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One Switchoneswitch.org.uk |
If you want information on motion-impaired gaming, and want to go to only one place,
go here.
There's lots of content, well organized, and entertainingly written by a professional occupational
therapist who works closely with software and hardware developers.
Its OneSwitch Blog is updated, often several times a week,
with news and reviews of motion impaired assistive technologies, and accessible games.
Its One-Switch Library offers over 100 totally FREE one-switch games
that can be downloaded via links from this Web site.
It also offers related instructions and articles on using switches.
Its Online Shop sells affordable adaptive equipment that can be used with standard
disability switches and sensors.
Its Switch Gaming pages offer a variety of articles on how to get one-switch games,
how to one-switch enable your computer, how to build one-switch games, sample one-switch games,
and links to other one-switch related sites.
Its DIY (do it yourself) pages have "Step by step guides on how to adapt low voltage
electronic gadgets and computer controllers for use with external switches."
The site is very easy to navigate. It includes a page on "Help using this web site."
Founded in 2003. Updated incessently.
Alexa rank 1,209,303.
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing table headings, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games, Information, Reviews.
In their own words: "A resource of fun ideas and 'assistive technology'
aimed at moderate to severely learning/physically disabled people."
"The most important thing this web-site may achieve is to
promote the inclusion of some of the most excluded people in society today."
Why should I go there? For the very latest technical information on motion impaired gaming
and gaming related assistive technologies.
For over 100 FREE motion impaired accessible games.
And for affordable assistive technologies related to motion impaired gaming.
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AbleGamers
ablegamers.com
Unstoppable Gamer
unstoppablegamer.com
Includification
includification.com
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Ablegamers Foundation is the leading organization in the United States that
assists and advocates for gamers with disabilities.
This year, its founder and leaders, Mark Barlet and Steve Spohn,
were invited to the White House to publicize computer accessibility.
These three ever-evolving web sites offer numerous resources for accessible gaming,
with an emphasis on, but not limited to, motion impairment.
To promote accessibility awareness, the organization hosts numerous
AbleGamers Events most notably their presence at PAX East and GDC.
AbleGamers Grants give recipients money to buy otherwise
unaffordable game-enabling assistive technology. The organization obtains this
money through its own fundraising.
The AbleGamers Assistive Technology Lab in the Washington DC area,
offers face-to-face technical assistance with game-enabling assistive technologies.
To increase accessibility awareness by mainstream developers,
AbleGamers Accessibility Awards are given each year.
A separate, but related Web site,
Unstoppable Gamer
provides reviews of the accessibility aspects of mainstream games.
The reviews are professional quality, written by a talented group, and very current.
Reviews include detailed evaluation of:
- Mobility Accessibility
- Auditory Accessibility
- Visual Accessibility
The AbleGamers forum has been shut down.
However, you can find the archived posts at this web site.
Another separate, but related Web site,
Includification
presents a well organized and useful set of guidelines for developing accessible games
including:
- Mobility Accessibility
- Auditory Accessibility
- Visual Accessibility
All three sites are easy to navigate.
Founded in 2004 and are all very current.
Alexa rank 1,128,000.
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing foreground color specs, missing frame labels,
missing input labels.
Categories: Reviews, Help, Information.
In their own words: "The AbleGamers Foundation, also known as AbleGamers Charity,
is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit public charity that aims to improve the overall quality of life
for those with disabilities through the power of video games."
Why should I go there?
For all kinds of assistance enabling games for motion-impaired gamers.
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SpecialEffect
www.specialeffect.org.uk
GameBase
www.gamebase.info
YouTube Game on for Everyone
YouTube GameOnForEveryone
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SpecialEffect is the leading organization in the UK dedicated to making computer games accessible to people with disabilities,
with a strong emphasis on motion impairment.
These three Web sites offer information and ways to get help.
They offer direct help and assistive technologies to disabled gamers in the UK.
They also accept email queries from outside the UK.
They offer is assessments and recommendations
as to how to make computer games accessible to a person with specific needs.
They have a loan library that offers hardware controllers to gamers with special needs.
They put on road shows at schools, hospitals, and organizations throughout the UK,
where they demonstrate assistive technologies for gaming.
