[games_access] games_access Digest, Vol 104, Issue 11

Wed Sep 12 10:18:23 EDT 2012

I would like to underscore that this is not a victory for ablegamers. This
is a victory for the accessible movement and why we ask all of you to be a
part of it.

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Very nice, I know how much work has gone into producing the doc so it is
> great to see it all come to fruition, I'm looking forward to seeing the
> reception from studios. Glad I was able to contribute in some small way!
>
> Ian
>
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> > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:00:05 -0400
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> > Today's Topics:
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> > 1. Announcing Includification - Game Accessibility Guidelines
> > for Disabled Gamers by Disabled Gamers (Steve Spohn)
> >
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> > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:55:45 -0400
> > From: Steve Spohn <steve at ablegamers.com>
> > Subject: [games_access] Announcing Includification - Game
> > Accessibility Guidelines for Disabled Gamers by Disabled Gamers
> > To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
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> > Greetings All,
> >
> > The AbleGamers Foundation is proud to announce Includification, of 46
> page,
> > fully illustrated guide to accessibility by disabled gamers for disabled
> > gamers. This project includes the hard work of a lot of people over the
> > last year, including letters from members of this SIG. I hope you all
> enjoy
> > the document and it serves you well.
> >
> >
> http://www.ablegamers.com/Disabled-Gamers-General-News/announcing-includification-game-accessibility-guidelines.html
> > for
> > More details or you can go directly to www.includification.com
> >
> > --------------------------
> >
> > Contact: Steve
> > Spohn
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >
> > Telephone: (703) 891-9017 ext: 102
> >
> > Email: Press at AbleGamers.com
> > Disability Non-profit Releases In-depth How-to Document for Video Game
> > Developers
> >
> > *The AbleGamers Foundation launches fully illustrated guide to designing
> > games for the disabled community.*
> >
> >
> >
> > Harpers Ferry, WV ?September 12, 2012? The AbleGamers Foundation is
> pleased
> > to announce the unveiling of *Includification*?a 46 page, fully
> illustrated
> > how-to guide for videogame developers and publishers road-mapping the
> exact
> > solutions needed to design an accessible game.
> >
> >
> >
> > ?For nearly a decade, our organization has been reaching out to
> developers
> > convincing them they need to include accessibility for gamers with
> > disabilities,? said Mark Barlet, President and Founder of the AbleGamers
> > Foundation. ?As that message has been increasingly accepted in the video
> > game industry, the question has slowly turned into ?Okay, we need to make
> > our games accessible, but how???
> >
> >
> >
> > ?We believe this document and its companion website
> > www.includification.comwill serve to answer any questions a developer
> > might have about the exact
> > solutions needed to make their games accessible to the disability
> > community,? continued Mr. Barlet. ?What thrills me the most is that our
> > recommendations can be updated via the website as new technology and
> > information arises. The videogame industry is a living breathing entity
> > and we need to treat it as such by updating information as it comes in.?
> >
> >
> >
> > ?Words cannot express how extremely proud I am of this document, this
> > organization and everyone who helped bring this together. This is the
> > culmination of the hard work and dedication everyone at our nonprofit has
> > put in over the last 8 years,? said Steve Spohn, Editor-in-Chief of
> > AbleGamers.com. ?It is my sincerest wish that a copy of this document
> sits
> > on the desk of every developer, in the resource area of every library and
> > with every major publisher across the world. It's time game accessibility
> > leaped to the next level and these guidelines show developers exactly how
> > to enable gamers with disabilities in the easiest, most efficient and
> > cost-effective manner possible.?
> >
> >
> >
> > The AbleGamers publication, *Includification*, includes numerous detailed
> > explanations of common problems for gamers with disabilities, solutions
> for
> > those problems, printable checklists, developer exercises and personal
> > letters from industry insiders to the game industry. You can download *
> > Includification* for free at http://www.includification.com/guide. The
> > companion website with easy-to-read references can be found at
> > www.includification.com. A physical print copy is available at-cost from
> > www.includification.com/print.
> >
> >
> >
> > *About The AbleGamers Foundation***
> >
> >
> >
> > The AbleGamers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that runs
> > AbleGamers.com, which provides news and reviews on the accessibility of
> > mainstream video game titles, as well as consultation on assistive
> > technology. As an alternative to Serious Gaming, mainstream video games
> > supply many disabled individuals and veterans with rehabilitation as well
> > as social stimulation in situations where they may be otherwise shut out
> of
> > society's idea of normal everyday life.
> >
> >
> >
> > ###
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > For more information about this topic, the AbleGamers Foundation,
> > AbleGamers.com, or to schedule an interview with Mark Barlet, President
> of
> > AbleGamers, call Steve Spohn at (703) 891-9017 ext:102 or email
> > press at AbleGamers.com.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Spohn
> > Editor-In-Chief
> > The AbleGamers Foundation
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