Grant Stoner

@supercrip1994.bsky.social

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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

It’s not a question of whether each remaining development team cares about accessibility, but rather if they still have the resources to properly implement each feature and design. The former employee explained that games releasing within the next year are relatively finished in terms of accessibility testing and feature roadmaps, but there’s no certainty what the future of Xbox accessibility looks like beyond 2027. This is in large part due to cuts not only affecting the internal full-time Xbox accessibility team and individual studios’ employees, but also contractors who provided critical services like accessibility testing. They said that without a centralized accessibility support network, the “standards and prioritization frameworks that helped save teams time and energy” no longer exist.
A picture of Poppy smiling at the camera from the side. The sea is behind her.
Kianne, corrupted memory.
A picture of McGinnis from deadlock. The Key Player moniker is above her head. Below her portrait shows second-most assists and most objective damage.
The comic book variant of doctor doom mtg foil
A close-up of the face of a sloth
A brown sloth hanging upside down while holding a paintbrush and painting on a white canvas.
Poppy smiling and winking at the camera. She's wearing a speckled opal ring on her finger. She is wearing a yellow dress and a pink button that reads Birthday Queen.
My black and white cat passed out on a chair. His back legs are sticking straight out.
My mother dabbing. She is wearing a speckled brown shirt.
In 2024, I applied to be a member of the press for Summer Game Fest, Geoff Keighley’s E3 alternative, and was approved. I spent two weeks looking for accessible airlines, hotels, taxi services, and even the quickest route to a nearby hospital for a potential worst-case scenario. After comparing prices for everything, I found the cheapest total available, which included not only my needs, but airfare, hotels, and a food budget for my caregivers. The grand total for a three-day event totaled approximately $7500.
A picture of Victor from Deadlock with the Key Player moniker above his portrait
A very zoomed in picture of my face
A grid list depicting Pokémon. About Me: Pokémon A picture of Steelix above favorite. A picture of Lugia above second favorite. A picture of Amoongus above Least Favorite. A picture of Ampharos above Underrated. A picture of Incineroar above Overrated. A picture of Cyndaquil above Best Starter. A picture of Machamp above Best Dynamax. A picture of Mega Gengar above Best Mega. A picture of Galarian Weezing above Best Region Variant. A picture of Jolteon above Best Eevolution. A picture of Chimchar above Would have as a pet. A picture of Dragonite above Best Looking Shiny. A picture of Garbador above idk why I like this, but I do. A picture of Machop above Has a personal story behind it. A picture of gastly above Very nostalgic to me.
Poppy sitting down wearing a yellow dress and blue cardigan. Her hair is covering her shoulders. She is smiling at the camera
A tiny white birthday cake.
A magic the gathering card. It reads "Donatello, Mutant Mechanic. 3 Mana with 1 blue. Legendary Creature – Mutant Ninja Turtle. Tap symbol: Put three +1/+1 counters on target artifact you control. If it isn't a creature, it becomes a 0/0 robot creature in addition to its other types. Activate only as a sorcery. Whenever an artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counselors on up to one target artifact or creature you control."
Colorful font that reads "My Legs Don't Work"
A black and white cat laying within a gray basket.
Browt
Poppy's hand holding three Magic the Gathering trading card packs
Grant and Poppy posing together. Grant is wearing a brown sweater and green bow tie. Poppy is wearing a red dress. Their cheeks are touching and they are both smiling. There is a ring on Poppy's finger.
Grant and Poppy next to each other. Grant is wearing a checkered black and white shirt. Poppy is wearing a dark green dress. They are both smiling.
A pillow of my black and white cat's face. His teeth are sticking out, and his eyes are staring upward.
Grant & poppy smile together in front of a Christmas tree. Poppy wears a red dress and Grant wears a green bow tie
The nominees for The Game Awards Innovation in Accessibility Award: Assassin's Creed Shadows, Atomfall, Doom: The Dark Ages, EA Sports FC 26, South of Midnight.
