4 weeks today we say goodbye to FIFA and say hello to
@EASPORTSFC
I’ve written about my journey into games accessibility and FIFA!
I hope you enjoy reading about how FIFA was more than just a game to me.
Retweets and likes are massively appreciated
@BlondeHistorian
A games company I worked with added an extra night and day onto a trip for me to allow me time to rest my eyes after a long flight. It didn’t affect them at all but made a huge difference to myself!
Game developers are human too…
Abusing them on social media is NEVER okay, decisions tend to be made by people who aren’t “hands on” developers so don’t go blaming devs if something isn’t right with a game, they probably already know this…
Basically just don’t be an A hole
@JustStop_Oil
@Revalationn_
And all you’ve done is put off the people who would have potentially supported you because you’ve ruined soemthing they love, it makes 0 sense and has 0 positive outcome for your campaign
So two weeks ago I was unfortunately made redundant BUT this has presented me with an opportunity of a lifetime!
I am going to give full time accessibility consulting and content creation a go!
The support so far has been incredible and it means the world to me and my family ❤️
I don’t know what to say but I’m on the credits for EAFC 24!
For some this wouldn’t mean much, but for me it’s massive! All I want is to make games accesible and I’m starting to get to a place where I feel I am!
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me so far
❤️💛🖤
Text size increases make me a very happy man!
Absolutely loving
@PlayXDefiant
so far due to a number of settings and the nature of the graphics!
Safe to say I’m going to be playing a lot of this game on release!
Stop putting unnecessary text in the ALT please! It’s not supposed to be used as a further advertising extension! Blind and VI social media users rely on this to be used as an accessible tool not a gimmick! Large companies need to do better!
#a11y
#AltTextAddsMore
#ALTtext
To you it’s only 9 wins but to me it’s a sense of accomplishment! I may wobble and I may only have 50% of your vision but do you know what I can overcome these things and be good at the games I love
This FIFA I have struggled more than ever before and this was a huge W for me
Making real connections 🎮
For some, gaming is about more than just online fun. The social connections for people with disabilities has been life changing.
Watch more on
#TheOneShow
👉
So the cat is out the bag! I am the Gaming Zone Champion at
@DisabilityExpo_
2024!
I cannot wait for the next 7 months working with some amazing people to highlight the world of accessible and disabled gaming
❤️💛🖤
Meet Gaming Champion
@TheWobblyGamer
In this exclusive interview, Matt points the way towards building an accessible gaming industry, his vision for
#DisabilityExpo24
and the future of the gaming industry.
I’m currently on route to
@unilincoln
to talk to students at the
@UoLCompSci
about video games accessibility!
It’s always a great day when I get to talk about accessibility in games!
❤️💛🖤
Today I fly out to Vancouver for 5 days for an opportunity of a lifetime 🇨🇦
I would just like to thank everyone that’s watched my streams, supported me on here or just put up with my accessibility rants! Your all legends and I can’t thank you enough!
❤️❤️❤️
My first in person
@GA_Conf
✅
My first GA conf talk ✅
Meeting up with amazing people in a space where I feel comfortable and welcomed ✅
I would also like to thank everyone for the love with regards to the talk! I’ve had an amazing 48 hours but it’s definitely time for a nap
If you’re interested in video games accessibility or are a disabled gamer yourself I would highly recommend watching this evenings
@BBCTheOneShow
from 7pm!
They’ll be a few familiar faces on there you might well recognise 👀
❤️💛🖤
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve been asked to speak at next weeks
@GA_Conf
🤯
I will be speaking about my journey into accessibility and some of my accessibility needs as a Wobbly Gamer!
❤️💛🖤
Full schedule for GAconf Europe is now up, including some previously unannounced talks!
April 22nd & 23rd, free to watch online, or attend in person at the Pullman St Pancras Hotel, London.
Registration & schedule at
#gamedev
#indiedev
#accessibility
I am proud to announce I am a part of the
@Ubisoft_UK
Creators Program!
