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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Dedicating to all my game accessibili-buddies out there, doing that good work

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 months

Based on a true story that happened to me

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@adamfare1996

5 months

Why can’t you be disabled? Wrong answers only.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Happy Disability Awareness Month! Ann Magill, a disabled woman, created the flag so that each color symbolizes a part of the community. ❤️ Physical 💛 Neurodiversity 🤍 Non-apparent & undiagnosed 💙 Mental Health 💚 Sensory (e.g. blind, deaf) 🖤 Mourning for those lost

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Morgan Baker

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4 years

The comments in this thread are wild. “It’s called acting, people can act deafness.” Yeah, but they really can’t though and it’s rare to see it done well. Lemme explain why 🙂✨

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@THR

4 years

Deaf community members protest hearing actor playing deaf character on 'The Stand': "Enough is enough"

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Just got turned away from a @JetBlue flight because I’m deaf. Can’t even make this up, I’m so tired y’all. I’m humiliated and exhausted.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

Folks with overlapping disabilities be like

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

Fun fact, I was the reference for this animation in @PlayApex ! Love seeing sign language in games 🤟

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okay this has got to be one of my favorite new anims

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Short update: They ended up shifting seats around to accommodate us and my “hearing impairment” only after arguing and calling them out on the ridiculousness of the situation. I’m on the verge of tears. Fuck ableism.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

Okay but let me explain why this is an accessibility option for me as someone who is Deaf, a thread 🧵✨ #DeafAwarenessMonth #GameDev #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign

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@SuperMarioOOC85

11 months

YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD VERSIONS OF RHE SONGS WE ARE BACK LIKE NEVER BEFORE

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 years

Bringing this back for #AbledsAreWeird 😇

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Inspiration porn is the objectification of disabled people and their experiences for the benefit of non-disabled people. During TEDx, Stella Young explains that it exists “to motivate you so that we can look at them and think, well however bad my life is, it could be worse.”

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

Reminder that many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people don’t know sign language due to systemic audism. Only ~1-2% of deaf people across the globe access education through sign language. And many are denied the ability to gain full fluency. Give deaf kids access to their language!!

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

Please stop saying differently-abled 😫

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 years

Y'all nurses who think this is funny should've picked a different career. Fun fact, my deafness could have been preventable if people actually listened to me. Ironic, right? Yet here we are in 2019 making fun of patients. #PatientsAreNotFaking

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

10 months

Community funded game dev friends: Please never, ever, EVER, add accessibility options as stretch goals. “We’ll add subtitles if we hit the $150k mark!” is not the way to do it 🥲😭🚫

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

The only seats left were emergency exit. I signed something to my husband in ASL, they asked if I was deaf… and that was that. Despite already demonstrating I can hear via cochlear implants, they decided I was no longer qualified to be seated in my spot. All because I signed.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

When folks think of the word “deaf,” they assume that it means the person cannot hear. What they miss is the social, cultural, and medical aspects of being deaf, all of which are complex & intertwined. A hearing actor, no matter how much research, will never be fully informed.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

Plus deaf people have to involuntarily communicate with hearing people ALL THE TIME. We can handle working with hearing folks... sounds more like abled folks don’t want to work with us. 😬

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

And when I see the lazy excuse of “not enough deaf actors” I seriously question the producers’ and directors’ ability to create authentic, high quality content. It’s literally your job to find accurate and qualified cast members. If you can’t even do that, idk what to tell you...

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

So please hire deaf and disabled actors. There are hundreds and thousands of them out there. And trust me, they’re just what you need in your films, and then some. ☺️🤟🏼

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

And sometimes we see producers say, “It’s hard to work with deaf people” or “Well, they need to speak sometimes.” DEAFNESS IS A SPECTRUM & VARIES! Tons of deaf people can speak/hear (with limits). Assuming deaf folks can’t do these things at all exemplifies the pure ignorance.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

They delayed and cancelled my flights (14+ hours later…)

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

And just as an FYI, it’s painfully obvious to deaf viewers when a hearing actor is casted in a deaf role, even without prior knowledge. It’s somewhere between cringey and comical to watch. 😅

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 months

@ANaughtyBubble Tbh I think she never spoke to a deaf person before and panicked. Empathies but also made for a very funny story.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

Volunteer interpreters at the #BlackLivesMatter march in Hollywood is the exact disability inclusion I want to see in activism😌✊🏻

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Happy Deaf Awareness Month! Let’s talk about deafness and games accessibility. A thread 🧵✨

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

@BlondieAtlanta Have corgi, can confirm that this is a normal pass out position 😂♥️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

