Steven Weitz

Director of Professional Development @AbleGamers. Artist. Teacher. Animator. Game designer. Carbon-based lifeform. 60% water. 40% English Muffin pizza.

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@Jarvdusa @AbleGamers I am humbled; thank you Jarvs, and I am so glad the training was impactful for you.

I’m excited for all the wonderful accessible experiences you will help create!

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@MissFire4 @AbleGamers Congrats, Mila! It was great to have you in the training, and please keep in touch if you need anything else. We are all excited for the wonderful, accessible experiences you and your team will create! #SoEveryoneCanGame

[AbleGamers Charity @AbleGamers]

A huge thank you to @updownkc for last week's Coins for a Cause fundraising event benefitting the mission at AbleGamers. $1821 in funds were raised from token sales that night, which will be used locally to enable play and combat social isolation for gamers with disabilities.

[AbleGamers Charity @AbleGamers]

⚠️ Today is the last day to enter to win an expenses paid trip to Blizzard Studios or Treyarch Studio in California. Every entry supports the mission of accessible play for disabled gamers!

Enter to win: https://t.co/0KoaEWiymf

[AbleGamers Charity @AbleGamers]

Supporting accessible gaming 🤝 Chance to win the trip of a lifetime

Learn more about this sweepstakes and enter to win: https://t.co/0KoaEWiymf

Thank you to @ATVI_AB for helping make this sweepstakes possible!

[AbleGamers Charity @AbleGamers]

Our friends at @Twitch are giving $10,000 in matching donations. Every dollar you give right now is worth $2. 🧡

Donate on the Twitch stream: https://t.co/yi5HyoCNx0

Or Tiltify: https://t.co/OgdrKJ3D6V

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

Last year’s was wonderful - you don’t want to miss out!

[AbleGamers Charity @AbleGamers]

Only three more days until the virtual event of the year!! Join us in celebrating 20 years of changing the lives of disabled players through accessibility in gaming.

Get your tickets: https://t.co/GCFSeOQJKI

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

Hello fellow #GDC24 folks!

Still building your schedule? Check out my talk, “Empower Your Players: How to Level-Up Difficulty Modes into Accessibility” (Wednesday at 3:30 in 2014 West)

You won’t regret it!

… or maybe you will. I don’t know your life.

https://t.co/dd2vVKzXgr

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

I’ll be furthering the @AbleGamers mission by talking game accessibility this Friday with Activision Blizzard King’s Adrian Ledda, on a @sxsw panel moderated by @sarahparvini

Check it out if you want to make your games and products more accessible!

https://t.co/LSoISgYNQ6

[AbleGamers Charity @AbleGamers]

Save the date: Our 2nd annual virtual AbleGamers Gala is on April 6th. Join us for a day of fun to support the mission of giving people with disabilities the same opportunities as everyone else for positive experiences through play.

Stay tuned for more Gala details to come!

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@Standby9071 @TheCafeEla @AbleGamers @Ubisoft The training is designed for those in the industry or aspiring to be in the industry (or related fields), and (as Ela noted), the APX patterns themselves are freely available online. You can learn more at https://t.co/zaQUO6CVbW and feel free to message me with any questions!

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@TheCafeEla @AbleGamers @Ubisoft Congrats, Ela - it’s very well deserved! We’re so glad you could join us for the training, and please do let us know if you need any more help as you make the gaming world a more accessible place!

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@TheOakenForest @AbleGamers @HereLiesStacey Congrats Cameron! Keep making the gaming world a more accessible place, and we’ll be here to help as you need it 🙂

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@GregJHazy I am here and would certainly love to see you! I also just realized you said to DM you, so I guess this doesn’t count 🤔

[Kinda Brave @Kindabravepub]

1/2: For people with disabilities, the friendships formed through gaming can be especially valuable. We're happy to say that selected #accessibility champions at Kinda Brave and our studios have become Certified APX Practitioners through @AbleGamers.

[Kinda Brave @Kindabravepub]

2/2: The course is full of concrete applications and learnings, and we really recommend all game developers who have the chance to check it out. Here are our own four key takeaways after completing it: https://t.co/trhq1rXN42

[3Play Media @3playmedia]

We had an amazing fireside chat with leaders at @AbleGamers last week about the impact of accessibility in gaming communities. It was great to learn about the life changing work happening at AbleGamers.

Read our latest blog for a summary of the webinar: https://t.co/cSeBeut1Bm

[3Play Media @3playmedia]

We have a very exciting fireside chat with leaders at @AbleGamers today at 2 PM ET. We’ll be chatting all about the impact of accessibility in gaming. You will not want to miss it!

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@GregJHazy It was a pleasure to work with you, Greg, and I know you’ll continue to do amazing things wherever you end up. Good luck, my friend - I’m always more than happy to help however I can!

[Steven Weitz @steven_weitz]

@markbarlet @G4C @turn_on_red I seem to have misplaced my hazmat suit - so hopefully double-masking and scowling at anyone who gets too close will suffice.