Disabled World Games: Accessible Games and Gaming Reviews Document List
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-09
Summary: Although some of these documents from our Accessible Games and Gaming category may have since been updated, re-written, replaced, or revised, they are sorted below by their original publish date. The most recent publications are listed at the top of the table with older articles being listed in descending order by the date they were created.
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Parents May No Longer Argue Gamers Indulge in Brainless Activities
Video games can be made to engage and characterize distinct cognitive abilities while still retaining the entertainment value that popular titles offer.
Author: Kyoto University
Publish Date: 2022-09-08Reasons for Gaming Rage in Children
The study shows that the reasons behind gamer rage in digital gaming are very complex and that children are good at naming them.
Author: University of Eastern Finland
Publish Date: 2022-08-24Gaming Disorder Disability: Video Game Addiction (VGA)
Information regarding video game addiction, a problematic, compulsive use of video games resulting in significant inability to function in various life domains over a prolonged period of time.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2021-12-08One Button Games for Disabled
One Button Games provides an assortment of games that can be played by users with learning or physical difficulties using a single input device such as single key-press, mouse button, foot mouse or pedal, or other input device.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2021-09-24Best Video Games for Visually-Impaired Gamers
In-depth look at top rated and most accessible video and board games reveals how well the industry supports visually-impaired gamers.
Author: Lenstore
Publish Date: 2021-03-13Emotional, Social, and Developmental Benefits of Gaming
Expert psychologists and doctors reveal the benefits of gaming, especially during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Author: Currys PC World
Publish Date: 2020-12-04 - Updated: 2021-02-09BigBoxPlay: Fun Modular STEM Toys for Children
BigBoxPlay STEM play system focuses on physical free play, tactile/multi-sensory learning, creativity and imagination for children 2-8 years old and is based on kids love of building forts from cardboard boxes.
Author: BigBoxPlay - Disabled World
Publish Date: 2020-06-18 - Updated: 2022-09-17Global Access to Serious Games and Content for Kids Brain Health
The Uncomplicated Family Group launches Kids Digital Health - a collection of universally accessible serious games and content for children and families with complex needs.
Author: The Uncomplicated Family™
Publish Date: 2020-04-02 - Updated: 2020-04-05Pitch Black: A Dusklight Story - Accessible Audio Game
Pitch Black is a binaural audio game, entirely accessible to blind and partially sighted people, featuring a fully traversable 3D environment with compelling story, created entirely through sonic environments.
Author: Pitch Black
Publish Date: 2019-10-22 - Updated: 2020-03-17Diversity in the Gaming Industry
New scoring system that ranks games based on their representation of race, gender and disabilities reveals there is still a long way to go to accurately represent the diverse communities playing them.
Author: Currys PC World
Publish Date: 2019-08-31 - Updated: 2021-02-09LEGO Braille Bricks for Blind and Visually Impaired
The Lego Foundation and Lego Group team up with blind associations to pilot Lego Braille Bricks to aid blind and visually impaired to learn through play using LEGO bricks.
Author: The LEGO Foundation
Publish Date: 2019-04-24Equal Access to Racing Video Games for Blind Gamers
RAD audio based interface can easily be integrated into existing video games, enabling the blind to play video games with the same speed and control as sighted players, with full 3D graphics and complex challenging racetracks.
Author: Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Publish Date: 2018-03-06 - Updated: 2018-05-01Video Game Improves Balance in Youth With Autism
Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various ninja poses could help children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their balance.
Author: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publish Date: 2017-11-22 - Updated: 2020-05-31Social Mobile Gaming Boosts Rehabilitation for Patients with Physical Disabilities
Balloon Buddies game is designed to level the playing field by allowing healthy participants to support the less abled player.
Author: Imperial College London
Publish Date: 2017-11-20Enabling Devices: Toys for Special Needs Children
Enabling Devices is full of resources and multimedia product information and offers consumers a streamlined approach to selecting and ordering products.
Author: Enabling Devices
Publish Date: 2017-10-26 - Updated: 2021-08-12When Children Are Allowed TV and Games in Bedroom
Education, health and behavior problems arise when children allowed televisions, mobile devices, and video game systems in their bedroom.
Author: Iowa State University
Publish Date: 2017-09-26 - Updated: 2021-12-08Initiative Empowers Disabled Gamers to Shape the Future of Accessibility in the Video Game Industry
Player Panels enlists gamers with disabilities to work with game companies and researchers as accessibility testers to help improve accessibility technologies and game design practices.
