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| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Mark Barlet |
| Type | Public Charity |
| Focus | Improving accessibility in video games |
| Headquarters | Kearneysville, West Virginia |
Founder and Executive Director | Mark C. Barlet |
Key people | Mark Barlet, Steve Spohn, Craig Kaufman, Chris Power |
Revenue | ~$2,000,000 in 2021 |
Employees | 11 |
| Website | ablegamers |
The AbleGamers Foundation (also known as The AbleGamers Charity) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to improving accessibility in the video game space, enabling more people with disabilities to be able to play video games.[1][2] The charity creates resources, assists individuals in getting the peripherals they need, runs scholarships,[3] and works with video game publishers and video game companies to improve accessibility.[4]
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- ^ Adams, Paul (2011-07-14). "Gamers With Disabilities Battle Indifferent Industry". Wired. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Minotti, Mike (1 December 2017). "AbleGamers will send 3 developers with disabilities to Train Jam and GDC 2018". VentureBeat. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Corden, Jez (5 June 2018). "How AbleGamers aims to bring gaming to those with disabilities". Windows Central. Retrieved 30 September 2018.