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We met our friend Giddeon at the AbleGamers Accessibility Arcade in Atlantic City, New Jersey. When he first sat down with the AbleGamers crew, Giddeon didn't want to play any games. He told us that with his disability gaming was difficult. Giddeon has a rare disease that caused the growth of his arms .. Read More
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Since 2004, the AbleGamers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, has served more than 56 million members of the disabled community by advocating greater access in video games. Today, AbleGamers is a leader in the development of equipment, programs and services to those living with disabilities, hardships, and quality-of-life issues that are a result of chronic illness or trauma. It is our goal to ensure that all people, regardless of their disability, can use gaming as a tool to have enriched social experiences with friends, family, and the world at large.

AbleGamers' Web Game of the Week: Dinosaur Zookeeper

Written by Patrick Hancock

Published on 25 September 2011

AbleGamers' web game of the week is Dinosaur Zookeeper, from [adult swim] games. If you loved games like Rollercoaster Tycoon for the park management aspects, but thought it just needed more dinosaurs then this game is for you. Don't worry though; this game is accessible to almost everyone as well.

Dinosaur-Zookeeper-fb In Dinosaur Zookeeper, you are essentially running Jurassic Park, but obviously don't want it to turn out like the movie. Each day you're given new dinosaurs to add into your park, each with their own habits. Stegosauri can't be placed with Triceratopses because they hate each other so it's up to you to keep them separate. You'll also need to use various forms of fencing to keep them in place and prevent them from killing your visitors. However, many dinosaurs will become angry after hitting the fence a certain amount of times. To prevent this you can put them in larger fenced in areas, but still need to make sure that they're not paired with dinosaurs they might not like! The game does a great job of keeping you on your toes throughout. You acquire upgrades to your park like the ability to give the visitors park maps so they don't get too close to the dangerous dinosaurs so there's a lot of freedom while playing.

The game's accessibility is pretty strong. Everything is done with the mouse so one-handed gamers should be able to play the game with ease. The music, like most flash games, is turned off with a single keystroke and plays no import role whatsoever. The game starts out with a very relaxed pace, but if the dinosaurs get angry and start running around things evolve quickly. You can purchase an upgrade to instantly kill a dinosaur on the loose, and it will require quick aiming with the mouse to pull off. You could theoretically never encounter this situation, though. The text is bold and easy to read so low-vision gamers won't encounter many, if any, issues.