Diversity%2B Gamers with Disabilities 201  Conventions
Channel: Indie+
Date: 2016-04-24

This is a Diversity+ panel discussing 201 level issues gamers with disabilities face when they attend conventions. Your moderators are Ariana Ramos and Sarah Richardson, and their guests are Beth Rimmels and Elsa S. Henry.

Diversity+ is the part of Indie that explores the issues that minority gamers face in a meaningful way by showcasing upcoming designers, discussing subjects in depth, and having a lot of fun playing games. 

You can find more about Ariana, Sarah and their guests at:

Beth Rimmels
https://twitter.com/realcomicsutra
https://twitter.com/Awesome8sRPG

Elsa S. Henry
www.feministsonar.com
https://twitter.com/snarkbat
https://www.facebook.com/elsashenry/

and check out her post on writing blind characters on Chuck Wendig's blog: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/04/20/elsa-henry-so-you-wanna-write-a-blind-character/

Ariana Ramos
https://plus.google.com/+ArianaRamos/
https://twitter.com/vesseltosea

Sarah Richardson
www.scorcha.net
https://twitter.com/scorcha79
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SarahRic...


Some resources on gaming with disabilities can be found at:
http://www.norwescon.org/con/memberships/policies-and-guidelines/accessibility/
http://www.gencon.com/attend/policies#onsiteshowinformation
http://feministsonar.com/2015/10/a-wheelchair-is-not-a-toy/
https://shoshanakessock.com/2016/03/04/youre-breaking-my-immersion-or-how-to-inadvertently-enable-ableism/



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