[games_access] A few recent posts

[Ian Hamilton]

100% agree, I cite those straw polls in talks but always give the disclaimer that most complained about doesn't equal most prevalent, and give difficulty reading as an example - hugely prevalent but huge stigma that prevents speaking up about it.

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Subject: Re: [games_access] A few recent posts

Some good stuff there, no doubt.

I will say, when people talk about "most asked for accessibility features", and then do so from straw polls on-line and other social media.... they may simply be reflecting a narrow bubble that misses out on many unheard voices.

It's really important to talk about the most excluded players. To my mind, that's in the area of learning disabilities and also blindness. One fundamental approach that can improve life for both areas (and many others) is to give options to reduce in-game pressure (from a bit to a lot-lot). If that's not getting a mention, then something is seriously missing.

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On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 04:14, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com<mailto:i_h at hotmail.com>> wrote:
Including one from me -

https://laurakbuzz.com/2020/01/06/gaming-needs-some-basic-accessibility-improvements-in-2020/amp/<https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaurakbuzz.com%2F2020%2F01%2F06%2Fgaming-needs-some-basic-accessibility-improvements-in-2020%2Famp%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cb1308838cfce41c6343508d7942bd698%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637140788304675234&sdata=dGWjwyxx3ALi9i54E%2FhStQMPx7fJE%2Bixrbfo5KhMkIo%3D&reserved=0>

https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/IanHamilton/20200106/356271/Game_accessibility_quotes_of_2019.php<https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamasutra.com%2Fblogs%2FIanHamilton%2F20200106%2F356271%2FGame_accessibility_quotes_of_2019.php&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cb1308838cfce41c6343508d7942bd698%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637140788304685243&sdata=9U9wJFCvWjbbDq9oMAD9xQSdcujEPUmr35EH6AzJOP4%3D&reserved=0>

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/01/soapbox_we_need_to_talk_about_font_sizes_in_games<https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pushsquare.com%2Fnews%2F2020%2F01%2Fsoapbox_we_need_to_talk_about_font_sizes_in_games&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cb1308838cfce41c6343508d7942bd698%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637140788304685243&sdata=WyeU0hjYueqJLkwbgZB4r9%2BjJlp%2BAYgKrY2ATzchzYA%3D&reserved=0>

https://bighack.org/a-year-of-accessibility-achievements-in-the-video-gaming-industry/<https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbighack.org%2Fa-year-of-accessibility-achievements-in-the-video-gaming-industry%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cb1308838cfce41c6343508d7942bd698%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637140788304695257&sdata=9fPDX%2BkCrxhT1qNabGYrTIuk2CqCvAZtidBAOPcyDPQ%3D&reserved=0>

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