Author: AbleGamers Foundation
Publish Date: 2017-07-05Candy Squad Game: Gaze-Control Makes VR Gaming Approachable and Accessible
The Candy Squad game with gaze-controlled and zero-nausea features make Virtual Reality gaming approachable and accessible to everyone.
Author: MyDream Interactive Inc.
Publish Date: 2017-06-17 - Updated: 2018-05-01AbleGamers Center for Inclusive Play facility Opens in Charles Town, West Virginia
Digital accessibility firm SSB BART Group provides generous grant, enabling AbleGamers Foundation to offer enhanced disability educational resources and direct support.
Author: The AbleGamers Foundation
Publish Date: 2017-05-01WalkinVR: Virtual Reality Controller for Disabled
WalkinVR lets people with disabilities control all virtual reality movements using just the vr controller and its buttons.
Author: Grzegorz Bednarski
Publish Date: 2017-04-04 - Updated: 2018-05-01CES 2017: HTC VIVE Showcases Virtual Reality Products and Updates
HTC VIVE at 2017 Consumer Electronics Show features over 30 VR demonstrations including entertainment, health and medical, enterprise and education categories.
Author: HTC VIVE
Publish Date: 2017-01-07 - Updated: 2018-10-07I Can FLY Virtual Reality Initiative for Veterans with Disabilities
Technology enables veterans with disabilities opportunity to enjoy 360 degree virtual reality live broadcasts.
Author: BCAST
Publish Date: 2016-09-27 - Updated: 2020-09-24How Much Time Should Kids Spend Playing Video Games
Study reveals playing video games for a limited amount of time can provide benefits to children, but too much can be detrimental.
Author: Wiley
Publish Date: 2016-09-13Feet Operated Game Controller for Upper-limb Amputees
Novel controller allows video gamer who lacks hands to compete with his feet - device for upper-limb amputees earns honors for biomedical engineering grad students.
Author: Johns Hopkins University
Publish Date: 2016-06-29 - Updated: 2018-05-01Adaptoys : Toys For People Living with Paralysis
Adaptoys are adapted versions of popular toys that allow people with physical disabilities to experience the joy of actively playing with their families.
Author: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Publish Date: 2016-05-02 - Updated: 2020-06-06Virtual Reality Code of Conduct & Ethical Concerns
Concerns regarding consequences for psychological states and self-image of users in virtual environments.
Author: Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Publish Date: 2016-03-04Text-Based Viewer Opens 2nd Life and Virtual Worlds to Disabled
Radegast new text-based viewer allows the blind community to play games such as Second Life.
Author: Celene Highwater
Publish Date: 2015-09-01 - Updated: 2020-12-22Monoma: Training and Rehabilitation Via Games and Music
Monoma is a creative and interactive product for people with additional needs, which is used for cognitive, occupational, music therapy and special education needs training.
Author: Filisia Interfaces
Publish Date: 2015-03-03 - Updated: 2020-10-05Using Puzzles and Blocks to Build Child Spatial Skills
Children who play frequently with puzzles, blocks, and board games tend to have better spatial reasoning ability.
Author: Association for Psychological Science
Publish Date: 2015-02-07 - Updated: 2021-01-28Timocco Special Needs Gaming and Skill Tracking
Timocco virtual motion gaming software platform for kids with special needs granted patent for object tracking technology.
Author: Timocco Ltd
Publish Date: 2015-01-07 - Updated: 2021-09-29Computer Game to Help Children with Disability Live Independently
Researchers are testing new computer game which they hope could help children with disabilities lead independent lives.
Author: University of Lincoln, UK, and the WESC Foundation
Publish Date: 2014-11-04 - Updated: 2018-05-01TriadCity Talking Client for Blind or Vision Impaired Players
Blind or visually impaired players needed as alpha testers for SmartMonsters new TriadCity game.
Author: Mark Phillips
Publish Date: 2014-10-21 - Updated: 2022-03-21Slot Machine Payouts Are Not Random - Here's Why
Are slots really random? Explanation of why slot machines are not quite as random as both land-based and online casinos say they are.
Author: Jungle Jim
Publish Date: 2014-03-11 - Updated: 2022-07-10Re-Mission 2: Nanobot's Revenge - Free Cancer Fighting Game App
Re-Mission 2 Nanobots Revenge is a free app available for Android and Apple mobile devices designed to help young cancer patients fight their disease.