They offer assistance with eye-gaze controllers:
modifying, training, advising and adapting the technology to suit individual needs.
Their Buzz pages provide the latest news about accessible gaming
and related events around the UK.
Their YouTube GameOnForEveryone Channel features videos depicting
real-world examples of motion impaired gaming.
Their GameBase is a collection of 100 game reviews.
They stopped adding reviews in May of 2013.
However, the game reviews still exist at that site.
All three Web sites are easy to navigate.
GameBase was Founded in 2009. The SpecialEffect news is updated constantly.
Alexa rank 668,563.
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing Labels for Forms, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Help, Information, News, Archived Reviews.
In their own words: "...our website is giving information worldwide to many people who might need
immediate specialist advice about accessible games and controllers."
"Our teams of therapists and games technology specialists travel the length and breadth of
the UK to visit people who can't make the trip to our Accessible Games Centre in Oxfordshire.
And our door is always open to technology companies that would like specialist advice on making
their products inclusive to many more people."
Why should I go there? For help with motion impaired accessible gaming.
And for information about assistive technologies for accessible gaming.
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Inclusive Technology
www.inclusive.co.uk UK
www.inclusivetlc.com US
www.helpkidzlearn.com
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These three Web sites are all from the same developer and distributor of over
60 Commercial motion impaired accessible games and related assistive technologies.
This year they won the Queen's Award for Enterprise,
for their software for young children and those with learning difficulties -
and the impact it has had on special education in the UK,
United States and 148 other countries.
They also won the 2016 BESA Resource Award for Special Educational Needs.
They provide educational games for children from the very young to Older Learners.
Many of their games are accessible to gamers with multiple accessibiltiy needs.
They have a special section devoted just to 25 eye gaze activities.
They have a special section devoted just to 56 switch accessible activities.
They have a collection of videos demonstrating many of their products.
They have a collection of very brief articles related to the assistive technologies they offer.
The sites are highly navigable
in order to facilitate finding the product you want.
Each product clearly indicates what operating systems are supported.
Product entries include "Similar products you may be interested in"
Founded in 1998. Updated frequently.
Alexa rank 637,696
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing background color specs, missing form labels, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games, Information.
In their own words: "...we aim to provide the very best special educational needs software,
switches and computer access devices, simple communication aids, eye gaze and assistive technology
for learners with a physical disability, sensory impairment or learning difficulty."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion impaired accessible educational games for children.
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Marblesoft-Simtech
www.marblesoft.com |
This educational game developer offers 40 Commercial motion impaired accessible educational games
for children through adult.
Their games support keyboard, mouse, touch screen, IntelliKeys, and single- or dual-switch input.
Eight of the games are two-player.
The site is easy to navigate and includes a site map.
Grouping all of their accessible games under a single menu facilitates you finding what
you want. They have a separate page that lists (family friendly) games that are appropriate
for grown-ups.
Founded in 1998. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank 10,525,621
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing background color specs, missing Form tags,
missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
In their own words: "Marblesoft, LLC has produced software for special-education since 1983,
specializing in educational programs for preschool and early elementary students.
All Marblesoft programs support a variety of input devices for students with any physical or learning disability.
Multiple levels of difficulty and a huge number of options for input,
correction and reinforcement allow the teacher or parent to custom-tailor the software to any
student's needs."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion impaired accessible educational games for children.
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NanoGames
www.nanogames.com |
This independent developer from New Zealand offers 30 Commercial motion impaired accessible games.
They offer logic, puzzle, memory, arcade, and educational games.
Their games are intended for children, teens, seniors, educators, caregivers, parents, and therapists.
They offer free trials.
Games are highly accessibility-configurable and support a wide variety of motion impaired access:
- Mouse or headmouse
- Alternative keyboards
- Expanded keyboard
- Joystick
- Touch screen
- Speech recognition
- Single switch
- Multiple switches
Twelve of the games include built-in single switch scanning.
The small site is easily navigated.
Founded in 2000. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank N/A
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing table header tags, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
In their own words:
"Nanogames are designed, from the ground up, to be very flexible, accessible and easily adapted.
This enables them to meet the needs of almost any player."
