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This is awesome! Thanks for sharing :) I will share it with our team for our the toy adapting work we do.
We are actually just wrapping up this year's hacking for the holidays (www.makersmakingchange.com/hacking-for-...) over 3,000 switches and toys built 🤯
Great to hear!! Thank you for confirming Marjin :)
No problem! :)
That would be awesome thank you @abitofaccess.com :)
Anyone ever got XAC or any adaptive controller connected to a VR system (like meta quest 3)?
No VR systems to test here. I found a video of someone pairing a standard Xbox controller so seems there is hope.
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Sharing again – for an Access Granted report, I'm looking to speak with accessibility consultants that have yet to be credited for games they've worked on. Feel free to send me a message on bluesky, and if that doesn't work, my email is in my bio
Often times, I will recommend or use www.familygamingdatabase.com/en-us/search... and filter from there. Of course, not every game under the sun is on here and you maybe have done this already but it can be a great starting place
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Central Regional Director Cheryl Colmer wearing an orange shirt at an event at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre.
September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day in which we honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. [1/4]
Amazing work, a huge congrats for the launch on these kits 👏👏 Excited to see these in use 💖
Thank you for the kind words @abitofaccess.com ! Such a great article and walkthrough of the Kit.
I appreciate your time and thoughtful review :)
The GAME Kit is a set of adaptive gaming essentials by @makersmakingchange.bsky.social.
Marijn received a kit with assistive switches and adaptive joysticks for review. While only available in Canada, makers and organizations worldwide can take inspiration from it.
caniplaythat.com/2025/09/18/m...
Check this out :)
Thanks for your thoughts @one-switch.bsky.social ! Do you mind sharing why you don't recommend TRRS joysticks?
I have another XAC running 5.22.16.0 and it is working with the joysticks fine in X1 and X2.
The XAC that is having problems is running 5.23.6.0
So, this is likely related to the newest update as the older version works with the joysticks fine along with others experiences.
Note: If using the Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC), and using the push switch, make sure to plug in the switch cable before the joystick cable, or before moving the joystick. If the joystick was plugged in first and moved around, please power the XAC on and off before plugging in both the switch and joystick. If the switch cable was previously plugged in, but now the joystick is being used alone, power the XAC off and on again.
Ah thanks for letting me know! That may be related to the order of plugging in the cables. See this note from the user guide.
Let me know if this helps.
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One of our GAME Checkpoint leads reached out to us about this and after updating my system I am running into the same issue.
Is anyone else having trouble with drift through the X1 port on the XAC after updating?
I tried using a few of our 3.5 mm trrs joysticks (oak, spruce) and finding drift only in X1 port and not X2.
There is no microcontroller or board between the joystick and trrs cable on the joysticks I have.
GAconf, IGDA-GASIG. Advancing accessibility for disabled players. Hybrid online & Archer Hotel, Redmond. September 29th - 30th 2025. TIGA awards winner, CIPT awards winner, MCV Develop awards finalists, EN awards winner, Business Awards UK winner.
Speaker announcement📢
The full lineup for GAConf USA 2025 is now online, including lots of previously unannounced talks - from FC26 to the Nhuad controller, from AbleToPlay to South of Midnight!
gaconf.com/schedule
Sept 29th - 30th, registration at gaconf.com
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High Contrast Mode in FC 26
Sneak peek at upcoming accessibility features in FC 26, shared via today's official trailer! Yes, that is a High Contrast Mode — available in ALL modes ⚽🔥
Full video, more to come: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSi0...
So cool! Looking forward to watching the talks on YouTube :)
We reported on it before, but now Xbox finished the roll out of the Accessible Games Initiative tags. Don't miss the Xbox Wire article, with interviews featuring @brannonz.bsky.social and @stevesaylor.net!
Our original post: caniplaythat.com/2025/05/16/x...
Xbox Wire: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
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This year we're excited to be hosting the Game Accessibility Gathering remotely as well as in person!
Here's what to expect if you're joining us remote: 🧵 1/5
Managed to badly play Mario Kart World on an Xbox Adaptive Joystick, using a Mayflash Magic-S Pro 2.
Also works with the Xbox Adaptive Controller (wired).
DualSense works both wired and wireless, including gyro controls.
Couldn't get the PS5 Access to connect at all.
Update news with #switch2 accessibility : #Xbox adaptive controller running with MayFlash Magic-S pro 2
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Great!! Thank you @abitofaccess.com :)
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Seoul has been great so far! Landed yesterday and the very kind conference staff and interpreter picked me up. Ate some good food and slept off the jet lag.
Now off to the Gyeonggi Rehabilitation Engineering Service Research Support Center!
That is great!!! Thanks for documenting this @laurakbuzz.bsky.social and @one-switch.bsky.social 🙏
Cc: @josieversloot.bsky.social
Yeah I would love a version 2 of the flex controller that is more widely available and improved (I have suggestions 😅). Here in Canada it's $400+ which is ridiculous. Most of the time we are recommending XAC's with a Mayflash for Nintendo control for this reason
