[games_access] Disabled Gamer Statistics?

[Thomas Westin]

Here are some more data I gathered from this list at some point:

•27% of gamers in the USA are over 50
•51.85% of people over 65 in the USA are disabled
•59 % of the US population played digital games during 2014 (ESA 2014)
(ESA essential facts 2015/2014, the 2010 US Census, the PEW report)

Best,
Thomas

> 5May 2017 kl. 08:58 skrev Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu>:
> 
> Agree, but on the other hand, if everyone is disabled, no one is disabled. So I think you need a more precise definition, although accessibility is certainly relevant for all.
> Best,
> Thomas
> 
>> 3May 2017 kl. 22:23 skrev Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk <mailto:barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>>:
>> 
>> Also, this of course depends upon your definition of disability. I'd say 100% of gamers have been disabled at some point by inaccessible design. 
>> 
>> On 3 May 2017 at 21:21, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com <mailto:i_h at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>> AFAIK there isn't anything more recent than the popcap study.
>> 
>> There is more recent data on number of people with disabilities (latest US data - 22% of adults, would be a bit lower if you included kids in it), but that isn't gamer-specific.
>> 
>> Ian
>> 
>> From: games_access <games_access-bounces at igda.org <mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org>> on behalf of chad at smartmarbles.com <mailto:chad at smartmarbles.com> <chad at smartmarbles.com <mailto:chad at smartmarbles.com>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:04:00 PM
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>> Subject: [games_access] Disabled Gamer Statistics?
>>  
>> Hey all,
>> Does anyone have updated statistics for percentage of disabled gamers in the world?
>> I have the 20% statistic from PopGap from 2008, and a Forrester Research study from 2003 that states, "57% of computer users are likely or very likely to benefit from the use of accessible technology."
>> Those numbers should have increased significantly.
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> -Chad
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