Massive thank you to
@Revalationn_
for making this possible! I will be going live from 4pm playing
@AvatarFrontiers
and
@TwitchUKI
drops will be enabled on my channel!
Link in the comments!
❤️💛🖤
CALLING ALL MY DISABLED GAMER/ACCESSIBILITY FRIENDS
I’m presenting about accessibility to some university students and I would like to finish on some quotes from disabled gamers about what accessibility means to them!
If you’re interested please DM me!
A huge thank you and shoutout to the teams at
@Rebellion
@SniperElite
and the ever amazing
@CariWatterton
for sending me over the recently released Special Limited Edition Sniper Elite 3 Bundle!
As a history fan I love the Sniper Elite Merchandise it’s right up my street!
#Ad
Sometimes in life a person that inspired you, changed you and helped you as a person is taken from you.
It’s hard to get your head around that but remember them, hold the memories of them you have and continue their fight, gone but never forgotten.
❤️💛🖤
I can’t be the only one who gets wound up when people talk about accessibility, use a picture in their post and
THEN PROCEED TO
NOT USE ALT TEXT
I’m genuinely like “well you failed at the first hurdle didn’t you”
🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼
⚠️ FIFA 21 Giveaway ⚠️
@EASPORTSFIFA
have kindly gifted me a copy of FIFA 21 on PS4 to giveaway!
Please retweet this tweet and drop me a follow to enter, I’ll announce a winner on Monday evening!
#SponsoredbyEA
#FIFA21
#FUT21
#FUT
I’ve read this article multiple times now and it honestly resonates with me so much
Please take some time out of your day to read this, the barriers we face as disabled content creators are huge
It’s an amazing piece by
@littlemotac_
and her experience shines throughout
❤️💛🖤
I’m sooo close to 1000 followers! My aim was to be there by the launch of
@EASPORTSFC
so any retweets and likes are massively appreciated!
At 1000 I will be do ing a FIFA point/EAFC Point giveaway on here as well
❤️💛🖤
It has been a year since I was made redundant, took a risk and “The Wobbly Gamer” went full time! It’s been an absolutely crazy 12 months with so many pinch me moments, a trip to Vancouver, presenting to Xbox’s accessibility teams, talking at EXG and more to come in the future!
July is Disability Awareness Month, I am a visually impaired and disabled content creator, accessibility advocate and consultant!
If your looking for someone to collaborate with who is passionate about gaming and disability rights please don’t hesitate in contacting me!
I just loaded up
@Halo
Infinite and OMG the accessibility settings for a VI gamer!
Extra large text sizes, UI colour changes, UI opacity, visual distraction toggle and the list goes on!!!
Looks like Master Chief has done it again 💚
@Xbox
@xboxuk
#a11y
#VIGamers
From tomorrow I will be in London for 3 days attending
@EGX
I have been invited by
@CariWatterton
to be a part of
@Rebellion
’s panel about Accessibility alongside
@littlemotac_
@AdriaanDev
and Ed
If people would like to meet up for a chat about accessibility please reach out!
When you’ve been labelled as an “accessibility consultant”for a VI gaming talk I’m doing next week for the
@RNIB
is pressure enough…
To then find out I’m alongside
@LadieAuPair
and
@sightlessKombat
on that panel, nervous could be a slight understatement
Thank you to the teams at
@SniperElite
and
@Rebellion
for sending me this! I will be opening this live on stream tonight at 7pm!
Massive thank you to
@CariWatterton
for organising this
@superblindman
@MistyRayburn
All of my love to you and your family and friends
@MistyRayburn
and thank you Brandon for being one of the people who inspired me to pursuit accessible games for all!
RIP to the most Super Blind Man of them all ❤️❤️❤️
En route to
@nowithoutus
with the amazing
@TheWobblyWife
(it’s her first in person event with me so be nice)
Looking forward to spending the day with amazing people discussing all things disability and gaming!