Author: Cigna and HopeLab
Publish Date: 2013-08-23 - Updated: 2019-04-29TriadCity Text Based Virtual World Game
Review of TriadCity an advanced text based virtual world game with a literary orientation where you read and type in order to play.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-09-25 - Updated: 2022-02-02Includification: Accessibility Guide for Video Game Developers
Includification is an illustrated guide for video game developers and publishers for designing accessible games for the disabled community.
Author: AbleGamers Foundation
Publish Date: 2012-09-14 - Updated: 2016-04-01Video Gaming and Children with Cerebral Palsy
Research finds video games like Nintendo Wii promote physical activity in children with cerebral palsy and may help rehabilitation therapy.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-05-09 - Updated: 2022-05-23Brain Swaggle Game Combines Chess with Scrabble to Sharpen Cognitive Skills
Brain Swaggle online game gaining reputation among teachers caregivers and medical professionals as fun and effective way to hone brain fitness.
Author: Brain Swaggle
Publish Date: 2012-01-09 - Updated: 2013-11-10Bingo Helps Researchers Study Perception Deficits
High contrast and large bingo cards boost thinking and playing skills for people with cognitive difficulties and visual perception problems produced by Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease.
Author: Case Western Reserve University
Publish Date: 2012-01-08 - Updated: 2019-03-11Sara and Hiyah Software for Children with Disabilities
The programs are based on high interest topics that include holidays, nursery rhymes, and birthday themes. Every single one of these games is educational, fun, and beneficial for children with disabilities.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-01-07 - Updated: 2022-05-08Yahtzee Dice Game: Play Free Online Yahtzee
Play our fun and easy free online yahtzee game with instructions and no download needed loads of fun for all the family.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-01-01 - Updated: 2022-03-17Phylo Online Video Game Helps Advance Genetic Research
Phylo is designed to allow casual game players to contribute to scientific research by arranging multiple sequences of colored blocks that represent human DNA.
Author: McGill University
Publish Date: 2011-12-06 - Updated: 2022-05-24Choosing the Right Toy for Special Needs Children
How to choose the best toys to suit your special needs child age and playing abilities.
Author: AblePlay
Publish Date: 2011-09-26 - Updated: 2013-06-12ToysRUs Toy Guide for Special Needs Children
ToysRUs Toy Guide for Differently Abled Kids featuring reliable toy recommendations for children with special needs.
Author: ToysRUs, Inc.
Publish Date: 2011-08-26 - Updated: 2022-01-05Fragpedal Dual PC Gaming Foot Pedal Controls
Fragpedal Dual is a 2 button controller allowing gamers to offload commands to their feet so their hands can stay where they are needed most.
Author: Good Work Systems
Publish Date: 2011-08-19 - Updated: 2022-01-11Xbox 360 Accessibility Controller Mods Enhance Gamer Mobility
Ben Heck reconfigures Xbox 360TM gaming controllers into split controllers to increase accessibility and mobility for individuals with physical disabilities.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-08-08 - Updated: 2022-01-22New Edition of Fragpedal Quad Gaming Pedal
Good Work Systems releases the Fragpedal Quad, the newest edition in the only line of foot pedals designed specifically for all types of PC gaming.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-07-16 - Updated: 2022-02-102012 Montreal World Video Games
The first Montreal Video World Games is expected to be held in July 2012 at the Palais des congres de Montreal.
Author: Palais des congres de Montreal
Publish Date: 2011-06-08 - Updated: 2011-06-09Slug Bugs Game - iPhone 3D Audio Games
Slug Bugs is a free game for iPhone developed by Action = Reaction Labs with 3D Binaural Audio that will dominate the future of gaming audio.
Author: Action = Reaction Labs LLC
Publish Date: 2011-06-03Video Game Helps Children with Autism
Small Steps Big Skills is a video game for children with Autism that combines Applied Behavior Analysis methods.
Author: The Sandbox Learning Company
Publish Date: 2011-04-26Accessible Games Websites
Accessible games and puzzles for persons with disabilities including the blind and sight impaired.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-03-16 - Updated: 2016-06-11Video Games Demonstrate Significant Ability to Reduce Depression and Anxiety
Efficacy of casual video games in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety as a co-morbid condition.
