Should be fun! 💜
If you’re interested in contributing to the Access Forward Gaming Lounge at PAX East 2026: bit.ly/AFGLVolunteer
- running TTRPGs
- helping with registration desk & accessibility lending library
We can help with badges on days you volunteer (if selected & added to the schedule)
Diverse Parties Slay! I'll be on an inclusivity panel, moderated by @musicologist.bsky.social of @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social. Find us in the Crab God Theatre, at 4:30pm on Sat, Nov 22nd. Hear about how to diversify your gaming groups, how it may benefit you, and why it matters.
👀 ruh roh….
Thank you!!! I’m just thrilled to get to speak about this wonderful film that you’re a part of 💜
Daniel Lawson @DanielLaw1998: Disabled parking should only be valid during business hours 9 to 5, Monday to Friday. I cannot see any reason why people with genuine disabilities would be out beyond these times. Jennifer Lee Rosman @JenLRossman: We’re disabled, Daniel, we’re not werewolves
7 years later and I still whisper, “We’re disabled, Daniel, not werewolves” to myself like a sacred mantra whenever I see a non-disabled person discover ableism like it’s the latest hipster indie band.
Goth Goat’s Hard Hard Candy Ltd lives on 🍭🔥😇
Excited to be playing D&D with @dougcockle.bsky.social and @vorpahlsword.bsky.social tomorrow to raise money for @dotsrpg.org ! Every Twitch view helps us support the next production run of Braille dice, and rewards start at $5. YOU get to change the story!
Character Unlocked! Amy Vorpahl as Sister Jana Horvath. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Amy, a white woman with purple hair and big smile. Two illustrated dragonflies are circling her. The background is bright purple with dark plum-pink line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
Meet Sister Jana Horvath, played by @vorpahlsword.bsky.social !
Early donations to the DOTS RPG project give you character sheets (tiltify link in linktree).
We're on the OpenTheGatesGaming Twitch on July 15 at 11 am ET
#opera #dnd #TTRPG #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY
Livestream Fundraiser July 15, 11 am Eastern time: the Invisible City of Kitezh, D&D actual play featuring Doug Cockle and Amy Vorpahl. Black & white illustration of a Slavic city on an island, floating in the clouds. Purple background includes various pink-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
We’re playing D&D with @dougcockle.bsky.social & @vorpahlsword.bsky.social to raise money for @dotsrpg.org on July 15!
Watch the livestream here: twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming
Early bird donations open now! tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6
#opera #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #AccessibilityInTabletop
Spring 2025 grades are done!
Do I finish God of War or start Oblivion?
Or play Witcher 3 again?
Elizabeth a white woman in her 30s with medium blonde hair wearing a DOTS RPG hoodie, owlbear beanie, and a rebel alliance necklace. Her blue eyes are hidden behind glasses and squinting in the sunlight.
Repping @dotsrpg.org today! Remember to check out their fundraising livestream with @stevesaylor.net @thormungandr.com @3llebelle.bsky.social & more at Twitch.tv/twitch 3 to 5 pm eastern today 💜 (also yes the owlbear beanie I got at #PAXEast is just who I am now) #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay
Today!!!!! 3pm eastern, 2pm central, 1pm mountain, a good time in any time zone!
Today's the day!! #GAAD
See you at 3pm EST / 12pm PST
twitch.tv/twitch
I can’t wait!!!!
I had the same reaction! There’s also the socioeconomic issue here when it comes to who has regular free time to play vs people who can only take a break from work & care once in a while. Will all come down to the execution, but not sure how we can know what it will be like before buying?
As Anita Cameron says: we have to fight for our rights, then fight to keep them. >25 people arrested for protesting the loss of healthcare for 8.6 million people. Which is the actual crime here (morally speaking)?
If you've ever benefitted from the "curb cut effect," NOW is the time to join us! ♿
meeting you & @charmfoolery.bsky.social irl was a highlight!!! Can't wait for even more fun with y'all 💜 Plus: who knows how boring I would have been at the video game accessibility panel without your amazing facial expressions egging me on
Given recent conversations in the industry, I wanted to highlight some amazing organizations, resources, and community-driven groups working hard to advance accessibility in gaming. There’s a lot of great work happening — and it deserves more visibility.
A thread ♿️♥️
this past week was amazing!
A dark red faded background of hands using an 8bitdo SE controller with superbuttons and overlays with text, pictures, and logos. Text - Gaming is for Everyone: Accessibility in Video Games. 12:00pm Saturday, May 10. Bobcat Theatre. Pictures of 1 moderator and 5 panelists with names and handles. DOTS Moderator Frank, Elizabeth @ openthegatesgaming, Ellie @ 3llebelle, Sara @ divisionten, Steve @ stevesaylor, Thor @ thormungandr. Logos - DOTS RPG Project, PAX East 2025.
And on Saturday, May 10, join Frank (the amazing DOTS moderator), Elizabeth from Open the Gates Gaming,
@3llebelle.bsky.social, @divisionten.bsky.social, @stevesaylor.social, and @thormungandr.com for our panel - Gaming is for Everyone: Accessibility in Video Games in the Bobcat Theatre at 12pm
Looking forward to this on Saturday! #PAXEast
Open the Gates Gaming team at our booth in the PAX Together Intersection at PAX East 2025, including Doug Cockle,
PAX East was epic! Thank you @officialpax.bsky.social ! We owe so much to our partner @dotsrpg.org & got to hang out irl with advisory board member @dougcockle.bsky.social --- plus make a host of new friends! To everyone we met in our games, panels, or booth: stay in touch & we'll see you soon! 💜
autistic & disabled scholar, available to consult on TTRPGs & video games. founder of @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social a disabled & neurodivergent led team that makes D&D more accessible for everyone with tools that are FREE for everyone FOREVER! Our CC license empowers folks to make derivatives, too
We can do this!!! 💜 nobody I'd rather be questing alongside
Photo of book cover for Disability Visibility: first-person stories from the twenty-first century, edited by Alice Wong.
Not finished yet, but highly recommend this collection edited by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social The first piece by Harriet McBryde Johnson is a must-read (as is Johnson’s YA novel Accidents of Nature). Also really enjoyed Alice Wong’s autobiography, Year of the Tiger. #booksky 📚💙
