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Brandon’s going through the gears to racing success
A shift from automatic to manual is giving Brandon the all-important chance to compete at a higher level in Assetto Corsa Competizione, and he’s relishing the challenge. Brandon’s left-sided weakness meant that he’d been restricted to racing with an automatic gear change – too slow to be competitive online – and he was hoping that…
Learn moreCeyda’s inspirational story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOhJmREwLSo Over the years your support has enabled us to help some amazing people, none more so than Ceyda, whose Christmas dream a few years ago was to play Disney Infinity. Ceyda has cerebral palsy and struggles to use any games controllers: her reflexes are slow, the buttons are too small for her and she…
Learn moreWilson’s smile lights up One Special Day!
Look at Wilson’s fantastic smile! THIS is the kind of life-changing difference that you can make on Friday 6 October, by buying amazing games from our One Special Day partners. They’ll donate some or all of the income to help us level the playing field for disabled gamers around the world. The money raised from…
Learn moreAdapted controller setup helps Angus play Peppa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ32V-EyUZ8 A warm welcome to the world of gaming, Angus! He has difficulty using a standard gamepad, but here he is playing console games by himself for the first time using an adapted control setup devised by our specialist assessment team. Watch the video here. Angus has quadriplegic dystonic cerebral palsy and has large movements…
Learn moreBrandon’s going through the gears to racing success
A shift from automatic to manual is giving Brandon the all-important chance to compete at a higher level in Assetto Corsa Competizione, and he’s relishing the challenge. Brandon’s left-sided weakness meant that he’d been restricted to racing with an automatic gear change – too slow to be competitive online – and he was hoping that…
Learn more“Absolutely perfect!” Split controller eases Zak’s gaming strain
Zak often plays games with a controller but, owing to arm weakness, he finds it uncomfortable to hold both hands together for extended periods. He got in touch with our specialist assessment team and, after a review of his abilities, they suggested that a split controller setup could enable him to keep each hand in…
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