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Access-Ability is a weekly show on YouTube all about accessibility and representation in the video game industry hosted by Laura Kate Dale (@LauraKBuzz)

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Silent Hill 2 Remake Accessibility Review - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/10/18… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=VH2dV1I3…

Silent Hill 2 Remake Accessibility Review

I’ll acknowledge up front, I was really, really sceptical ahead of the release of Silent Hill 2’s PS5 and PC remake. The studio behind the remake, Bloober Team, has an eye for interesting third per…

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Until Dawn PS5 Accessibility Review - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/10/11… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=jmLIE1sV…

Until Dawn PS5 Accessibility Review

Back in 2015, PlayStation published Until Dawn for the PS4, a choice based horror narrative game where players control a group of young adults staying at a cabin on a snowy mountain, trying to surv…

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Non-Speaking Representation In Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Access-Ability This piece gets a little personal. Thanks to those who gave it a sensitivity read pass. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/10/04… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=cUC5LJZv…

Non-Speaking Representation In Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Link, primary protagonist of the Legend of Zelda games, has generally spent the series as a non speaking protagonist. Setting aside the Phillips CD-i games with their exaggerated cutscenes, and the…

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Astro Bot Accessibility Review - Access-Ability Mandatory Motion and Touch Inputs are gone, but a new barrier for Access Controller users exists in their place. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/09/05… Video: youtu.be/3euzbkP9T0M
Astro Bot Accessibility Review

Astro Bot Accessibility Review

Astro’s Playroom, a free pack in title for the PlayStation 5, is admittedly short but regardless has managed to be one of my favourite exclusive experiences on the console in the four years since i…

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Byowave Proteus Controller Hands-On Impressions - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/08/30… Video: youtu.be/XcKDq7eo-1s

Byowave Proteus Controller Hands-On Impressions

Update – Byowave have reached out to me and confirmed that they are offering free replacements in October for all Proteus Controller units sold at Gamescom, as well as allowing those impacted…

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Could Gaming Conventions Support Virtual Queuing Systems? - Access-Ability With Gamescom next week, let's discuss implementations of virtual queing for disabled people, and how gaming events can learn from them. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/08/16… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Yq1l_EGL…

Could Gaming Conventions Support Virtual Queuing Systems?

Over the next few weeks, Access-Ability episode uploads are going to be a little bit more sporadic due to me travelling a fair amount for work. One of the work trips that I have coming up is to cov…

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I Needed Glasses for Glasses-Free 3D on the 3DS - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/08/02… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=ADWrO6TL…

I Needed Glasses for Glasses-Free 3D on the 3DS

When the Nintendo 3DS originally released in March 2011, I should have known something was a little wonky with my eyesight. I picked up the system on launch day as a longtime Nintendo console and h…

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Magical Delicacy Accessibility Impressions - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/07/16… Video: youtu.be/C4lEb1mj4IM

Magical Delicacy Accessibility Impressions

Earlier this year, at the Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2024, we showcased a trailer for a game called Magical Delicacy, published by Whitethorn Games. Before I jump into my accessibility review o…

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Accessibility Accomodations Sometimes Support "Non-Disabled" Gamers - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/07/12… Video: youtu.be/nJPcE45l1pw
Accessibility Accomodations Sometimes Support “Non-Disabled” Gamers

Accessibility Accomodations Sometimes Support “Non-Disabled” Gamers

As someone who has done work as an accessibility consultant for game development studios, one conversation I regularly have with development teams is about the topic of who accessibility accommodat…

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Where Were the Accessibility Announcements at Summer Games Fest? - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/06/28… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=KgRfpHsi…

Where Were the Accessibility Announcements at Summer Games Fest? – Access-Ability

In the years since the slow death of E3, Summer Games Fest has become the new banner under which every year, in early June, the video game industry comes together to promote all of the biggest proj…

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The Nuance of Dyslexia Friendly Fonts in Games - Access-Ability OpenDyslexic becoming more commonly offered by game developers is great, but it can't be the entire conversation when it comes to dyslexia support. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/06/21… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=tdcAGDf5…

