Accessibility for players with low vision

Links

Discussion

• Interactive fiction and VI accessibility: a framework for discussion. Also available in RTF format. Blog post by Neophyte, November 2010.
• Intfiction.org discussion of Neo's blog post. November 2010.
• Notes on Screen Reader Accessibility. Observations from Neil Butters at intfiction.org. August 2013.
• Emphasizing words, using status bars and multiple windows, and describing cover art (1, 2). A few suggestions and observations from Neil Butters in the "Are static objects REALLY that important" thread at intfiction.org. August 2014.
• Accessibility observations by Wade Clarke: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Series of blog posts from April through June 2015.
• Accessibility efforts in web-based IF. Discussion at intfiction.org. May 2015.
• Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation's accessibility testing program:
  • A couple of program-chair updates. Blog post by Jason McIntosh. Feb 2018.
  • Accessibility testing update: Spring 2018. Blog post by Jason McIntosh. April 2018.
  • Accessibility Testing Project report now available. Blog post by Jason McIntosh. June 2019.

General Resources

Many items on this list were shamelessly lifted from Neophyte's article:

• Able Gamers. Accessibility resources for caregivers, game developers, and gamers.
• Assistive Gaming Interactive Fiction page. An blog post on accessible interactive fiction for newcomers.
• Audio Games. A catalogue of audio games to download and play.
• Audio Games’ Resource Page. A wealth of articles, transcripts and documents relating to accessibility gaming.
• Audyssey. An audio gamers mailing list.
• Game Accessibility. The website of a research project that focuses on the accessibility of electronic games for gamers with disabilities.
• The Infocom Documentation Project includes screen-reader-friendly versions of manuals from some Infocom games.
• Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation Accessibility Testing Report (2019). Includes recommendations to improve the accessibility of IF technology and games.
• Kitchen’s Inc. Web site for accessible games made by Jim Kitchen.
• PCS games. An accessible game development company. Includes useful links to other accessible gaming sites.
• USA Games Interactive. Audio gaming site for the company USA Games Interactive.
• Incant open source Android interpreter app with both speech output and speech recognition, could be further developed to have voice game selection and menu navigation.