A white box with several white buttons and two black control sticks on it. A blue wire connected to a PlayStation five controller allows it to function.
A white box with several white buttons and two black control sticks on it. A blue wire connected to a PlayStation five controller allows it to function.
Trump major victory over Democrats as government shut down ends after 40 days
A public playlist that reads Chrimbus Time
Difficulty is the proverbial low hanging fruit of accessibility critiques. Accessibility consultants, champions and journalists have written articles about what difficulty is or isn’t, produced clips or reels talking about the importance of difficulty settings, and created countless threads on social media, advocating for more diverse accessibility tools to adjust a game’s difficulty. We spend so much time championing the inclusion of difficulty options that we often miss other crucial barriers that prevent a variety of disabled individuals from enjoying a new game. Is Silksong difficult? According to reviews and conversations, yes. Should we focus all our accessibility arguments on that alone? Absolutely not.
A man carrying a woman on his back. The man is wearing blue and the woman is wearing orange. The End is written above them.
Poppy and Grant smiling in the London Eye.
My Polygon Assassin's Creed Shadows review being written by Zoe Hannah, not me.
A close up of my black and white cat's face.
Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, I'm going to decline this offer. Valnet's practices in the gaming industry have hurt so many, including fellow colleagues and friends, and I cannot in good conscience accept a job offer. Further, I have heard numerous accounts of being overworked for little pay, and this would not be conducive to my needs as a disabled person. Thank you, Grant
A screenshot of Split Fiction. On both sides of the screen is a red heart with a green P and yellow G on the inside.
Grant and Poppy. Grant is smiling at the camera. Poppy is kissing him on the cheek while looking upward.
Big Ben at night.
Grant smiling and holding an open book. It reads "Chapter 2 How to play a game."
A custom xbox 360 Controller with a popsicle stick attached. A custom dualshock 4 Controller with bumpers on the side.
Grant and Poppy smiling at the camera. Graffiti Tunnel is behind them.
Poppy and Grant smiling on London eye capsule with big Ben behind them
The title screen of the original Pokémon silver version.
Two Boba teas and mango ice cream with two spoons
Four mini cakes. From left to right - strawberry cake, peanut butter chocolate fudge, carrot cake, raspberry almond.
My Pokémon Hall of Fame team. From left to right – Ludicolo, Blaziken, Kyogre, Dusclops, Salamance, Gardevoir.
Poppy is winking at the camera. She is holding a bouquet of red roses and tulips. Her blonde hair is in a ponytail. She is wearing a gray sweatshirt.
Grant smiling at the camera. He is wearing a checkered button shirt, a Pokéball bow tie, and blue dress pants. He is sitting in an electric wheelchair.
A cartoon picture of me wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants. I'm wearing a red and white baseball cap. I'm sitting in an orange and black chair. Steelix is wrapped around the chair looming above me.
A picture of Poppy smiling at the camera. Her blonde hair is laying on her shoulders. She is wearing a light blue top with a gold necklace.
My black and white tuxedo cat staring at the camera. He is surrounded by books.
An illustration of a Drawrven Cleric, Grullnir, standing in front of a crashing wave and stormy sky streaked with lightning. Grullnir is a stout dwarf with shoulder length red hair and a long beard that is fashioned into two braids that are tied together with a gold medallion depicting a stormy sky with a lighting bolt. He is holding the medallion with one hand. In the other hand he is holding a war hammer. He is dressed in fine armor that is adorned with small jewels and is wearing a long flowing cloak. He has a belt with a blacksmith's tools on it. He is looking to the side wistfully while lightning cracks across the sky behind him.
Mark Zuckerberg, Brett Kavanaugh, a woman, and what appears to be my alma mater's president sitting at a table enjoying lunch during the inauguration.
A close-up of my yellow Space Marine. His right eye is turned off, and filled with claw marks. His torso is ordained with skull symbology.
Grant smiling at the camera. He is wearing a checkered button shirt, a Pokéball bow tie, and blue dress pants. He is sitting in an electric wheelchair.
An array of Imperial Fist units for 40k Tabletop.
The cover of Chrono Trigger with the varying cast members posing on a white background.