Steve Spohn Associate Editor

Steven Spohn is a 20-something disabled gamer. He is currently an Information Technology/Visual Communications major at the University of Phoenix. He has contributed to several local businesses and organizations such as Tech-Link with writing brochures and articles. Steven was a speaker to Pittsburgh based companies on the need for technology to aid the disabled workforce. He has been featured in local papers as a standout with a rare type of Muscular Dystrophy, SMA. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a progressive disease, which weakens muscles impairing motor functions.

Steven has been playing computer games since age 6. He received an assistant engineer certification from Parkway-West Vocational Technical School for auto-CAD design. He interned for HERL, Human Engineering Research Laboratory, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was involved with Carnegie Mellon University in the U.S. First Robotics competition for 3 years as co-lead blueprint designer, robot driver, and team member. He hopes to serve the disabled community with informative articles on games, technology, and accessibility.