Huge shoutout to
@littlemotac_
for organising the event
❤️💛🖤
My talk from
@GA_Conf
24 has been uploaded to YouTube 🥳
Many of you know I talk about accessibility in gaming but don’t know what it is and why it means so much to me! If you’ve got 23 minutes spare please watch this and learn why I do what I do
❤️💛🖤
Thanks to the amazing team at
@EASPORTSFC
I WILL BE LIVE ON EAFC 24 FROM 6PM THIS EVENING!!!
Drop me a follow as you will not want to miss this
❤️💛🖤
Link 👇
Hey everyone, I’m retiring, someone on the internet has said games are already really accessible because he’s seen one person play a game!
It’s been an emotional ride but clearly my job here is done
🙄🙄🙄
@dangiannuzzi
@pcgamer
That would be an even worse point, for totally different reasons.
Games are one of the most accessible things already,
"Broly Legs" plays street fighter with his mouth for crying out loud
and that is a HARD game
What else can you even do? Brail graphics?
Happy Anniversary to the woman that makes the whole operation stay afloat
@TheWobblyWife
(Yes I’m fully aware she is out of my league)
9 years together and 6 years married and she is still my biggest supporter ❤️💛🖤
I finally feel like I’ve got over my imposter syndrome! I’m presenting about accessibility in an hour and instead of triple checking the presentation (I’ve presented before) I’m in the bath!
Not an imagine people may want in their head but this is huge for me!
Carry on ❤️💛🖤
Anyone had a closer game than this on
@PlayXDefiant
yet?
Absolutely loving XDefiant, amazing game,
@PixelsofMark
and the team should be mega proud of their hard work!
People like Twelv in our community have made it possible for me to go full time, without their support none of this would be possible me,
@TheWobblyWife
and Taz can’t thank you all enough for the support ❤️❤️❤️
When
@EASPORTSFIFA
raids
@TheWobblyGamer
! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. The work he puts in to accessibility for gaming goes largely unnoticed but things like this shed much needed light on a subject that affects him greatly. Outstanding support the community as well!
Another panel done, amazing as always to talk alongside the great
@CariWatterton
and a huge thank you to
@sightlessKombat
for the anecdotes, it would have been wrong to talk about audio without the best ears in the business’s input!
Great day so far at
@nowithoutus
❤️💛🖤
ALT: a photo collage made from different warning signs containing a character getting hurt titled “Name someone who has been through more pain, I’ll wait”. The signs include “Jellyfish in Water”, “Caution Wet Floor”, “Caution Watch Your Step”, “Beware Of Opening Door” and
Game Pass if you ask me is an incredible accessibility feature, the amount of games I’ve payed full price for to only find out their inaccessible to me is unreal!
I can download the game and if turns out it’s inaccessible I haven’t wasted my money!
💚💚💚
omg,
@TheWobblyGamer
is on fire during this presentation:
"There is a difference between difficult, easy and accessible, and I would die on this hill because you can make your game easy, but it would doesn't necessarily mean it's accessible."
It’s the 2nd year I’m in the credits of
@EASPORTSFC
but it’s still such a pinch me moment
You can find out more about my love of FC here
14 year old me wouldn’t know what to say if I could tell him now I would end up on the credits of a FIFA 🤣
❤️💛🖤
Had the ⚽️🏀 to go self employed after being made redundant and being told “I didn’t really bring any particular skills to the table”…
6 months later the business is starting to take off and I’m the happiest I’ve been in years
❤️💛🖤
@afcstuff
I’m not here to just bash Willian as there’s enough of that but the fact we’re impacting other players development to give him game time is shocking, I’d rather see the likes of Martinelli and Nelson develop than watch Willian each week
You can ask disabled people these kind of questions in the right setting, when they are comfortable with the discussion and they have given you the right to do so!
Please don’t go up to random disabled people and ask them their medical history!
