The AbleGamers Charity will be at PAX Prime 2014. AbleGamers will have a booth in the PAX Prime Diversity Lounge, and volunteers will be available to answer any questions you have about accessibility and video games. On Saturday, August 30^th in the Wombat Theater, AbleGamers will be part of the panel “Why Gaming With A Disability Should Matter To You”, alongside Troy Hewitt, Keith Knight, Linda Carlson, and Lindsay Miller. The panel will discuss what is being done to make sure everyone can game.

This weekend will also be the first weekend you can purchase your very own AbleGamers t-shirt through the AbleGamers Shoppe. The two brand new shirt designs, “Project 99″ as well as “Love AbleGamers”, will be available for purchase at PAX Prime. There are two new designs of shirts, with the Love AbleGamers shirt being “Loot Enabled”. That means the colors of shirt is decided at random, and follow MMORPG color rarity – the most common shirt color is black, but a very small amount of shirts will be the “legendary” orange! 100% of the profits from the shirts will go back to our core mission.

Whether you’re at PAX Prime or vising our AbleGamers Shoppe, we hope to meet you soon!

AbleGamers Charity is Celebrating 10 Years of Fighting for Disabled Gamers by “Coming Home” to SOE

 AbleGamers Charity is getting ready to celebrate 10 years of fighting for the rights of gamers with disabilities to enjoy the same content as everyone else.

“Some people still don’t know AbleGamers actually started as an EverQuest blog,” said Mark Barlet, Founder and Executive Director of the AbleGamers Charity. “It wasn’t until my best friend, Stephanie Walker, lost her ability to play EQ, which caused me to search for ways to play video games despite a disability, and subsequently not finding anything, that AbleGamers was born.” Read More

The Fourth, and Possibly Last, Annual MineThon Event was a Huge Success

Harpers Ferry, WV – Aug 8, 2014– The highly anticipated annual event called MineThon raised nearly $15,000 for the AbleGamers Charity during its 72 hour Minecraft stream. Celebrity streamers, YouTube personalities, a dedicated MineThon team, and some very generous donors, came together to create their most successful 72 hour event yet.

“It was great seeing everyone work together to raise money and awareness for gamers with disabilities,” said Craig Kaufman, Principal Events Coordinator of the AbleGamers Charity. “The MineThon team made pulling off an event like that look easy. Believe me, it’s not. We couldn’t be happier or more grateful for their efforts.” Read More