The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social Two days of talks and networking exploring accessibility for disabled players, hosted by the IGDA'S accessibility SIG. #GAconf
Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social Accessibility specialist, helping studios avoid excluding disabled players. DMs are open, if you prefer email i_h@hotmail.com
Bryce Johnson @brycej.bsky.social Designer, Microsoft Windows + Devices. Co-Inventor of the XAC. Spoke at the UN once😏 Toured with Bad Brains once 🤘 Co-Founder Inclusive Tech Lab. He\Him
Bob De Schutter @bobdeschutter.be Professor at Northeastern University • award-winning indie game dev • PhD in game design, aging, motivation & learning • helps game devs to be mindful of older players
Giselle Rosman @jazzrozz.bsky.social She/her
Naarm/Melbourne, Keywords Australia (Tantalus, Mighty Games, Wicked Workshop and Robot Circus). Game dev mum worried about the death of the planet. I like birds, trees, and kindness. Fmr GGJ and IGDAM Lead
Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social Senior Accessibility at Netflix Games | Co-Director of Award-Winning GA_Conf | BAFTA Member | Micro-brew beer slinger | be accessible, do crime
Alexandria Neonakis @beavs.bsky.social Concept Artist in Games. Illustrator. Horse Girl. Plays WoW too much.
Looking for freelance work!
Portfolio: https://alexneonakis.com
Socials: https://direct.me/alexneonakis
Emilia Schatz @thegreatbluebit.bsky.social Principal Game Designer at Naughty Dog. Tools dev, Accessibility! Level design hotshot and mom. Mandolinist. she/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏻
OneSwitch @one-switch.bsky.social Accessible Gaming, switch access, accessible gaming history. Bits and bobs.
OneSwitch.org.uk
Chris R. (DeafGamersTV) @deafgamerstv.bsky.social Black Deaf Diabetic Gamer | ASL | Deaf Awareness | Game Accessibility Consultant | FGC ASL Commentator | TGA Future Class 2021 |
Powered by Elgato, LogitechG, Ubisoft & Capcom Creators
SightlessKombat 🔜 @developconference.com @sightlesskombat.com UK-based, award-winning, multi-credited accessibility consultant and content creator. Certified audio describer, aspiring voice actor and BAFTA member. All with no sight whatsoever.
Always happy to talk and share my personal perspective!
🍂 aderyn 🪶 @aderyn.bsky.social [he/him] smol bird. accessibility design lead 4 cool team on big games (ubisoft) • game designer • artist. existentialist. curious. compassion+
welsh. autistic • 🌈
Doug Pennant @ludiotic.bsky.social Senior Producer at Infinity Ward | He/Him | Colour-blind |
Author of "Pocket Mentor for Game Production"
Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social Monotropic semi speaking adult writing about neurodivergent play & adventures. MTB, digital a11y, AAC user, podcast host & lion tamer (he/him)
Carlos Coronado @carlosgamedev.bsky.social GameDev and uni Teacher. Scuba diver. Sailor. Evil Nun TBM Dev. Creator of HORROR TALES, KORAL, INFERNIUM, Annie Amber, MIND: Path to Thalamus and Warcelona.
Shell Little @shellelittle.bsky.social ✨Officially building my 'WCAG for Designers' courses✨
Actually 3 Raccoons in a Trench-coat 🦝
Accessibility & Inclusive Design Specialist
#A11y, #GameA11y, #CogDis Educator & Keynote Speaker
AuDHD/hEDS/MCAS (she/they)
Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net BLIND GAMER | Creator/Host | Available for Accessibility Consulting | Twitch Ambassador | #AMDAmbassador | Future Class 2020 | Biz: steve@stevesaylor.net
stevesaylor.net/links
Voiced Gaming @voicedgaming.bsky.social Researcher of gaming via voice commands.
Dual-wields RSI. Other neurological health.
(he/him)
https://www.youtube.com/c/VoicedGaming
Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social Accessibility Old Timer, ex-BBC Head of UX/Accessibility, Web/Mobile/Games/Fonts/Design Systems.
Has #Dyslexia and #ADHD.