Author: East Carolina University's Psychophysiology Lab and Biofeedback Clinic
Publish Date: 2011-02-20College Students and Online Role Playing Game Addiction
College Students Lose Sleep and Miss Meals Due to Online Role Playing Games.
Author: University of the Rockies
Publish Date: 2010-12-17Holiday Toys and Gift Ideas for Children with Autism
Buying the perfect gift for children with autism and special needs can be accomplished by using a little imagination and some tips from an expert.
Author: AutismClassroom.com
Publish Date: 2010-11-23Play Master Cribbage Online Against Computer Jake
Fun free online Cribbage game with great graphics sound and voice where you play against Jake the computer Crib player.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-11-14 - Updated: 2022-04-14Finding the Right Toy for Children with Disabilities
There is a trend among gift givers outside the immediate family to buy presents for differently abled children that are educational or meant to help with a disability.
Author: Childrens Toys
Publish Date: 2010-11-13Top 10 Toys for Christmas
Christmas gift ideas which Littlewoods expects to be the most sought-after this year are hi-tech gadgets such as robotic hamsters and video cameras.
Author: Littlewoods Europe
Publish Date: 2010-10-24Video Gaming Prepares Brain for Bigger Tasks
Article to show your parents to get them off your back if you are a dedicated video gamer.
Author: Elsevier
Publish Date: 2010-09-24 - Updated: 2013-11-10Xbox Live for Movies, Games and Chatting with Friends
Information about Xbox live and uses including playing games listening to music or watching movies.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-08-30 - Updated: 2010-08-31ToysRUs Toy Guide for Differently Abled Kids
ToysRus release guide for differently abled kids a selection of toys for parents of children with special needs.
Author: ToysRUs Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-08-18 - Updated: 2019-05-20Playing Video Games Before Bed has Mild Effect on Adolescent Sleep
Study finds that playing a video game before bedtime has only a mild effect on adolescent sleep.
Author: American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Publish Date: 2010-04-16PlayStation Game System Improves Hand Function in Teens with Cerebral Palsy
Modified home Playstation video game shows promise for improving hand function in teens with Cerebral Palsy.
Author: Rutgers University
Publish Date: 2010-03-17One Handed Game Controller for Playstation and PC
Playstation 2 or 3 and PC game controller allows for one-handed use for those with disabilities.
Author: eDimensional and BenHeck
Publish Date: 2010-02-09 - Updated: 2019-01-16Visiting Las Vegas to Play Slots
Accessibility information for seniors and persons with a disability, including wheelchair users visiting Las Vegas to play slot machines.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-02-01 - Updated: 2022-06-13Online Casinos for Elderly, Seniors and Disabled
Information on accessible online casinos for seniors and persons with disabilities that can be played from home.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-02-01 - Updated: 2022-06-13Online Bingo Games for Seniors and Disabled
Information for anyone wishing to learn about playing online Bingo games for companionship, fun and enjoyment.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-02-01 - Updated: 2022-06-13Free Bubble Shooter Game: Includes Hints and Tips for Playing
Classic Bubble Shooter game that is free to play. Includes playing hints and tips and instructions detailing how to get a high score.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-02-01 - Updated: 2022-03-17Diminished Proactive Attention in Action Video Game Players
Video games have different effects on two types of cognitive activity proactive and reactive attention.
Author: Wiley
Publish Date: 2009-10-14 - Updated: 2016-09-12Beaterator Now Available in Stores and Download on PlayStation Network
Beaterator available at retail on UMD and digitally from PlayStation Network internationally on October 2, 2009.
Author: Rockstar Games
Publish Date: 2009-10-03 - Updated: 2010-07-13Benefits of Teaching Chess to Children
Children learn important decision making skills as they gain expertise in the game of chess.
Author: Mark
Publish Date: 2009-07-31 - Updated: 2016-09-12Action Video Games Improve Vision
Video games that involve high levels of action such as first person-shooter games increase a players vision.
Author: University of Rochester
Publish Date: 2009-03-29 - Updated: 2009-07-31World of Warcraft Blamed for Bad mental and Physical health
Symptoms of being addicted to a video game such as World of Warcraft (WOW).
Author: Matthew Anton
Publish Date: 2009-02-09 - Updated: 2020-01-10Toys for a Child with Disability
Finding the right age appropriate toy that will accommodate the play needs of a child with a disability.
Author: Eileen Cruz Coleman
Publish Date: 2009-02-09 - Updated: 2013-06-12
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