[games_access] AbleGamers Press Release On Joystiq

Tue Nov 24 17:15:49 EST 2009

Unfortunately it was a total joke -- they don't make games...so it  
wasn't a plug. But, hey, they could put together a flash game of that  
title easily enough. And if they do...go to town! :)

It does bring more awareness, which is always good...just a shame  
they couldn't resist the cheap shot at the end. Oh well...we go on!

Michelle

On Nov 24, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Nathalie Caron wrote:

> Hi all:
>
> Just my 2 cents here - I guess the best thing to do is for AG to  
> review this game of theirs and reveal their every mistake...  
> Demonstrating whether or not they could be taken seriously, I suppose.
>
> But the important thing remains that they covered the story, and  
> whether the shameless plug at the end was in good taste or not, at  
> least more people are aware of Game Accessibility...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nathalie Caron, Lead Writer
> Game Forward
> http://gamefwd.org
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM, sheryl Flynn  
> <sherylflynn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> WOW (head shaking in total disappointment)....I whole heartedly  
> agree with Michelle....although I work with folks who are disabled  
> every day- I am still shocked when insensitive people have the  
> audacity to post their ignorance.  I love Ablegamers (as you know)  
> and I'm so happy and proud of Mark/Michelle/Steve and all the other  
> contributors.
>
> Bottom line:  "In a show of support, Joystiq Publishing has sent  
> over its highly
> anticipated puzzle game, Is This Color Red or Green?. We reckon it's
> at least a nine."
>
> IS NOT FUNNY!  It just is not, there are no two ways about it.  It  
> is insensitive and mean (as are MANY of the comments)...shocking  
> that in today's world there are so many insensitive, discriminating  
> folks out there.   WOW..
>
> ~Sheryl Flynn PT, PhD
>
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> From: John Morgan <inrnette at aol.com>
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
> Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 10:09:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [games_access] AbleGamers Press Release On Joystiq
>
> I agree Michelle! Up until the last sentence it was a positive  
> article. That sentence said a lot but lacked a sensitivity to the  
> seriousness to accessibility.
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "D. Michelle Hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu>
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:49:13
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List<games_access at igda.org>
> Subject: Re: [games_access] AbleGamers Press Release On Joystiq
>
> Well, a definite congrats on the coverage and the announcement!
>
> However, I'm kind of pissed at Joystiq for their last sentence:
>
> "In a show of support, Joystiq Publishing has sent over its highly
> anticipated puzzle game, Is This Color Red or Green?. We reckon it's
> at least a nine."
>
> That was a cheap shot that they took in the final sentence of the
> article, though I understand that they were trying to be funny
> but...I guess I'm not super appreciative of that kind of thing. Just
> my personal feelings. A shame that they put that in their article...a
> few people remarked on that not finding it funny so I guess I'm not
> totally alone.
>
> Sorry...I just hate that kind of thing. Not raining on your
> parade...I just hate that when accessibility gets covered, sometimes
> people have to go there. It's not the fault of AbleGamers...just more
> of a commentary of past inappropriate things being said to me and
> others when we've explained the mission of game accessibility. Just
> wish that they would have kept things away from having to make a joke
> about a disability. I realize they probably meant to make fun of
> companies that don't include correct that design issue but I'm not
> sure that was exactly the right way to go about it.
>
> Just my thoughts...
>
> Michelle
>
> On Nov 23, 2009, at 7:13 PM, Steven Spohn wrote:
>
> > Hello Fellow Sig Member,
> >
> > It's a great day for accessibility!!  Joystiq has picked up our  
> press
> > release that showcases AbleGamers' first of its kind accessibility
> > review
> > section for MAINSTREAM video games.  You can see the article on
> > Joystiq
> > http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/ablegamers-launches-reviews-with-
> > accessibi
> > lity-in-mind/
> >
> > Here is the link to our press release on the Accessible Mainstream
> > Review
> > Section
> > http://ablegamers.org/newsroom/5-press-releases/39-ablegamerscom-
> > launches-fi
> > rst-of-its-kind-video-game-review-section-with-accessibility-at-its-
> > core.htm
> > l
> >
> > Although not the first time AG has made it onto Joystiq, judging by
> > most of
> > the 70+ comments on the story, this may be one of the most
> > important times
> > we have made the esteemed video game centric publication.  Most  
> of the
> > comments have been positive and we really appreciate that.
> >
> > Steve Spohn
> > Associate Editor
> > www.AbleGamers.com
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