SUPRISE! Over the past year, I have been an Accessibility Consultant for the upcoming video game, The Last of Us Part II.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

Do deaf flat earthers sign world differently? 🤔

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 months

@CotyCraven 💀💀💀

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

The fact that none of these “child hears for the first time” videos are not subtitled tells you exactly who the audience is, convince me otherwise 🤗

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

I just didn't realize they actually followed through. I don't want to be overly critical, but this is setting a very dangerous precedent for accessibility and anyone and EVERYONE who works in accessibility should be very concerned right now.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 years

@AtelierHeidi Well when he says things like "I paid" and "I bought" it shows he didn't consider you an equal in the marriage. Doesn't matter who is making more. Guys, like Jared, who use money as a leverage in marriage clearly missed the point during the vows.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

tl;dr takeaways: Volume controls and output adjustments are great for accessibility, that’s undeniable! But simplified/clear sound design and music can be even better 😄

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

Captions for my deaf folks: PANCAKE VIOLENTLY PLOPS

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Hi, I’m Morgan Baker & this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike ♿️♥️ I’m here, I’m queer, and most importantly… I can’t hear! 🙉✨ I do all things game accessibility, like chatting about design systems, and have an undying love for research.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

It’d be cool if folks who preach about accessibility added subtitles to their content 🥺👉🏼👈🏼

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

I can go into further detail on the differences, picking apart the track piece by piece… But what I’m trying to get at is I’m genuinely happy this is an option because I adore this song and would be sad to miss it in the upcoming remake. Accessibility win, for me at least 🙂

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

UX Designers and Accessibility ( #a11y ) advocates, please pay attention to what YouTube has done to the deaf communities over the past year: 1. Are removing community captions 2. Censoring automated captions This is a very dangerous road we are on, so please rt for visibility.

Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

I just didn't realize they actually followed through. I don't want to be overly critical, but this is setting a very dangerous precedent for accessibility and anyone and EVERYONE who works in accessibility should be very concerned right now.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Friendly reminder that if it’s available in the game, a gameplay feature or option is not considered “cheating” 🤗 Change the difficulty! Level that skill! Use the weapon! Summon that ally! Do what is fun & accessible for you 💖

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

🚨 Disabled gamers! 🚨 What is accessibility to you, and why is it important for your player experience? I’m doing a thing, rt’s appreciated ♥️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

@Imani_Barbarin Kinda high key hate when non-disabled people have to create “I was XX for a day” videos to get a point across rather than just like…. Listening to actual folks who directly experience this stuff.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

I’ve been hearing, hard of hearing, and deaf—so I have a very strong understanding of sound. There are plenty of games I’ve replayed through all these stages. I know exactly what this song sounds like. I can barely comprehend the newest version, but the original crystal clear.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

This is, by the strict definition, not equal access to content and user experience & makes me question YouTube's practices. Not only is it patronizing, but extraordinarily ableist. CC @rikkipoynter because I'm sure she has a thread on this. Girl, my mind right now...

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

7 years

@NyleDiMarco This has happened to me! My friend even made a comic about it lol

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Folks are missing one of the core reasons why sometimes ASL > subtitles. Not only does ASL express tone and emotion, but for many it’s their primary language. Do you know how exhausting it is to constantly do things in another language? For your hobby? This IS accessibility ☺️

Kotaku

@Kotaku

3 years

Forza Horizon 5's sign language interpreters are a huge step for gaming:

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

I never thought I could work in games bc there was no one in games that are deaf like me. It doesn't help that during my first games interview, in the final round, the director at [REDACTED] asked me, "So what do you plan to do about the whole deaf thing?" That messed me up 😭

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Still thinking about the sheer number of job interview offers that were "rescinded" from me after I disclosed my deafness. And then people ask why there aren't enough devs with disabilities in the games industry... 😫

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

I bought #dogecoin for my partner as a joke yesterday... We going to the moon baby 🚀🚀🚀

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

I am completely deaf, meaning I can’t hear at all. However, I have cochlear implants—an electronic device that can create an artificial sense of sound. It’s surgically placed and involves a removable outer processor. It’s neat and can be helpful (for me) but sound quality sucks.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

CI sound is distorted and robotic, lacking accurate tone, texture, timbre etc. Which makes sense! The cochlea has a bazillion receptors whereas a CI can only simulate a very small %. Meaning, audio that is more complex is harder for me to perceive, distinguish, and comprehend.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 months

@AMrootie Ohhhhh boy yeah, that’s not it 🤣

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Y’all joke but this is an entire subject in game accessibility. Accessible onboarding is an essential part of inclusive design. Tutorials, reminders, demonstrations, interactive learning… it’s all tied to cognition 🙂 Not to be confused with approachability 😉

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@successtextpost

1 year

when someone starts explaining complex board game rules to me

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

AHHHH!! WAIT!! YOUTUBE IS REALLY ACTUALLY CENSORING AUTOMATED CAPTIONS??

