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Accessibility in Video Gaming & Featuring NJCIC's Immigrant Youth Advocates Program

Video games are a global interaction, entertainment, and learning phenomenon, but it is a privilege. This digital world has a problem, an accessibility problem. 

Individuals who are visually impaired or with physical disabilities often struggle to join the gaming world due to limitations like controller design. Today, Sony's PlayStation is a shining example of inviting accessibility experts to remove barriers in video gaming through Project Leonardo.

Project Leonardo

Project Leonardo is an ongoing project to create a gaming controller from the perspectives, technical expertise, and opinions of accessibility experts who identify with a disability. Each person had a role in taking their life experience and challenges with mobility or visual impairments and developing a tool from and for the disability community. 

Using these insights, designers created a revolutionary tool for players to adjust their needs and increase flexibility. Check out the accessibility experts who took part in Project Leonardo by watching this video:



We believe everyone should have a seat at the table, and advocacy is the start of a long journey of growing accessibility in our communities. Project Leonardo is a step in welcoming the disability community to a community of billions by striving for accessibility. Read more on PlayStation's official blog post on Project Leonardo here: https://bit.ly/3X3qP8D.

What are your thoughts on Project Leonardo? Are there any features you'd like to see included in the project? Let us know in the comments below! 

Featuring…

NJCIC's Immigrant Youth Advocates Program

Immigrant Youth Advocates (formerly Mental Health Advocates) is the New Jersey Consortium for Immigrant Children's leadership development and narrative change program. It brings together first- and second-generation immigrants from high school to their early twenties (ages 17-24) to start conversations on mental health issues and overall well-being in their communities.

The Immigrant Youth Advocates' work includes developing all functions up to the release of a regular youth-led podcast, increasing the group's social media presence on IG and Tiktok, learning new skills through workshops, and policy advocacy. 

NJCIC aims to create a safe space for immigrant youth to explore all the intricacies of the immigrant experience. 

More information about the program's eligibility and requirements can be found on NJCIC's website. Find it here: https://bit.ly/3WWgoni. Further questions can be directed to Lady Jimenez Torres information at ljtorres@njcic.org.

Resources...

Link to SPAN's website: www.spanadvocacy.org
Link to SPAN's Youth in the Know Resource Page: Youth in the Know
We're here for you! Call SPAN if you need assistance:1-800-654-7726.

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