Over 65 games industry partners united to raise over £760,000 for SpecialEffect through our flagship One Special Day campaign in October. We’re indebted to the games industry across the world for joining together to support our life-changing work. The funds raised from One Special Day will be a huge boost in the charity’s mission to…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJbcQdFkBM “When you’re playing a battle royale against 99 other players and you know that you’ve won with just your mouth and your head movement, it’s such a good feeling.” Meet Paul, who’s playing and winning thanks to years of ongoing support from our specialist therapists. Paul has very limited movement due to a spinal…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LME_d9a41xI One Special Day is here! With YOUR support we can continue to help bring light and laughter to the lives of disabled gamers across the globe. Choose titles from a wide range of fantastic mobile games on 3 October and help us bring magic gaming moments to people of all ages with physical disabilities.…
We’re thrilled to share more exciting news about our upcoming, inaugural One Special Walk from the London Stadium to Wembley on Friday 3 October. Alongside our headline sponsor Electronic Arts (announced earlier this week), we’re proud to welcome four event sponsors who are helping make this very special occasion possible, as well as new event…
We’re delighted to announce our One Special Walk event partners from across the games industry including Gamma, Hasbro, HundredStar, Rocksteady, SEGA, Sumo, and Wildlight, as well as Round Table Great Britain & Ireland, who have announced SpecialEffect as their national charity of the year for 2025. Our grateful thanks go to the all the wonderful…
Electronic Arts, a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, has announced its sponsorship of our flagship One Special Walk event, taking place in London on Friday 3 October 2025. Hundreds of walkers – including games studios, gamers, fans, and SpecialEffect supporters – will set off from the London Stadium and make their way 15 miles…
The One Special Day Sale on Steam is back and bigger than ever! From 11-18 September you can make dent in your wishlist on Steam AND transform the lives of disabled gamers. BUY GAMES NOW FROM THE SALE! With over 100 titles there’s something for everyone, including No Man’s Sky, theHunter: Call of the Wild,…
Grab your walking boots on Friday 3 October and challenge yourself to stride across London in a day! One Special Walk is a tough 25km East-West route that stretches right across Greater London, from the London Stadium all the way to Wembley. SIGN UP NOW! It’s certainly no walk in the park, but the route…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjAa8VmbvtY We’ve had the privilege of helping Lucy with her gaming for many years now, advising on and loaning accessible gaming equipment and setups that are tailored to her specific abilities and body position. She has congenital muscular dystrophy, and as she’s got older we’ve worked together to keep finding the best ways for her…
A securely mounted split controller setup has helped Hero to level up her gaming, thanks to support from our specialist assessment team. Hero was born without a right hand and was finding the right side of the PS5 controller tricky to use. She loves games like Spyro, Crash Team Racing and Paw Patrol but struggled…
