Disability Advocates Discuss Accessibility In Games In This New BBC Audio Documentary

“This is why we do what we do.”.

In “Unplayable: Disability and the Gaming Revolution“, a BBC audio documentary released on 28th January, 2021, Steve Saylor, a blind gamer, talks about seeing the NES on a high shelf in a game store one day while shopping with his mum. He remembers getting it in his hands and thinking, “this is the coolest thing ever”, before buying the console and a Mario game and taking it home.

Just a few years later, Saylor would find himself trading in every console he owned, feeling a great deal of sadness because he couldn’t engage with a hobby he loved. Due to his visual impairment, he would have to sit with his nose touching the screen in order to play, but even then, he would lose a lot. He watched his family and friends playing games, but he couldn’t join in. What was the point in owning consoles when it was so difficult for him to play?

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

“This is why we do what we do.”.

In “Unplayable: Disability and the Gaming Revolution“, a BBC audio documentary released on 28th January, 2021, Steve Saylor, a blind gamer, talks about seeing the NES on a high shelf in a game store one day while shopping with his mum. He remembers getting it in his hands and thinking, “this is the coolest thing ever”, before buying the console and a Mario game and taking it home.

Just a few years later, Saylor would find himself trading in every console he owned, feeling a great deal of sadness because he couldn’t engage with a hobby he loved. Due to his visual impairment, he would have to sit with his nose touching the screen in order to play, but even then, he would lose a lot. He watched his family and friends playing games, but he couldn’t join in. What was the point in owning consoles when it was so difficult for him to play?

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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