It was a roller-coaster ride that sparked Chuck Bergen’s interest in helping kids with disabilities. Many years ago Bergen and his family attended a theme park in Pennsylvania and stood on line for a roller coaster. The ride was accessible, in the sense that people who used wheelchairs could transfer from their chair to the [...]
Video gaming is a serious sport. Just ask the readers at AbleGamers, a website where users rank and review popular video games by their ease-of-use for gamers with disabilities. Video game makers such as Epic Games, Sony and Electronic Arts treat accessibility with different levels of importance, and AbleGamers’ rankings vary from “awful” to “fully [...]
Few people don’t love a quick game of online Solitaire or Sudoku. Computer games that challenge our memory and concentration are so popular that there’s more than 4,000 puzzle games in the iPhone app store. Since our cognitive functions thrive and improve when stimulated, its a no-brainer that people with cognitive disabilities can also benefit [...]
Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.
Medical students are learning to navigate a full-service hospital -- complete with sick patients -- through a 3D Virtual Reality world. At Imperial College London, the students are treating patients in Second Life, the free Internet world where users interact through online alter egos.
