My best advice for becoming a digital accessibility specialist is to make it your job, regardless of your title. Making a presentation? Putting together a design? Building something in code? In anything you do, be curious about what it takes to make it more accessible

Hey! So this is huge (for me at least), I'm going to my first GDC and I'm doing a talk! I and the amazing @jessicaroache.bsky.social will present how to advocate for accessibility on your team! I'll be giving the content creator & disabled player's perspective! schedule.gdconf.com/session/how-...

They personally don't need them "yet". They're basically advocating against their older selves' needs. Slower reaction times, lower vision, arthritis, shorter memory, smaller attention span, you name it. They'll come around one day and thank us when they can still play. #a11y #GamesAccessibility

Ubisoft released a color blind simulation tool today, called UbiChroma. The free and open source tool enables developers to test for color blind accessibility issues in real-time. Fitting existing workflows, it can help catch color blind issues early. caniplaythat.com/2025/04/14/u...

Learn more about the Accessible Games Initiative, revealed at GDC 2025: gdconf.com/news/enterta...

After combing through today's Direct, developer interviews, and dedicated accessibility page, we condensed everything accessibility about the Nintendo Switch 2 in one article. It definitely looks like the Nintendo Switch 2 brings impressive improvements! caniplaythat.com/2025/04/02/t...

📢 Have you experienced barriers to games industry events? We want to hear your experience of: 🚧 accessibility issues 💸 financial barriers 🦺 safety concerns 💡 something else? Complete our quick survey to share your story (you can remain anonymous). Deadline is Monday 7th April. 🔗 wkf.ms/3FRtr55

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Folks travelling to the UK for @gaconf.bsky.social in two weeks: don't forget to get an ETA. This not-a-visa is also mandatory for EU citizens. From April 9th it'll cost £16 instead of £10, so grab it before then to save a few quid. www.gov.uk/guidance/app...

In two weeks I'm moderating a panel at #GAConf! I'm joined by a group of brilliant gamedevs from indie to AAA, and we're discussing UX's unique role in delivering game accessibility

Dear English readers, here is our review of the #accessibility of Assassin's Creed Shadows for players with disabilities. The whole team is hard at work giving you their feedback! buff.ly/H8J4At0 @ubisoft.com #AssassinsCreedShadows    #AccessibleGaming #GamesAccessibility #a11y #gamedev

📣NEW VIDEO📣 All about the incredible announcement of the Accessible Games Initiative announced at GDC! youtu.be/RrV39lID9aA

Even then we are only scratching the surface medium.com/the-readabil...

The award-winning title, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, comes to mobile devices with new Accessibility features: Game Speed, Auto-Parry, Auto-Attack, Auto-Potion, Grab Walls, Controls customization... and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=El_G... news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl... #accessibility

📢 Surprise! One more speaker announcement! Alexis Denancé on maintaining & upgrading accessibility in the just-announced mobile version of Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=El_G... April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev

Happy to announce that #a11yTOCamp is back on April 26 at League HQ! This is a more intimate setting than we’ve used in the past so get your ticket before it fills up! More info: camp.a11yto.com 
#a11y #a11yTO

I rushed to roll credits on Atomfall for the review, but now I can't wait to dive back in. It is very immersive and can be overwhelming, but accessibility through design and options should help many enjoy it. Even though it misses some features, Rebellion did really well on this one.

This week's schedule! Again, only one stream this week, UK date format, times GMT: 26/03, 19-22:00: (Hopefully) #AssassinsCreedShadows W/DB, depending on gremlins 30/03: No stream, as it's Mother's Day in the UK #A11Y #blind !#GamerWithoutSight

I am really excited to see this being launched! We are grateful for the opportunity to work behind the scenes and provide our insight. This is a huge step in the right direction in making knowledge about the games accessibility more universal across the industry. Yay!

We spent a LOT of time hearing from gamers with disabilities before a single line of code was ever written – over 2,000 sessions in total! How the *heck* does a small team even do that? Co-founder of AbleToPlay @armannobari.bsky.social will pull back the curtain in this candid talk at GAconf!

Early Access for Atomfall starts today, and the full game settings and accessibility breakdown can be found here: rebellion.com/accessibilit...

A big win for accessibility in gaming! 🎮 The Accessible Games Initiative unites the industry to create a shared language for discovering accessibility features. We're proud to support this effort, and of our teams' role in driving innovation. 👉 www.accessiblegames.com

📢 Full lineup for GAconf Europe is now live, including previously unannounced talks! www.gaconf.com/schedule 🎉 2 days of accessibility talks & networking 📍 Hybrid, London & Discord 📅 April 14th-15th 🎫 Registration & info at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev

“Best of all, it's keen to allow as many people as possible to join the party.” I’m so bloody proud of this team. www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...

We're excited to be aligned with the ESA's Accessible Games Initiative from day-1! 🎉 You can discover games using these original 24 tags, plus *dozens* more authored with the help of award winning game-devs and our community, on AbleToPlay.com ✨

We joined Electronic Arts, Google, Nintendo of America, and Ubisoft on the Entertainment Software Association’s panel for the Accessible Games Initiative at #GDC2025. It's a joy to collaborate and make a progress together. 💚 When everybody plays, we all win 💫 news.xbox.com/2025/03/20/x...