Why should I go there? For Commercial games that support a wide variety of alternative access methods,
for adults and children.
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Shiny Learning
www.shinylearning.co.uk |
This educational game developer offers 29 accessible Commercial games.
Each game entry on their Web site specifies what forms of motion impaired assistive technology
are supported.
The site is easy to navigate.
Founded 2008. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank 3,269,233
508 Compliance: Missing Alts.
Categories: Games.
In their own words: "We sell educational, motivational,
fun software designed to include children with special needs.
As far as possible our software includes switch access,
speech support and activities that can be edited or tailored to meet individual requirements."
Why should I go there? For many motion impaired accessible games.
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7-128 Software
www.7128.com |
This independent developer offers 27 Commercial and 5 FREE games that are accessible
to a variety of special needs, including gamers who are motion impaired.
Includes 9 educational games for children.
Home of the ALERT (Accessible Learning through Entertainment and
Recreation Tools) project, FREE information on applying accessible
computer games in a learning environment.
The entire site is easily navigable and includes a site map.
Founded in 2007. Updated monthly.
Alexa rank 3,776,791.
508 Compliance: Missing foreground color tags, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games, Information.
In their own words: "Our games entertain you with stories, puzzles, and
word challenges that are fun for and accessible to every casual gamer."
Why should I go there? For inexpensive, simple, entertaining games that are motion impaired accessible,
including games for very young children.
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Judy Lynn Software, Inc.
www.judylynn.com |
This educational developer offers 22 Commercial motion impaired accessible educational games.
FREE trial versions are available.
The site also offers 3 FREE Windows downloadable activities.
The site is easily navigable.
Founded in 2003. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank: 14,029,599
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
In their own words: "Judy Lynn Software programs are developed specifically for students with special needs
under the guidance of assistive technology professionals, teachers, therapists, and parents."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion impaired educational games, especially for children.
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Specialbites
www.specialbites.com |
This educational game developer offers 14 Commercial downloadable games,
plus online games.
This site is moderately easy to navigate.
Founded 2010. Last updated in 2015.
Alexa rank 6,378,501
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
In their own words: "On Specialbites you will find a growing list of inclusive educational
activities, games to download and now online switch games. They are
suitable for a wide range of users and especially for the inclusive
classroom."
Why should I go there? For 11 Commercial motion impaired accessible games.
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AbilityPowered
abilitypowered.com |
This site provides previews, news, articles, and guides that include motion-impaired gaming.
It's emphasis is motion-impaired gaming,
but this site does address audio and visual accessibility.
It has a link to the Ability Powered Gamers group at Steam.
It has a section dedicated to World of Warcraft.
The author this site is motion impaired.
Her reviews, including the parts that address audio accessibility,
reflect personal experience trying to get a game to work for her.
The site is easily navigated.
Founded in 2013. Constant updates.
Alexa rank 5,315,303
508 Compliance: Missing background color specs, missing frame labels, missing form labels.
Categories: Information, News, Reviews, Community.
In their own words:
"...we hope to be your source for reviews, guides, and information
to keep you at the top of your game no matter what your abilities may be in real life."
Why should I go there?
For news, information, and previews of the latest games,
with specifics focused on motion-impaired access.
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D.A.G.E.R.S
dagersystem.com |
Provides reviews and previews of accessible games using the
Disabled Accessibility for Gaming Entertainment Rating System.
This site just keeps on getting better.
They explicitly address the issue of accessibility
features that are in the version they previewed
that might not work the same in the released version.
Many of the games are non-Windows XBox, Playstation, etc.
But they do include the very latest Windows games.
Games are rated by:
- Overall Accessibility
- Auditory Rating
- Fine-MotorRating
- Visual Rating
They offer industry news, mostly about new releases.
They present their annual D.A.G.E.R.S Diamond Award for excellence in accessible gaming.
The site is easy to navigate for general use.
We were able to search for reviews of specific game titles.
They also offer an effective way to filter games by platform, genre, and review rating
Founded 2011. Updated constantly.
Alexa rank 18,403,507
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing Input labels, Missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Reviews, News.
In their own words: "The leading game journalism site for disabled gamers,
featuring disability game reviews and perspectives on video game accessibliity."
