Helping gamers race into accessible gaming
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
With the auction of Alan Hartman’s legendary Ford GT turning heads here, here’s a look back at a few stories of gamers who’ve been able to make the most of their driving ambitions thanks to ongoing support from our specialist assessment team.
Meet Tony
Tony is an avid gamer who was born without forearms, but over the years our specialist assessment team have helped him game to the max in his favourite games like Forza, thanks initially to a foot-enhanced custom gaming setup.
Meet Craig
Craig enjoyed a new level of gaming independence after our specialist assessment team worked with him to create a carefully-considered controller setup that’s freed him from the challenge of one-handed play. His setup included head switches, appropriately-shaped joystick extensions and making good use of single-stick options for games like Forza Horizon.
Meet Jazmin
Here’s car-mad Jazmin, who our team supported back in 2020, enabling her to fully enjoy the thrill and escapism of being behind the wheel. “I like gaming because you can escape from reality,” she said, “It clears your mind.”
Meet Brandon
A shift from automatic to manual gave Brandon the all-important chance to compete at a higher level in Assetto Corsa Competizione. His left-sided weakness meant that he’d been restricted to racing with an automatic gear change – too slow to be competitive online – but our team helped him to find the right combination of equipment for an effective manual gearing.
Our driving game accessibility resources
Don’t forget the extensive driving game accessibility resources that we’ve built up over the years on our gameaccess.info website, which is dedicated to covering game settings, accessible equipment and software.
Maintaining our promise of lifelong support
It’s been a privilege to be helping all of these fabulous gamers, and we’re so grateful to Alan for his wonderful auction gesture. Maintaining our promise of free, lifelong support through the help of highly specialised expertise is an ongoing financial challenge, and all donations, large or small, mean the world to us. A monthly donation of just £15 a month will help us continue to change lives and allow us to plan ahead to reach even more people in need.