Director of Ab11y.com and A11yQuest.com #a11y #UXDesign #accessibility
Dr Amy Kavanagh @blondehistorian.bsky.social Blind activist, Mama, accessibility professional and Londoner. Guided by the Diva Retriever. Sharing my blurry world view
ShirAboutThat @shiroby.bsky.social Andrew Bromilow. Disability gaming manager for the charity Everyone Can. Assistive technology Assessor
Charles McGregor @charlesamcgregor.com Founder of Tribe Games and creator of HyperDot
Working on:
Screenbound (@screenbound.bsky.social)
Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! (@strangescaffold.bsky.social)
I also make game dev videos! https://www.youtube.com/@charlesamcgregor
Prof @wertle.bsky.social I've been a Game Designer for 18 years! Also I self-published a fantasy novel, write MHA fanfiction, cosplay, and make bat plushies!
https://wertle.carrd.co/
RossMinor - Game Accessibility @rossminor.bsky.social Multi-award winning #blind #accessibility professional, consultant, and content creator with a passion for gaming and tech! \ rossaminor@gmail.com \ RossMinor.com
Morgan Baker @momoxmia.bsky.social Deaf dev who loves coffee 🤗♥️
Accessibility Development Director @ EA
she/they • coda mom • my views ♿️✨
pfp by D.SLOOGS 🥹⚡️
Nate McDorman @natemcd.bsky.social #GameDev programmer, UX and Accessibility advocate, animal enthusiast
Senior Gameplay Engineer @ Blizzard
Former Lightspeed LA & Obsidian
Zoë Curnoe @amazoe.bsky.social exec & leadership coach. founder www.lumina-leadership.com
mngmnt & ops consultant.
x-xbox/riot/ea | x-founder & studio director timbre games.
cats | food | travel | art | science | still fighting the a11y & inclusion fight.
vancouver|canadian.
Anna Waismeyer @risukora.bsky.social (She/Her) Accessibility Research Lead @ Xbox. Neurodivergent and passionate about game inclusion and accessibility
Opinions are my own.
Améliane FC 💀 @mayfr3d.bsky.social Game Accessibility Lead @PlayerResearch (prev. Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix) ✦ “A jack of all trades is master of none, but often better than a master of one” (ADHD motto)
Views are mine. 🇨🇦 Montréal, QC
David Tisserand @tisseranddavid.bsky.social Director of #a11y @Ubisoft | Former #GamesUR on
@AssassinsCreed and @PlayStation games & hardware | Trust the process | DMs open | Words are mine | He/Him
Clinton Lexa is looking for work @halfcoordinated.bsky.social Accessibility Design Specialist | Former Ubisoft | retired speedrunner | ADHD and mild hemiparetic cerebral palsy | bi, nonbinary, they/them
Matthew Gallant @gangles.bsky.social Game Director at Naughty Dog • Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet • Worked on The Last of Us Part I & II, Uncharted 4 • Accessibility tinkerer • ⚜️QC🇨🇦CA http://gangles.ca/
Thomas Altenburger @thomas.flying-oak.com Directing stuff at @flying-oak.com (ScourgeBringer,
NeuroVoider...)
Currently working on Knuckle Paradise with @arteinteractive.bsky.social
Wishlist and other links: https://flyingoakgames.carrd.co/
Post in French at times
📌 Presentation pinned
Chris Goodyear @cgoodyear.bsky.social Many Cats person.
@manycatsstudios.bsky.social
Accessibility, solving it for publishers and devs.
Disability Advocate. Deaf/Hard of Hearing. MS person.
Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social Play-Ability Cognitive Expert. Accessibility (LiS: Double Exposure) / Cultural Consultant (Dragon Age: The Veilguard). Podquisition. Access-Ability. Author. 2024 Journalism Impact Winner. 2024 GA Conf Best PR / Comms Winner.
LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.Com
Stacey Jenkins @hereliesstacey.bsky.social 🎮♿ Senior Accessibility Design Specialist @ Ubisoft • #TGA Future Class '22 • Retired Twitch Partner • Disabled • Queer • Spooky Goblin • they/them
Rory Steel (JerseyITguy) @jerseyitguy.org Head of Digital & Adoption - BDO. #EdTech. Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert & Microbit Champion.
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social Professor at KIT, Germany (http://hci.iar.kit.edu). Research on human-computer interaction, accessibility, VR, and games (preferably Quake 3). ERC StG AccessVR and Real-World Lab Accessibility (http://accessibility.kit.edu). she/her
Noumenie - Busy Bee with AuDHD🧠 @noumenie.bsky.social President of Push Start #GamedevFR cluster
Soon to be PhD "BizDev" student
Works w/ studios, CNRS, Brassart School, Bertie Formation...
