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 DualSense controller tricky to use. She loves games like Spyro, Crash Team Racing and Paw Patrol but…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8gI1nmzT_QWe’re indebted to the many games industry companies from across the world who came together for One Special Day to support our life-changing work. Donations from the event on and around the weekend of 4-6 October currently stand at over £600,000, and are derived from sales income of mobile and PC games, plus a variety…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahx1i0MAIhw YOUR One Special Day support has enabled us to open the doors to the magical world of gaming for Bethany, helping her to play the games she loves. Her parents Sarah and Kelly were worried that their daughter’s cerebral palsy would prevent her from playing games like all her friends. They got in touch…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1UYnUB4FlM 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 4 October and an amazing Humble Bundle that runs until 11 October and help us bring magic…
“What I love most is helping someone achieve what they want to achieve.” SpecialEffect Founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan talks to Deborah Mensah-Bonsu about his passion and vision for accessibility in Deborah’s latest Games For Good podcast. Mick shares the highs and lows of his transformational work, the walls he and his team have…
It takes a special cause to assemble a super lineup of games from the diverse history of Adult Swim games. Buy Bundle Games Now Together for one last time, these classics have united to help SpecialEffect raise funds and awareness for One Special Day. Get 3D action/adventure Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time featuring the original…
One Special Day is nearly here, and we invite you to meet Stafford, an amazing gamer we’ve had the honour of helping because of your incredible support! Stafford enjoyed many epic family gaming battles before until a sepsis complication resulted in him having his arms and legs amputated. He was eager to explore the possibility…
Thank you to everyone involved with this year’s fabulous timetable of One Special Day activities and studio events. One Big Game 24 hours, 11 matches and 82 goals! Thank you to each and every person involved in making #OneBigGame so very special this year. It’s raised over £25k and we couldn’t be more proud of…
That was amazing!!! A HUGE thank you to all of the partners who generously included their games in the One Special Day Sale on Steam. From 16-22 September, gamers were able to choose from a huge list of over 80 titles including Subnautica, Vampire Survivors, Gang Beasts, No Man’s Sky, Bluey: The Video Game and…
