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| Formation | 2007 |
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| Founder | Mick Donegan |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Headquarters | The Stable Block, Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire OX7 3EH, United Kingdom |
| Website | https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/ |
SpecialEffect is a charity based in the United Kingdom founded in 2007.[1] It specialises in helping physically disabled people, specifically children, play video games. The organisation works with developers to create specialised game control devices as well as making their games more accessible.[2] This includes controllers using inputs from any part of the body that can move, such as small toe movements or the player's gaze.[3] The ability to play video games, now seen as an almost universal pastime, can help improve the mental health of disabled people who otherwise could not play them.[4]
- ^ "SpecialEffect at 10: "We've increased our work tenfold"". MCV. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Beach, Jonathan (22 October 2015). "Meet the Charity That's Helping the Disabled Get Into Video Gaming". Vice. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Mark Saville on how SpecialEffect 'levels the playing field' for people with physical disabilities". www.rcpsych.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2019.