#UR #A11Y Consultant
Former Knowledge Manager DON'T NOD
Speaker: CapGame, GaConf, WiGFR...
#Queer #TransIsBeautiful
Ben Bayliss @benbayliss.bsky.social Senior Production Coordinator: Accessibility @ R* | Former EiC | Opinions mine | Deaf 🦻🏻 (he/him)
Nickie Harper-Williams @heytalvi.bsky.social Photographer, music lover, cat lover. Paints landscapes when she has time.
Lifelong Warcraft fan and has big Labrador energy :D
Mainly on Threads - fantasticophotography
Vida Starčević @vidaisonline.bsky.social 🌼 senior community manager @remedygames.com
🌼 time zone hater, horror stan, weeping dipshit
🌼 she/her
Paul Amadeus Lane @paulamadeuslane.bsky.social #A11y Junkie, Storyteller, Amb. @android @QuantumRehab & @AbilitiesExpo & 2x Award winning Gaming #a11y consultant
LittleNavi @littlenavi.bsky.social
Daretti_IRL @darettiirl.bsky.social C6 Quadriplegic | Wheely Chill Guy | Disabled Veteran | Goblinmaxxing | MTG is hand therapy | Girudo Ambassador | #goadvibes #goadvibesonly | mikethequad@gmail.com
Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Prefers to be unsociable and taciturn. Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social UX Director, Mighty Yell Studios. Accessibility Advocate. she/her
#tabbymakesart #tabbyjournals
Teal Bald 🔜 Gamescom @tealgamemaster.bsky.social Let's Player, Reviewer & Voice Actor on YouTube/Twitch. I play A LOT of games, and yet, not enough.
Business inquiries: Tealgamemaster@gmail.com
Melly @mellymaeh.de Ich liebe Geschichten - in Games, #Musicals, #Büchern. Darum setze ich mich für #Inklusion und #Accessibility ein. Botschafterin für das Projekt " #Gaming ohne Grenzen".
Socials & Stuff: links.mellymaeh.de
Pronomen | Pronouns: sie/ihr | she/her
Dr. Rachel Kowert @drkowert.bsky.social Founder of Psychgeist. Visiting Researcher at University of Cambridge. Chocobo wrangler. All opinions mine.
Kelli Dunlap, PsyD @kellidunlap.bsky.social aka Dr Goose. Clinical psychologist. Game designer. Research Affiliate at AU Game Center. She/her.
Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social Award-winning disability reporter | Words:
CanIPlayThat, Fanbyte, IGN, LauncherWP, WIRED etc. | email: Grantthedisabledgamer@gmail.com (he/him)
Newsletter: https://accessgranted.ghost.io
Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/grant-stoner-1
Riley Cran @rileycran.bsky.social Designer / Developer | I make fonts at Lettermatic | 🔠 He/Him 🔤
Lettermatic.com
JC Lau 🔜 Gamescom! @drjclau.bsky.social A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, SPG100, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. She/they. I hope you like ferrets.
britt dye @britstrike.bsky.social Games accessibility advocate, lifelong learner, and indie dev cheerleader. Games Accessibility Lead at Easy Surf.
Caleb Kraft @calebkraft.bsky.social Illustration, Fiction, 3d modeling. I run www.thecontrollerproject.com, providing 3dprinted parts to help gamers with disabilities.
Spoonie 🔮 @spoonienet.com artist, game dev, writer
audhd queer disabled baddie
they/them · horror · accessibility
involved with: sony, the horror game awards, impact (manycats), ig50
✉️ li@spoonienet.com
🔗 www.spoonienet.com
📺 youtube.com/@spoonienet
📽️ twitch.tv/spoonienet
It's Topher Winward! ✌️ @topher.io Joy finder && software developer.
