Rhythm Heaven series. 🏆 95% of 859 reviews ▶️ See it on Steam ($15.99) #steam #pcgaming #gaming #steamgame

Congratulations for TWO amazing awards at Pegases!! 🏆 - Best accessibility - Beyond video game

Sees a game demo on Steam that allows UI sizing. 👍 #Accessibility Downloads the demo, increases all UI element sizing to maximum, starts the game: All elements/text boxes overlap each other, making the game unplayable. 🫤

Game Audio at GDC is in full swing! If you’re interested in game audio and accessibility, let’s connect and chat! #gameaudio #gdc #gdcaudio

Code from the revolutionary MAVIS accessible computer project is being unearthed: switchgaming.blogspot.com/2026/03/targ... This includes the first (on record) one-switch game aimed at accessibility switch users. Target from 1979.