[games_access] AbleGamers Foundation Declared Finalist in MS Society Da Vinci Awards for Game Accessibility Guidelines

[Steve Spohn]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contact: Steve Spohn

press at ablegamers.org

(703) 891-9017 ext:101



AbleGamers Foundation Declared Finalist in MS Society Da Vinci Awards for
Game Accessibility Guidelines





*AbleGamers Informational Document Includification is a 2013 da Vinci Award
finalist with a chance to go on and win the Leo award for accessibility
excellence.*



Harpers Ferry, WV – March 20, 2013–AbleGamers is excited to announce *
Includification*-- our 48 page fully illustrated game accessibility
guidelines for developers to make games more accessible-- is now a finalist
in the Multiple Sclerosis Society da Vinci awards.



“Words cannot express how proud I am of the work we put into
Includification and how it turned out,” said Mark Barlet, President and
Founder of the AbleGamers Foundation. “We really poured our hearts and
souls into that document. It has decades of research and personal
experience pointing out everything developers can do to assist gamers with
disabilities in a cost effective and practical manner. The document turned
out beautifully and so many studios have been incredibly thankful for its
inception.”



“We are honored to be a da Vinci finalist,” he continued. “AbleGamers would
love to go on and win the Leo, if enough people vote for us, but simply
being selected as one of the three finalists is a tremendous honor.”



“Includification was a complete labor of love,” said Steve Spohn, Community
Outreach Chair of the AbleGamers Foundation. “Being disabled gamers
ourselves, we understood the problems from the standpoint of a gamer who
happens to have a disability, and our 10 years of experience in the game
industry allowed us to smash together two completely different viewpoints
into one spectacular document everyone can learn from.”



In order to go on and win the Leo, AbleGamers must mobilize a large number
of public votes. Those who would like to vote for the organization to win
can do so by liking our video on
YouTube<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=85613693&msgid=1076837&act=HWN4&c=369830&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBM8iNa87-Po>
.





*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.



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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:101 ext. 101 or email
press at AbleGamers.com.


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