Laura Dale

On June 9th 2023 the first annual Access-Ability Summer Showcase was broadcast, showcasing recently released and upcoming video games made by disabled game developers, and featuring accessibility settings designed to help ensure more disabled gamers are able to play. The showcase returned in June 2024 and 2025, continuing to highlight

Six years ago, in January 2020, I posted the first video game accessibility essay on this YouTube channel, talking about aspects of video game accessibility that I wanted to see become standardised in the 12 months ahead. 2020 ended up being a pretty monumental year for video game accessibility, ultimately

Come with me on a journey to learn the BSL signs for Nintendo, Switch, and Ubisoft.

Often, when we talk about autism as a disability, conversations both within and outside of the autistic community focus primarily on discussing autism as a mental health disability, rather than a physical one. It often makes sense to do this, many of the more unique features of autism that set

2025 is drawing to a close, and with it my 6th year of covering accessibility in the video game industry. The year’s not quite over, but I’m going to try and take a few weeks off at the end of the year to rest and spend some time with friends,

If there’s one big step forward in accessibility marketing that I would love to see in 2026, it would be the introduction of accessibility tags to physical video game box art. Earlier this year in March 2025 we saw the reveal of the Accessible Games Initiative, a collective of multiple

Maybe vote for us in some awards if you like? GA Conf Awards 2025 Voting: https://www.gaconf.com/gaconf-awards-… 00:00 – Intro02:50 – AAA excellence09:09 – AA excellence12:10 – Indie excellence15:10 – Best Deaf & hard of hearing accessibility20:20 – Best motor/mobility accessibility22:32 – Best blind & low vision accessibility23:35 – Best cognitive

As a disabled gamer and accessibility consultant, when I talk to game developers about the barriers that I experience when playing video games, I will often get asked “Which of your disabilities is the biggest barrier to your ability to play video games?” While the answer to that question might

A few weeks ago back in late October 2025, it was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation that Kirby Air Riders would be getting a series of accessibility settings added to the game, in their own dedicated accessibility menu. While this may signal a Sakurai led initiative rather than a

Around 6 months ago in April 2025 Valve announced that Steam would be getting its own form of accessibility store tags added to their digital PC gaming platform in the coming months. Following in the footsteps of companies like Xbox and PlayStation implementing similar tag systems on their console stores,