Mick Donegan

SpecialEffect Founder and CEO - Doing whatever I can to help people with disabilities through cutting edge technology

[ianeditz @ianeditz]

Thanks to his adaptive controllers, Thomas has now mastered running and jumping with 1 hand on his favourite @xboxuk game @pawpatrol @SpecialEffect

[Lucy @PocketLocket20]

In 2007, I was still at school, not quite yet a tea addict, but already in love with McFly 😂💖

In 2024, I've done a charity stream for my respite place & have been gaming again for just over a year thanks to the support of @SpecialEffect 💙🧡

#2007vs2024 #DisabilityPrideMonth

[Mick Donegan @MickDonegan]

@PocketLocket20 @SpecialEffect Hi Lucy, many thanks for this lovely post! Delighted that you're able to play so many games and that you're using the XAC to access the Nintendo!

[Mick Donegan @MickDonegan]

@SpecialEffect @ForzaMotorsport I feel so very lucky to have such a wonderful assessment team (like our OT, Frankie) who is featured in the video, and to have the opportunity to do our best to help such amazing people as Joe, not just as a one-off but throughout their whole lives.

[Game Republic is on Bluesky @gamerepublic]

Amazing day with #gamedevs from the North @SpecialEffect @PitStopTweets @TTGames @CoopInnovations @RevSoftGames @xrgamesvr @TheBGI @uk_ie to name a few at Buckingham Palace Garden Party for the creative industries 🎉 @DCMS

[BAFTA Games @BAFTAGames]

Founder and CEO of @SpecialEffect Mick Donegan collects the BAFTA Special Award 👏

#BAFTAGamesAwards

[Mick Donegan @MickDonegan]

@TimOfLegend @SpecialEffect Huge thanks for your very generous message, Tim - it means a great deal to us all - very much hope it's not to long until our paths cross again!

[Mick Donegan @MickDonegan]

@BAFTAGames @SpecialEffect The whole of the SpecialEffect team are both stunned and humbled by this remarkable news. My heartfelt thanks to BAFTA for acknowledging the tireless efforts of my wonderful, dedicated team, along with all of the remarkable people who support us, in this way.

[BAFTA Games @BAFTAGames]

We're honoured to present this year's BAFTA Special Award to @SpecialEffect, the games charity that brings the joy of gaming to physically disabled people across the world 🏆

The award will be presented to Founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan at the #BAFTAGamesAwards on 11 April.

[Nick Smith @NickSmith_ITV]

Fantastic evening filming at @SilverstoneUK museum with the @SpecialEffect team as they trial tech allowing those with severe mobility issues to tour the exhibits from the comfort of their own home, interacting along the way …

[Jingle Jam @jinglejam]

In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re delighted to share this amazing story from our #JingleJam22 charity partners @SpecialEffect. Happy gaming, Elliot!

[Mick Donegan @MickDonegan]

@tai_the_ot @SpecialEffect @UoW_DigiHealth Many thanks for your kind words, Tai!

[Mick Donegan @MickDonegan]

@SpecialEffect @GameBlast It was our privilege to help Joe along his gaming journey over many years and myself and the team at SpecialEffect will miss him very, very much.