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Disney+ is adding ASL interpretations as an option and I’m so happy asdfghjkl;

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

Accessibility isn’t a trend; it’s a profession, practice, and necessity.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

"We can address accessibility after production"

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

9 months

It’s finally here!! #Harmonium 🤟🏼🎶 I poured my soul into the game design and writing for Harmonium. Being a Deaf musician myself, it has a very special place in my heart. I can’t wait for everyone to experience it. Congrats to the @TheOddGentlemen team 💜

The Game Awards

@thegameawards

9 months

The team at the Odd Gentlemen believe that they can develop a new type of gameplay by making their worlds accessible to all. Their newest release was created with the Deaf community in mind. This is Harmonium: The Musical. #TheGameAwards .

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Absolutely surreal still, very blessed 🥲

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

“Why do we need sign language? Aren’t subtitles good enough?” Me:

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Me: YO THE WITCHER HAS A DEAF CHARACTER!!! 😃♥️♥️♥️ *character is immediately killed* Whyyyyy 🥺😭

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Happy #GAAD ! Games accessibility is so crucial in design, so let’s take the time to talk, think, and learn about accessibility and inclusion. ♿️✨

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

I still can’t believe THIS HAPPENED 🤯

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

It’s National Disability Awareness Month! ♿️♥️ So let’s talk Deaf & Hard of Hearing etiquette 🧏🏻✨

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

I’m not here to criticize the latest video about curing deafness, mostly bc I’ve already discussed this many times before. But I ask that people raise their consciousness and consider biases when consuming this type of content. Here’s an essay I wrote:

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

10 months

cw: maine shooting, death, ableism Four deaf people were murdered, and some folks are more focused on how the interpreter looks “funny” and is “distracting” in the press release. Some even calling the Certified Deaf Interpreter as “fake” looking. Please, just let us grieve…

CBS News

@CBSNews

10 months

Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), who previously opposed a ban on assault rifles, says he's asking "for forgiveness" and now calls on Congress to ban the weapons after Wednesday's deadly shootings in Lewiston, Maine. "The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure."

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

5 months

Reminder to game devs that adding a disabled character to a game does not make it accessible. And making a game accessible does not mean your game has authentic disability representation. Disability Inclusion = Representation + Accessibility Representation =/= Accessibility

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

9 months

Like games? Love accessibility? I got a role for you! We are seeking a Game Accessibility Specialist to join the @EA team. Please boost, thank you! ♥️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

Got my hair cut today by the kindest hair salon. I shared in advance that I am deaf & they were swift to make my experience accessible and welcoming, with all kindness and no fuss. 🥹♥️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

YALL!!!! Anyone recognize that girl on @Xbox ’s stage? Because… AHHH 👀✨

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@momoxmia

2 years

Hello games accessibility hivemind & disabled gamer friends! ☺️👋🏼 I’m putting together a list of folks & outlets who provide video game reviews that touch or focus on accessible player experiences. Drop names, and feel free to make shameless self promotions! 😃⤵️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

Y’ALL! My brain still can’t cope with the fact that I designed a game that will be sold at actual stores and played by tons of actual people. Holy F*CK 🤯 Your deaf girl has come far y’all 🙏🏼♥️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

I made one of those videos, does that make me workplace official? 😃♥️

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

1 year

I also encourage you to watch Stella’s video. It is short and enriching:

I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much

Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make clear, automatically turn her into a noble inspiration to all...

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

“These are all features able-bodied gamers can benefit from, but they may also be the difference of whether a disabled can even play the game or not.” It’s as if accessibility, whether by design or through options, objectively makes our games better or something ♿️♥️♥️

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2 years

Disability accessibility in games is cool and important.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

7 years

@chrissyteigen Finally, my useless gaming knowledge is being used for the greater good.

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@momoxmia

3 years

Subtitles, by a Deaf Game Dev ✨ Things to consider: 1. Accuracy 2. Speaker labels 3. Intonation & emotion 4. Efficient sound effects 5. Font & size 6. Backdrop & color 8. Positioning 9. Length & line breaks 10. Time & synchronization 11. Directionality

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

I wanna make an accessible horror game that is actually scary for Deaf and Hard of Hearing gamers. 🤔💭

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

4 years

Sometimes, just a small change can make a game more accessible ☺️ In Minecraft, Mojang changed the ore textures, making it easier to differentiate for colorblind folks, as well as improves cognitive accessibility. Can’t wait for Caves and Cliffs update!

