Terry Proves Gaming While Blind is Possible.
Terry Garrett, a mechanical engineering student from Colorado is able to play an almost perfect game of Abes Exoddus. Not impressed? When if I told you this player was not only an excellent gamer but that he is also blind.
Having lost his first eye at the age of five and his second eye at the age of 10, Terry relies upon sounds, learning limitations of the world through trial and error, and quick-save convenience.
2D games, which are easier to navigate and those that pack great sounds, making it less of a challenge to track [...]
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The Blind are Able to Game as Well.
Posted on March 7, 2011 by Ambassador Winkler
This post was posted in Gamer News and was tagged with Evil Controllers, zelda, accessible gaming, accessible, gamer news, games, mario, gamers, blind, disability, Metal Gear
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AbleGamers is going to PAX-E, Help Them get There!
Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ambassador Winkler
AbleGamers
AbleGamers is a nonprofit foundation that runs off of www.AbleGamers.org. The story behind the company is heartwarming, but what the company has done since 2004 is what truly touches someones soul. They found a problem of the lack of help when it came to people with disabilities and gaming, and they created a solution of providing help for those in need. AbleGamers is hosing a Panel at PAX-E, which is a three-day tournament, free play, panel discussion and exhibit for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. ÂÂÂÂIts such a large conference and provides an array of amazing opportunities for AbleGamers. AbleGamers [...]
This post was posted in Events and was tagged with disabled gaming, ABLE GAMING COMMUNITY, donation, foundation, disability, AbleGamers.org, Pax-E, Pax East, donate, AbleGamers, Gaming Convention
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