Accessibility, videogames, webdev, cloud, gardening, birding, gratitude.
he/him 🏳🌈🌎
Working at @Rare.co.uk on @SeaOfThieves.com and beyond~
https://topher.io
Antonio I. Martinez @black1976.bsky.social Disabled Gamer | SMA Type 3 | Accessibility advocate & consultant | Editor-In-Chief and Mobility Editor at GameAccessibilityNexus.com | #Accessibility is a necessity #a11y
Christopher Andrew MᶜGerr @aerif.bsky.social Lead Open World and Accessibility Designer at TTGames on LEGO Games
DEVELOP 30 under 30 2021
BAFTA Member
Port Glasgow native
Views my own
He/They
🏴🇮🇪
Mila Pavlin - Accessibility Game Dev @missfire.bsky.social Director, UX Design at Wizards of the Coast #WotCStaff. Previous:Zenimax Online Studios - Design Director UX, and accessibility for Monolith Productions on Wonder Woman - UX Lead, God of War Ragnarok. Opinions expressed are my own.
Harri @hfrayling.com Senior Accessibility Specialist - Many Cats Studios
Accessibility Co-Lead - Limit Break Mentorship
I am a woman the way a tomato is a fruit, and I meet at least 5 of the 7 characteristics for something to be considered "alive".
Arevya - Gaming is for EVERYONE 💕♿️ @arevya.bsky.social Elisabeth Sivertsen | Disabled streamer | Accessibility advocate | She/Her🌈Bisexual🌈 | Gaming is for everyone | http://Arevya.tv | ✉️ Arevya@gmail.com #a11y
Kolo @helloitskolo.com UK based Gamer, wheelchair user and lover of strong narratives!
Sci-fi, accessibility, TTRPGs, plants, community and stopping to pet the cat🌻🌈♿ she/her
find me here: helloitskolo.com/links
work enquiries: business@helloitskolo.com
Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social Digital Play Journalist for Forbes, BBC, Guardian. Brings games to unusual spaces, festivals and cathedrals. Makes cool stuff:
📕https://mybook.to/whatwashidden
📘https://mybook.to/taminggaming
🎯http://www.ludocene.com
🔎http://www.familygamingdatabase.com
Chad Michael Bouton @chadbouton.bsky.social A credited accessibility consultant, host of The Unsyted Radio, blind gamer, and all around nerd.
Jay Justice @jayjustice.net Game dev, writer, editor, consultant. Mass Effect Legendary Edition Community Council. The Game Awards Future Class. Accessibility Pro. Queer disabled Black superhero. she/her jay@jayjustice.net 🇯🇲♿🏳️🌈 in 🇹🇭 jayjustice.net/links
Rachél Bazelais @pixelfuzz.bsky.social @popular_pixels on Twitter
UI Engineer and Technical Game Designer
Accessibility Advocate #GDoCExpo
"Compliance isn't accessibility, it's the starting point"
We are strong together, protect each other
nick kaman @smashynick.bsky.social Aggro Crab small business tyrant
James Berg @jamesbergcanada.bsky.social Gamedev - Research & Accessibility
(Prev. Research @EA, Accessibility @EA/Xbox)
Disabled (ADHD, Autistic, TBI, Aphasia, etc)
He/Him
Drew McCrory @vicariouslydrew.bsky.social Lead Accessibility Designer for Diablo 4, Dungeon Master, Warhammer Painter, MtG player, Bear Tank rawr, all my opinions are my own.
Adam @strongbadam.bsky.social Video game combat designer. Enjoyer of good things like Vegeta, 3rd Strike, and Elden Ring.
Jessica @jessicaroache.bsky.social #a11y & corporate comms at Ubisoft
Alexx Aplin @alexxaplin.bsky.social He/Him, Editor in Chief and Owner of Phenixx Gaming.
Lover of games, Aspiring Accessibility Consultant, Writer, Trying to make gaming more inclusive every day.
The Wobbly Gamer @thewobblygamer.bsky.social 🎮👀 Junior Accessibility Specialist, Award Winning Accessibility Consultant, Partially Sighted Content Creator and Streamer 👀🎮
Self confessed Xbox and FC fanboy
I love to moan about text size in video games
❤️💛🖤
Rémi @pixelremi.bsky.social I make games.
Senior Game Designer @Ubisoft
Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown
Léonie Watson @tink.uk Accessibility engineer, Director of TetraLogical, Chair of W3C Board of Directors, W3C WebApps WG co-chair, writer and speaker, screen reader user, tequila drinker and crime fiction junkie.
meredith 🙂↕️ @merryh.bsky.social 🙋🏻 hello!
