A round-up of the latest GAConf on accessibility in games - there's loads of fascinating stuff in here
returned to London on the 24th and 25th of April, with a program of talks on accessibility at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre. The conference talks were also live streamed through Zoom thanks to the conference's hybrid setup.
"In a time where many events are returning to in-person only," conference co-director, Tara Voelker told me,"we are embracing hybrid to truly support the disability community. "I think events are getting more accessible overall, but I like to think we keep trying to set the bar and act as an example for other events to follow.""We get to hear from excellent speakers and learn about their expertise from around the world, which we may have not been able to get if we required physical attendance," Voelker said."We want the content of our conference to be available to anyone interested, so supporting hybrid has been a no-brainer.
This was supported by a surprisingly robust COVID consideration, when most events are ignoring the ongoing pandemic. In-person attendees were required to have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID test."We know that this doesn't fully remove the risk, but for those who could be impacted by COVID, such as immunocompromised attendees, we felt a responsibility to do what we could to offer to reduce the risk of infection.
It all makes for an open and accessible conference, with room to take breaks, to catch up on YouTube, and for multiple perspectives on the subject of accessibility. This meant many, including me, who wouldn't be able to attend an in-person event, were still able to reap the benefits of the insight on show at GAConf Europe 2023.Ian Hamilton gets things started.
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