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@momoxmia

3 years

Deaf person: I can’t play this game because I can’t hear the audio cues. Hearing person: Don’t worry! The sound is annoying and the game sucks anyway. This ain’t it, y’all!!! We still want to play games. Good, bad, or annoying. 🙃✨

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@momoxmia

2 years

when you’re deaf and already asked x3 for someone to repeat themselves

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

7 years

@chrissyteigen You have to finish in 1st place with 10 coins for all four races.

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

I tweet about the audism I experience because I want folks like me to know they aren’t alone, and for others to learn what Deaf and Hard of Hearing people go through on a daily basis. We still have a lot of work to do ♥️

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@momoxmia

2 years

Subtitles in 11 language???? Signed in 4 languages!?!?! Holy crap my inner deaf child is so happy right now look at how much more inclusive this community is getting 😭♥️

Ubisoft

@Ubisoft

2 years

Tune in tomorrow for the most accessible #UbiForward to-date! 💬 Subtitled in 11 languages 🧏 Signed in 4 languages (🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🌐) 🗣️ Audio described in English 👉

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Morgan Baker

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10 months

Ok, can we talk about how accessible remote work is for employees with disabilities? It's been a life changer for me, personally 🙂 In fact, a 2022 analysis found that remote jobs saw the largest increase in the share of employees with disabilities 🤯

Remote Work is Enabling Higher Employment Among Disabled Workers

by Adam Ozimek The labor market, and the economy overall, are beset with a variety of problems. However, one pandemic silver lining has been under-discussed: the employment rate for people with...

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@momoxmia

3 years

Bless UX/UI designers that do this 😭🙏🏼

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@momoxmia

2 years

@YomiWrong @JetBlue Same airport and j*tBlue staff that tried to turn me down from a flight cause I’m deaf. Don’t even know their own protocols and backpedaled when I called them out ☹️

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@momoxmia

1 year

Us: Can we have accessibility? Mom: We have accessibility at home. Accessibility at home:

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@momoxmia

3 years

Policy via @JetBlue : -Be able to hear well enough to understand instructions shouted by crewmembers without assistance; may wear hearing aids. -Be able to speak English well enough to give information verbally to other customers All of which I can do, clear cut ableism 🥲

Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

The only seats left were emergency exit. I signed something to my husband in ASL, they asked if I was deaf… and that was that. Despite already demonstrating I can hear via cochlear implants, they decided I was no longer qualified to be seated in my spot. All because I signed.

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@momoxmia

4 years

✨ Include subtitles in all videos ✨

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4 years

HE HAS HEARING AIDS ‼️‼️

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@momoxmia

2 years

Games Accessibility does not always mean options. Designing with accessibility in mind not only means that more players can play our games, but it can also bring out the best in our design. And that's pretty neat 😃♥️

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@momoxmia

3 years

Psst... you! Yeah, you. 👀 Closed captions are not the only way you can make your game accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing gamers.

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@momoxmia

2 years

Gamers™️ be like: Adding accessibility is bad, you have to play the game AS intended!! Anyway look at this bug exploit I found. I’m level 500 with infinite money and can one shot the final boss. Git gud mates 🥱

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

7 months

A literal deaf dream, so amazing! Sense of belonging is so important y’all 🥺♥️

Culture Crave 🍿

@CultureCrave

7 months

Alaqua Cox says the whole #Echo cast and crew took ASL classes "When I arrived on set, I was greeted with, 'Hello, how are you?' in sign. It was the basics, but it was so nice to be able to communicate. It made me feel way more comfortable and welcomed" (via @Variety )

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

2 years

My #NewProfilePic by the one and only, talented @AngryangryD ! His incredible art captures my joy and energy 🥺💕 Please go check out his work! Forever obsessed with his style & #SpaceMaria 🥰💫

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3 years

What’s wild is that since the saw me using sign language, they assumed I would not be proficient in spoken English. And they explained all of this to me, in spoken English. To which I replied, in perfectly executed spoken English 😳 ABLEISM IS WILD Y’ALL 😫

Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

3 years

Just got turned away from a @JetBlue flight because I’m deaf. Can’t even make this up, I’m so tired y’all. I’m humiliated and exhausted.

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@momoxmia

1 year

@fierah Are we okay????

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Morgan Baker

@momoxmia

11 months

@BlondeHistorian Don’t assume you should ask 😅 I’ve been in many situations of being quizzed on my disabilities by total strangers. Some going as far as trying to touch and physically move me. I felt uncomfortable at best, and completely unsafe at worst.

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9 months

*taps sign* (and written 8 years ago!!)