● Today, the Government launched a new campaign, developed in partnership with disabled people, aiming to start conversations about the everyday assumptions that disabled people face about their lives and capabilities with the simple call to action
#AskDontAssume
Twitch has today announced it’s forming the “Disabled Guild” I have applied and I have literally got everything crossed for this!
The link to apply is in the article attached, good luck everyone!
We have more exciting news to share! Check out our Blog post for an update on Unity Guilds, including details on international expansion and intersectionality support:
Had an amazing time last night opening this on stream, playing Sniper Elite 5 and cracking some nuts 🌰 🥜
Huge thank you again to
@CariWatterton
and the teams at
@Rebellion
and
@SniperElite
for not just providing me with this amazing merch but also caring about accessibility
ITS A F****ING SETTING JUST SWITCH IT OFF
It’s actually a setting that will be helpful for people who have cognitive issues or have a visual impairment, and their brain reacts a LOT slower than yours…
Literally just switch it off and carry on 👌
Disabled gamers deserve the same information as any abled gamer. Releasing accessibility is no different to releasing spec requirement for a PC game, without that information people wouldn’t know if they could purchase the game and play it, accessibility is no different.
ICYMI – I spoke with four disabled players about their concerns regarding the lack of accessibility information for Starfield. With just under two months until its release, disabled players aren't even sure if they can play. Read my latest
@IGN
report here:
Since the launch of FC24 I’ve streamed for 70 hours, it’s safe to say I’m shattered and my eyes have earned a rest!
I’ve got 4 days off now and I’m going away with
@TheWobblyWife
and Taz, we thank you all for the continued support you absolute legends
Be back Friday
❤️💛🖤
This is honestly how it’s done, the game has launched, it clearly has some shortcomings with regards to accessibility (which they have clearly recognised) and have proceeded to ask for feedback!
Brilliant from
@Focus_entmt
if you ask me!
Ran into an accessibility issue while playing
#SpaceMarine2
? We'd love your feedback to help us do better!
➡️ Please send an email to: accessibility
@focusent
.com
Thank you for helping us make gaming more inclusive. 🫂
As a disabled content creator I hate the thought of people offering me sympathy support, I want a community that watches my content for the right reasons not because they feel sorry for me…
Im trying to raise awareness through my content and show that as a disabled gamer
Absolutely honoured to share this!
An amazing charity doing amazing things!
Combining all of my passions in one incredible project offering people their chance at independence and also the opportunity to game! 💙
Coming at you with a meaningful Monday post!
Please welcome
@TheWobblyGamer
to our Ambassador team! A visually impaired gamer, content creator and accessibility advocate and consultant - we are thrilled to have you on board! 💙
This Thursday at 1pm join myself, the legendary
@sightlessKombat
from the
@RNIB
,
@CariWatterton
and Edd from the amazing team at
@Rebellion
@SniperElite
for a special Disability Pride Month Design For Every Gamer Stream!
Obviously we will be playing SE5, chaos is guaranteed!
My first blog post since redoing my website had to be about
@PUBG_EU
the game that has given me so many memories over the years.
Retweets and shares are massively appreciated!
“It’s okay not to know everything”
As a disabled gamer and accessibility advocate that is learning every day while creating content and consulting. I don’t know everything. I need to know as my own biggest critic that it is okay not to know everything.
#GAconf
@GA_Conf
Well lost for words!
Absolutely mental stream, thank you to
@bateson87
for the massive raid and everyone for the follows and subs!
Only I could assume so many people following me in a matter of seconds was me being botted 🤦🏼
@CASPROHD
@AtomXUT
@sbc_tips
@EASPORTSFIFA
I voted Willian for the pure factor of I didnt care who won as I wasn't going to complete either of them and I already have a loan Vinicius in my club
Does this make me a clown???
I’ve seen a couple of tweets aimed toward another accessibility consultant, who is a good friend of mine and someone who inspired me to do what I do today!
All that tweet does is show ignorance and a lack of understanding of how both accessibility and the games industry works!