Why should I go there? For reviews of the very latest deaf accessible games,
and previews of forthcoming motion-impaired accessible games.
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The Game Accessibility Project
www.game-accessibility.com |
This site has been totally rebuilt since its venerable earlier incarnation.
It offers reviews, news, help for developers,
articles and papers on game accessibility,
articles on projects, and a short list of game accessibility organizations.
Their Accessibility Guidelines section offers reviews of,
and links to, eight different sets of guidelines.
Their Games section has game reviews.
Each game has ten accessibility ratings:
- Tremor
- One Arm
- One Key
- Deaf
- Blind
- Low Vision
- Color Blind
- No Voice
- Illiterate
- Epilepsy
Reviews also include discussion of specific accessibility issues,
including motion impairment.
The site is easy to navigate. It has a site map.
You can search on specific game names.
Founded in 2006. Totally rebuilt in 2015.
Alexa rank: 2,633,301
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing form labels.
Categories: Information, News, Reviews.
In their own words:
"The Game Accessibility project has been setup to address these problems
by to informing disabled gamers about the availability of accessible games
and by providing resources for developers, publishers and researchers
in order to stimulate accessibility in games."
Why should I go there? For the very latest information, news, and reviews
on motion-impaired accessible games.
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Game Accessibility Guidelines
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com |
This site is an information resource for developers and gamers.
It presents an extensive set of guidelines for developers who want to make their games accessible.
These guidelines are grouped by:
- Basic
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Within these groupings, the guidelines are further grouped by:
- Motor
- Hearing
- Cognitive
- Vision
- Speech
- General
This information can also be useful to gamers who want their favorite
game to be made accessible.
They provide a common set of technical concepts and terms
that a gamer can use to communicate with a developer.
Many of the entries include links to Web sites that offer games that are examples
of best practices for resolving a particular accessibility issue.
This could be a good resource for gamers seeking such games.
The site is very easy to navigate.
Their section labelled Full List is an excellent place to find their
complete set of Motor Guidelines.
Founded in 2012. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank 3,845,452
508 Compliance: Missing form labels, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Information.
In their own words: "A collaborative effort between a group of studios, specialists and academics,
to produce a straightforward developer friendly reference for ways to avoid unnecessarily excluding players,
and ensure that games are just as fun for as wide a range of people as possible."
If you're a gamer, to find the words you need to tell a developer how to make your
favorite game accessible to you.
If you're a developer, to find out how to make your games accessible to all.
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SwitchInTime
www.switchintime.com |
This independent developer offers 4 Commercial motion impaired games:
- Two multiplayer switch-accessible games
- A multiplayer switch-enabled baseball game
- A multiplayer switch-enabled bowling game
The site is simple to navigate.
Founded in 1989. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank 11,512,541
508 Compliance: Missing background color specs, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion impaired accessible games.
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VTree LLC
vtreeentertainment.com |
This independent developer offers 4 Commercial motion impaired accessible sports games.
These games work with many accessibility devices and game speeds can be
adjusted to individual users, making play more fun for players, their
friends, and family.
The site is easy to navigate.
Founded 2009. Updated rarely.
Alexa rank N/A
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing forms tags, missing table header tags, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
In their own words:
"As a worldwide leader in the development of inclusive/accessible Video Games and Virtual Reality
Software for the past 13 years , VTree Entertainment Studios develops products that can be played
by almost everyone. Our video games can be manipulated to match the operator's level of competency.
VTree Entertainment games can be played with most accessible gaming devices.
Our goal is to develop our products for all gaming enthusiast.
Whether you use a keyboard, joystick, XBOX controller, or an accessible gamine device we want
everyone to enjoy our video games. "
Why should I go there? For 4 commercial sports games that are playable by a gamers who are motion impaired.
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Ergohacks
ergohacks.com |
This site provides product reviews with an emphasis on usability,
including accessible computer games
Their game reviews include:
- Dexterity
- Hearing Accessibility
- Cognitive Challenge
- Color Blindness
The accessibility related parts of the reviews vary considerably in their level of detail.
The site navigability has improved since last year.
Game reviews are easy to find.