The Nuance of Dyslexia Friendly Fonts in Games

Almost exactly four years ago, in June 2020, I published an episode of Access-Ability titled “Video Games Need to Better Support Dyslexic Players”. At the time, video games were starting to get bet…

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Hades 2 has a (Spoilery) Accessibility Issue - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/05/17… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=lz0Zv8T8…

Hades 2 has a (Spoilery) Accessibility Issue

Hades 2 surprise released in Early Access on Steam around a week and a half ago at the time of publishing this video, and to say that I’ve been having a really good time with the game would b…

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Hades 2 Accessibility Preview - Access-Ability Hades 2 brings back what worked in the first game, but could do with some arachnaphobia support being added in. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/05/03… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=VAWrUwRO…
Hades 2 Accessibility Preview

Hades 2 Accessibility Preview

Hades is a top down action roguelike game originally released in early access in late 2018, and later officially released in 2020. The game followed the story of Zagreus, trying to escape the under…

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Another Crab's Treasure Accessibility Review: Access-Ability Proof that Dark Souls could have an easy mode without it breaking the intended tone. A beautifully accessible souls-like, with one dimly glaring issue. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/04/24… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=-OwKh-oq…

Another Crab’s Treasure Accessibility Review

Look, I know I’m poking the hornet’s nest starting my review like this, but it needs to be said. Another Crab’s Treasure is proof that you can create a compelling Dark Souls style game with p…

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Stellar Blade: Accessibility Review In Progress - Access-Ability I wanted to play more during the review period, but I couldn't seem to stop getting ill when playing. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/04/24… Video: youtu.be/hHRjhPtpQC8

Stellar Blade: Accessibility Review In Progress

While I haven’t been able to see the game through to completion ahead of release, I have put a decent number of hours into playing Stellar Blade during the game’s review period. While the overall g…

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The Case For and Against PlayStation Access Controller Layout Presets - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/04/12… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=gpt8Bh06…

The Case For and Against PlayStation Access Controller Layout Presets

Around four months ago, in early December 2023, PlayStation officially released the Access Controller, an accessibility focused input device featuring a circular design, customisable buttons around…

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Botany Manor Accessibility Review (Switch) - Access-Ability A charming exploration of flower care and academic gatekeeping, with robust accessibility support (Caveats RE: Motion Sickness support). Text: access-ability.uk/2024/04/08… Video: youtu.be/zxr0nM-pIyU

Botany Manor Accessibility Review (Switch)

Last year, at the Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2023, we showcased a trailer for a game called Botany Manor, published by Whitethorn Games. Before I jump into my review of Botany Manor, I want to …

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The PS5 Access Controller - Four Months Later (Ft. @arevya) - Access-Ability A 35 minute chat with disabled streamer Arevya, discussing the PlayStation Access Controller at launch, vs four months later. Audio: soundcloud.com/laurakbuzz/th… Captioned Video: youtube.com/watch?v=40SxNbJl…
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The PS5 Access Controller: Four Months Later (Ft. Arevya) - Access-...

Now that the PlayStation Access Controller has been out for a few months, I spoke to disabled content creator and accessibility advocate Arevya about her experiences finding a place for the device in

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March 2024 News Recap (Prince of Persia, GAConf, Xbox Framework) - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2024/03/29… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=_WKKUBfR…
March 2024 News Recap (Prince of Persia, GAConf, Xbox Framework) – Access-Ability

March 2024 News Recap (Prince of Persia, GAConf, Xbox Framework) – Access-Ability

Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Access-Ability. March 2024 is drawing to a close, and as such I wanted to use this week to put together a rapid fire recap video covering a handful…

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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Accessibility Review - Access-Ability A really impressive audio only first person adventure, lacking audio balance tools for those with uneven hearing. Text: access-ability.uk/2024/03/22… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=6qHPGNia…

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Accessibility Review

A heads up in advance. Today’s episode of Access-Ability focuses on a video game with basically zero visual elements. As a result, there’s very few screenshots I can include in this review. The Val…

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