Meet Erin, an amazing young woman with severe cerebral palsy who’s had a special helping hand to maximise her communication, education and quality of life. Her journey has inspired a new book, Erin and the Mouse, written and illustrated by SpecialEffect Ambassador Clare Latham, a Speech and Language therapist who’s been a vital part of…
What a story for One Special Day! YOUR support has enabled us to be at Tiago’s side since 2013, helping him to meet the challenges of playing the titles he loves as gaming technology and accessibility have evolved. We first helped Tiago to enjoy playing games when he was five, and it was fantastic to…
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 6 October and an amazing Steam Sale that runs from 5-8 October and help us bring magic gaming…
Space adventures, giant dinosaurs… Peppa Pig?! The One Special Day Steam Sale is live NOW until October 8th and features over 60 games! Stock up your Steam library today and help us level the playing field for physically disabled gamers. We’d like to say a massive thank you to all the developers and publishers who…
With the One Special Day Steam Sale mere days away, we’re excited to give you a sneak peek at the incredible artwork that will adorn our Steam page, inspired by the hundreds of disabled gamers SpecialEffect have worked with over the last sixteen years! This gorgeous artwork was created for SpecialEffect by Jan Swidan from…
One week today, on Friday, 6 October, some of the biggest names from the worldwide games industry, including the likes of Xbox, Supercell and EA, are uniting behind SpecialEffect, the gamers’ charity, for their annual One Special Day flagship fundraising campaign. At the heart of the campaign is the opportunity for gamers to raise money…
In 2021, Sumo Group launched its One Button Game Jam to inspire its teams to get more engaged in supporting SpecialEffect, and to get everyone thinking about accessibility in game design. Business Development Manager (and SpecialEffect Ambassador) David Dino – known as just ‘Dino’ – launched the original One Button Game Jam and shares some…
Rob’s enjoying the games he loves again with the help of a chin, finger and knee-controlled gaming setup recommended by our specialist assessment team. Rob can’t use a standard controller due to his motor neurone disease, so our team worked closely with him, identifying the extent and strength of his movements so they could suggest…
This month, SpecialEffect are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of when Dr Mick Donegan, their Founder and CEO, developed the first, ground-breaking Tobii gaze control interface with coder Kirk Ewing. This was not only a watershed moment for people with severe motor challenges all over the world, but it also helped to give Mick the confidence…
Every year we’re grateful for the amazing One Special Day support from the global games industry in helping to bring incredible gaming moments to physically disabled gamers across the world! With this year’s event taking place on Friday 6 October, we’re again inviting the industry to partner with us in a variety of ways, through…
