At the end of Invisible Disabilities week in October, Annie Segarra began a hashtag encouraging Twitter users to share their experiences of invisible disabilities using the hash tag #InvisiblyDisabledLooksLike.
Hello, my name is Henry Wright, I’m 23 and I’ve got a rare disability called Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T).
I like playing International Snooker with my dad, while I am playing I’ve got Steam & TeamSpeak 3 Opened. I used to have 3 monitors but I had to say bye to a monitor to make space for a Printer. Planning to go mobile with my gaming on the windows surface tablet….Stay tuned for my next blog post.
This week, we have an interview with Sylvia Mac, a lady who is actively trying to fight the stereotypes around beauty and physical disabilities, primarily through her site Love Disfigure.
This week 2 to 8 October 2017, it’s Dyslexia Awareness Week. This year, the theme is Positive about Dyslexia. This is particularly important, because as with all other disabilities, people often perceive dyslexia as a negative thing.
Games are often inaccessible to the blind and visually impaired because they rely on the player being able to see and interact with visuals, in order to play the game. However, games could be made accessible if sound elements could be made that play the same role as the visual elements.