🦋 head of marketing @wingsfund.me
🔑 bizdev & production consultant
💜 ex @summerfallstudios.com / @wearevicscreen
🏢 cofounder @accessunlockanz
💌 curator for @indiedigest.dev
🦋 she/her
🎮 merryh.dev
Searra Leishman @seawolfly.bsky.social Lvl 37 | Accessibility & UX Designer Manager @hyperluminalUK | She/Her | #a11y | Artist | Amateur Photographer | #DREADpirate 🧠 ADHD
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Mollie Evans🔜 Develop Brighton✨🪫 @littlemotac.bsky.social Overly smiley disabled creator, advocating for more inclusion in games (she/her)✨Director @nothingwithoutus littlemotac@gmail.com💌
https://linktr.ee/LittleMoTAC
Pat O'Leary @patoleary.bsky.social Engineer. Curmudgeon. Lover of lousy puns. Fighting a weakness for redheads. Fair weather sailor and proud of it
Jordan Hedges @jordanchedges.bsky.social Dad | Husband | Toy Collector | Senior UX Designer at Netherrealm Studios | Making games as a hobby in #DreamsPS4
Shay @shaysters.bsky.social She/her
#Accessibility advocate and #consultant, content creator, and much more. For inquiries contact me at shaystersofficial@gmail.com
For other socials: https://linktr.ee/shaysters
Lissanna @lissanna.bsky.social Elisabeth Whyte, PhD. Senior User Researcher. Opinions are mine and don't reflect my employer.
Shaun Bright @shaunbgames.bsky.social Award winning* Designer at @lemonadegames.bsky.social
(peoples choice award SXSW)
Thorsten Essig @tessig.bsky.social
Brannon Zahand @brannonz.bsky.social Senior Gaming Accessibility Program Manager for @Xbox. https://linkedin.com/in/brannonz #a11y #disability #gamingforeveryone He/Him
Jazmin Cano / JC_3D 🔜 GDC @jc-3d.bsky.social I make VR games as accessible as possible through design, research, and playtesting! Senior UX Research Specialist @OwlchemyLabs.com #GamesAccessibility #XR #A11y #ADHD
This gamer is also a pastel color enthusiast, crafter, and a libra ✨ ⚖️
Jennissary @jennissary.bsky.social Producer for Live and Interactive Audio Description at Descriptive Video Works (she/her), veteran, parrot owner, #A11y #DescribeEverything
https://linktr.ee/jennissary
Michael @jetuser.bsky.social Deaf | Senior software engineer @ Microsoft | Game accessibility ninja | avid hobbyist | somewhat funny | opinions are mine alone
Carol Mertz @carolmertz.itch.io Game designer. Currently at Innersloth, prev Exploding Kittens. Also worked on HELLCOUCH, With You, We should talk, & lots more lil stuff.
🎮 carolmertz.itch.io
🃏 bit.ly/carolsBGG
🌱 PlayWithYourOwnJunk.com
she/her | st. louis, mo | http://carolmertz.com
Cari 🍉 🔜 Develop / GA11y Gathering / GAConf @cariwatterton.bsky.social Gaming Accessibility Person. she/her
Worked on ⚛️ Atomfall, 🔫 Sniper Elite and 🐉 Skye Tales.
Witch who crafts, owns an unhealthy amount of board games and has a black cat called Toothless.
@cabbibo.bsky.social @cabbibo.bsky.social
Cory O'Brien @bettermyths.bsky.social Advanced swearologist. ND for Monster Prom and Holovista. Author of Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, and Two Truths and a Lie. He/They
coryob.com
Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
Crayon @crayondev.ie professional juggler
funi raccoon game -> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3599690?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bio
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/955129445/funi-raccoon-game
Jordan DeVries🔜Rebel Scum Con @jordandevries.com UI/UX Director (Jedi: Survivor, Jedi:???) at Respawn, award-nominated, GDC/GAConf speaker, LEGO designer/hyperfixater, black cat guardian, they/them
Exceedingly personal account. 🇹🇼/🇨🇦/🇺🇲 living near Washington, DC
https://www.jordandevries.com
Zach Gage @stfj.net artist
game maker
co-created puzzmo
Michael Siciliano @mikesochill.bsky.social Original Concept at Jackbox Games. Retired drummer, now destroying my hands by climbing.