- Shared terminology and criteria for what common accessibility considerations mean - Tags based on them being added to storefronts of Xbox, EA, Google, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Amazon, Riot, Square Enix and Warner Bros - Built by multiple companies collaborating in the name of accessibility ♥️ #gamedev

This marks a milestone that has been requested for a long time. Having clear tags across more games will help players make better informed decisions. A huge step forward for the industry. #Accessibility #gamedev #GDC2025

That's amazing! Immediately added tags to the storefront of Soulblaze. Hopefully, Valve will add those as actual assignable search tags soon! #gamedev #accessibility

This is perhaps the most important step forward for accessibility standardisation we've seen in the video game industry in the past five years. Talks across major publishers to standardise accessibility tags and create shared language for features that should become standards is hugely important.

Man, what a week 😅 Xbox Adaptive Joystick: www.xbox.com/en-US/access... MS accessible packaging guide: packagingandcontent.blob.core.windows.net/accessibilit... Many Cats hires: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... AC Shadows: news.ubisoft.com/en-ca/articl... AGI: accessiblegames.com #gamedev

Abletop - Episode 5 - Boardgame Communication Accessibility (Ft. @cariwatterton.bsky.social) Transcript: access-ability.uk/2025/03/19/a... Audio: soundcloud.com/ctrl-alt-acc... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVAg...

Accessibility Review: Assassin’s Creed Shadows – PS5 victordima.net/accessibilit... #Accessibility #GamesAccessibility

Assassin's Creed Shadows Tone Tags are Needed Autism Accessibility - Access-Ability An unscripted and emotionally vunerable conversation about a setting that means a lot to me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYNm...

Thank you 1000 times over to @ubisoft.com sending over a review code for #AssassinsCreedShadows  ! I have loved these games since I was a teen and this means so so much 😭 Accessibility review and gameplay coming Tuesday on my YT! #gifted

AAAH Ubisoft and Mi5 Communications has sent me a code to #AssassinsCreedShadows so OF COURSE we will check out the accessibility in the game tomorrow at stream♿ Bring all your questions/curiosity, as we check out the game TOGETHER! Starting Wednesday at noon🖤#Ubisoftpartner

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Ticket giveaway! As a proud sponsor of the State of the Browser conference on March 29, we have two in person and six online tickets to share among our network. Please comment or message if you are interested. 2025.stateofthebrowser.com

4 weeks today! 📢 Another speaker announcement for you - @shiroby.bsky.social with a retrospective on 7 years of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, from the perspective of an assistive technology charity. April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev

For Assassin's Creed Shadows, our editor @victorbranco.bsky.social will stream his Accessibility Impressions on Tuesday 18th. Times and link below! Date: Tuesday, March 18th Time: 1 pm ET, 10 am PT, 5 pm GMT Twitch link: twitch.tv/gameaccessib...

I'll be at GDC to present our work on Prince of Persia : accessibility as a creative opportunity, difficulty debate, Metroidvania design, game essence and production philosophy! See you next week! schedule.gdconf.com/session/prin...

After being a regular fixture at @gaconf.bsky.social for years I took a loooong break from speaking. But I’m back! For the first time since 2021 I’ll be presenting along with my amazing teammate @hereliesstacey.bsky.social And yes we’ll be at the conf in person! GAConf.com/speakers

I 100% support this recommendation. Over the years I've switched all my friends to Signal and everyone lives a happy life now :) Do it!

Today is March 10th and an incredible day for game accessibility because today AbletoPlay.com goes public! Sign up for a private account, adjust your accessibility needs, and find games that work best for you! #a11y

Happy launch to the Split Fiction team at @hazelightgames.bsky.social! Interested in learning more about accessibility? Check out the Accessibility Resources page 🐖💨 Shoutouts to @bobmorate.bsky.social, Lucas de Vries, and the many devs for championing accessibility ♿️♥️ www.ea.com/able/resourc...

Save your GDC Thursday at 11 am! #1reasontobe showcases women from across the globe, engaging in candid conversations about game development within their unique points of view. With accessibility, immigrant, trans, and geographic diversity representation. schedule.gdconf.com/session/1rea...

This was one of my favourite episodes to work on as I'm such a visual processor that a reduction on visuals is a really personally interesting challenge. There's a lot packed into this one (there always is to be fair!) but remember we have quick points, and the episodes are available as podcasts!

Speaker announcement! 📢 @johndickens.bsky.social of Tencent will be sharing his experiences of facilities, recruitment and processes involved in conducting user research with diverse audiences. April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev

For anyone who will be at GDC, here's a handy cheat-sheet of all of the game accessibility sessions (including the big main stage one from ESA) - ian-hamilton.com/game-accessi... #GDC #GDC25 #GDC2025 #gamedev #indiedev

I'm super excited to be attending and speaking at my first @gaconf.bsky.social in April! April can't arrive soon enough!