Founded in 2013. Constant updates.
Alexa rank 1,389,482
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing NOSCRIPTs, missing form labels
Categories: Information, Reviews
In their own words:
"Ergohacks is a review and news site that focus on how technology and design
can improve health and life quality.
We share a passion for technology, accessibility and universal design."
Why should I go there? For current information on accessibility,
sometimes including reviews of the latest games,
including motion-impaired accessibility.
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Acid-Play
www.acid-play.com |
This site reviews FREE games. It includes download links to those games.
A search on "one-switch" reveals 6 FREE one-switch games.
The reviews by a variety of authors, are generally brief and focus on playability.
Sometimes there are multiple reviews of a single game.
The do not specifically address accessibility issues.
Perhaps because they limit themselves to freeware, the games reviewed tend to be older,
as in Windows 95 through 7. However, each review states which operating systems it runs on.
The site is easy to navigate.
You can search for reviews of specific game titles.
Founded in 2002. It's not clear when it was last updated.
The reviews are undated. The Signup page and blog are both unreachable.
Alexa rank 620,900
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Reviews, Games.
Why should I go there? For six FREE, if dated, motion impaired games, and for game reviews.
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Michi Nu
www.michi.nu |
This Swedish independent developer offers 2 FREE games.
Archaist, a FREE game, received One Switch's spot prize for its many accessibility features.
Alice Amazed, also a FREE game, is a one switch game for one or two players.
Also offer other FREE and Commercial games which may or may not be motion impaired accessible.
The site is easy to navigate.
Founded in 2007. Apparently not updated since 2012.
Alexa rank 12,810,710.
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing foreground color tags.
Catagories: Games.
In their own words: "We're a small group of people with a passion for
games - playing them, and making them - and this is where we share that
passion with you."
Why should I go there? For 2 FREE motion impaired accessible games.
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Universal Access Games
universalaccessgames.com |
This independent developer offers one FREE (with registration)
Upgradeable-to-Commercial program that contains one
switch-based accessible educational game.
Game teaches basic computer skills: mouse, keyboarding, single switch.
Founded in 2008. Updated rarely.
Alexa rank N/A
508 Compliance: Missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Games.
In their own words: "Imagine a place where all children can play together."
Why should I go there? For a FREE (with registration)
Upgradeable-to-Commercial motion-impaired accessible
educational game for children.
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Eelke Folmer
www.eelke.com |
This is a good place to get the latest research in accessible games,
including motion impaired access.
Dr. Folmer is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the
University of Nevada in Reno specializing in assistive technologies, with
an emphasis on games.
His Web site offers information on his current research and accessibility
research of which he’s become aware.
For example, the article "Navigating a 3D Avatar with a Single Switch"
Offers the occasional FREE game developed by himself or by his students.
The site is easy to navigate.
Founded in 2008. Updated occasionally.
Alexa rank 5,788,228
508 Compliance: Missing background color tags, missing NOSCRIPTs.
Categories: Information, Games.
In their own words: "Our research focuses on designing, building, and evaluating technology
to augment human capabilities in any way possible."
Why should I go there? For a view of the cutting edge of accessible gaming,
from one who is doing the cutting.
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International Game Developers Association - Game Accessibility SIG
igda-gasig.org
gameaccessibility.
blogspot.com
gameaccesssig.
forumotion.com
IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Listserv Archive |
This is an industry advocacy group seeking to motivate developers to make their games more
accessible to gamers with special needs.
The sites tend to focus on motion impairment,
but also address general issues related to disabled gaming.
They offer a Game Accessibility Top Ten list of accessibility features list.
Both the blogspot and forum sites appear to have been inactive since 2013.
However, the new idga-gasig.org site is active.
The listserv is active with members of this SIG discussing issues related to game accessibility.
Both public sites are easy to navigate.
Founded in 2007. Listserv and idga-gasig.org are active.
Alexa rank 15,352,033
508 Compliance: Missing Alts, missing form labels.
Categories: Information.
In their own words: "The Game Accessibility SIG was formed to help the
game community strive towards creating mainstream games that are
universally accessible to all, regardless of age, experience and
disability."
Why should I go there? For news as to what the SIG is up to.
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