{"id":34226,"date":"2024-05-16T19:57:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T02:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=34226"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:57:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T02:57:55","slug":"happy-gaad-global-accessibility-awareness-day-2024-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/happy-gaad-global-accessibility-awareness-day-2024-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) 2024 everyone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tweet_1\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791261694301442439\">\n<p>While SWTOR isn&#8217;t perfect, it has made huge improvements over the years for accessibility additions. &#8220;Star Wars is for everyone&#8221; including in gaming!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791261694301442439\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvXAQobEAA8g1Q.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_2\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791262889657118921\">\n<p>Last year I created a <a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\">portal<\/a> to help point SWTOR players in the right direction when it comes to exploring accessibility options, tips, advice from others, and ideas about how to approach the nuances of gaming socially with disabilities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"row accessibility-menu\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-one-handed-gaming\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/accessiblity-one-handed-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"196\" \/><strong>One-Handed<\/strong><em>Playing with one hand or limited mobility<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-deaf-gaming\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/accessibility-icons-_0002_deaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"196\" \/><strong>Deaf<\/strong><em>Playing while deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row accessibility-menu\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-legally-blind-visually-impaired-or-low-vision-gaming\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/accessibility-icons-_0003_Layer-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"179\" \/><strong>Blind<\/strong><em>Playing while visually impaired or with low vision<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-colorblind-mode\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26847 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/colorblindness-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"179\" \/><strong>Colorblind<\/strong><em>Playing with colorblindness and settings options<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row accessibility-menu\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-gaming-with-anxiety\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/accessibility-icons-_0001_anxious.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"171\" \/><strong>Anxiety<\/strong><em>Playing with general anxiety or social anxiety<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>.accessibility-menu a{display:block; padding:10px;border:1px silver solid;border-radius:10px; margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center}.accessibility-menu a strong{display:block; margin-top:6px;color:#920038;font-size:20px}.accessibility-menu a em{display:block;color:#676767;font-style:normal}<\/style>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvYEBqaMAEDWBk.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_3\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791263290322190468\">\n<p>This has been an awesome project! I started with exploring how to play a computer game with controllers &#8211; especially SWTOR which has 30-40 buttons per class! A one-handed player reached out to me with tons of tips and now so many people use them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvYYOGaUAATUcO.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_4\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264033351565574\">I&#8217;d see that people &#8220;could&#8221; play with a controller, but so many people say &#8220;but the game has too many buttons&#8230;&#8221; I loved being able to challenge this stereotype through research, testing, and advice from SWTOR players. You can keybind 52 buttons on a standard controller easily!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264033351565574\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264033351565574\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvYkR-aoAAE099.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264033351565574\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_5\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264429629481239\">I&#8217;ve noticed this misinformation has been spread a lot less since I created these comprehensive guides which is AWESOME! It makes me so happy to see long-term differences from such a big project. Game on, PC gamers, don&#8217;t let hand accessibility options stop you!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264429629481239\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791264429629481239\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvZXdsbUAAdoKM.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_6\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791265095571640805\">\n<p>I&#8217;d heard from friends that another way to game with hand or general pain disabilities is an MMO mouse as you can use one hand \/ limited hand mobility. So I started exploring, and found SO many options!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvZsS9agAARtbT.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_7\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791265546845225012\">\n<p>While SWTOR has always had captions from the launch of the game, there&#8217;s a lot of nuance and tricks that can be lost when gaming when Deaf or Hard of Hearing. And social stuff can be tricky! So I asked around and made a guide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvaVvuaoAA7lfY.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_8\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791266605219102926\">\n<p>My fave game SWTOR is unfortunately a fail for playing with Total Blindness, many players play Legally Blind or with Low Vision. There is a tonnnn of stuff you can adjust in-game but not all of it is obvious so I made a huge guide!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvbcaMbYAAkMW6.png\" alt=\"A Sith with a Blue Lightsaber stands against a dark background with the Star wars: The Old Republic logo. The image is irrelevant to the post, it just looks cool. Longer \/ better description available in the link in the post itself.\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_9\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791266994186273226\">\n<p>Color-blindness in SWTOR is not a huge problem compared to some other games, but the devs introduced some great settings long after the game&#8217;s launch which is super cool!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvbu0abcAAZ5_e.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_10\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791267670165508327\">\n<p>Many SWTOR players struggle when it comes to grouping up or talking to other players due to anxiety. So 50+ players contributed tips for this huuugee guide on gaming with Social or General anxiety!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvb6_ebUAAfzwx.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_11\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791267996725600268\">\n<p>I was curious to see how SWTOR evolved over the years, so I went and tracked down every accessibility change they&#8217;d made over the years. Good job SWTOR! I also tracked which were still missing on the portal homepage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_12\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791268590437704166\">My part in create accessibility-focused guides for SWTOR is now as complete as I&#8217;m going to get it, but every day I keep in mind that everyone plays and learns differently and try to include different options and tips in the game-content guides I write. \ud83d\udc9e<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791268590437704166\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791268590437704166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNvc1DGa4AAAYfd.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_13\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791269525251662087\">Big cheers to every person who publicly talks about accessibility like @stevesaylor, @stevenspohn, @AbleGamers, @talk2MeGooseman, devs who add it to their games and every player who publicly shares the unique things they face and the tips they&#8217;ve learned! I learn so much.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791269525251662087\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791269525251662087\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNveIsCboAAOmMe.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet_14\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"thread\" data-action=\"click-&gt;threadshowTweet\" data-screenname=\"swtorista\" data-tweet=\"1791269922477371589\">\n<p>Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access\/inclusion and people with different disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers everyone and happy SWTOR-ing out there!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.day\/\" data-preview=\"true\">accessibility.day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GNveO4qaMAABr1-.png\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While SWTOR isn&#8217;t perfect, it has made huge improvements over the years for accessibility additions. &#8220;Star Wars is for everyone&#8221; including in gaming! 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