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Lucinda’s eye-controlled Silverstone tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4nxWRnFEpY SpecialEffect Ambassador Lucinda Ritchie was a guest at the Silverstone Museum in December for a very special tour of its legendary motor racing memorabilia. Car-mad Lucinda toured the museum from her own living room more than one hundred miles away using a self-driving, two-wheeled videoconferencing robot, which SpecialEffect has adapted so that it can…
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“It’s like… joy!” Rodney reacts to SpecialEffect’s help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmvTRH7dHYM Your incredible generosity has brought hope, opportunity and inclusion to so many people whose dreams of gaming to the best of their abilities – or simply gaming at all – would otherwise remain unfulfilled. On behalf of everyone we’ve had the privilege to help, let us introduce you to Rodney, whose words in this…
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One Special Day raises £500k for SpecialEffect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1IVUU88wh4 Over 90 games industry partners united to raise over £500,000 for gamers’ charity SpecialEffect through their flagship One Special Day campaign in October. The charity is indebted to the many games industry companies from across the world who came together to support their life-changing work. Donations from the event on the weekend of 6-8…
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Brandon’s reporting back for duty after seven years
Brandon’s looking forward to playing Call of Duty for the first time in seven years thanks to ongoing support from our specialist assessment team. He has limited movements due to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and our assessment team had worked closely with him in 2022 to create a setup that enabled him to enjoy FIFA on…
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Erin’s tenacity inspires new children’s book
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…
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“With games, anything is possible!”
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…
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