Today's the day 🥳 We hope to welcome you all to the Gathering in person and online (and hopefully the GAConf Social) today 💜 Safe travels and see you soon!

2 Days to go! 😱 If you're attending the Gathering, use #ga11ygathering2026 and tag us so we can see your photos and thoughts! Attending in person? Bring a reusable water bottle if you have one! 🥤♻️

Adam Russell - one of our incredible speakers from last year - started a cake business! 🧁 This year we're so excited to have cupcakes (incl. vegan and gf) for the Gathering from Adam. Don't they look delicious?? 🤤 (Obviously these are not the exact ones for next week, we're just excited!)

🎟️ Tickets for in-person attendance are on sale for one more week! Let us know if you need any help affording a ticket or would like a code for your carer/guide. Plenty of FAQs available on the eventbrite also, and you can always reach out 💜

Game Accessibility Gathering 2026

An independent gaming accessibility micro conference.

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2 weeks to go! 😱 We're so looking forward to welcoming you all to the third year of the Game Accessibility Gathering! Only a few weeks left to grab tickets to the event, we hope to see you there!

Game Accessibility Gathering 2026

An independent gaming accessibility micro conference.

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The mixer is happening after @ga11ygathering.bsky.social, so if you want an awesome day with all the accessibilities you could wish for then remember to register for both events! #DevelopConf

The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

GAConf By The Sea! In-person social mixer alongside #DevelopConf, 15th July 6pm-8pm, in collaboration with @ga11ygathering.bsky.social. If you think accessibility for disabled players is cool and want to hang out with others who do too, tickets are now on sale! www.eventbrite.com/e/gaconf-by-...

After the Gathering, on Thursday at 2pm, there is a roundtable at Develop about "Making the case for accessibility" - it aims to highlight ways to get buy-in for accessibility at your studio. Roundtables are free attend, you just need a free expo pass!

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Lastly, we're very excited to be swapping our roundtable for a panel of industry experts! This panel will discuss Getting Started with Accessibility Consultancy, and aims to help both studios new to accessibility and aspiring consultants. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

I will be about the general Develop vibe area doing a talk at @ga11ygathering.bsky.social on the 15th about puzzles! I'll also be at the @gaconf.bsky.social By The Sea! mixer afterwards if you want to catch me to chat or ask me your burning questions (www.eventbrite.com/e/gaconf-by-...)

#GAConf By The Sea 2026

Evening social mixer, for people interested in making games accessible to disabled players.

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Game A11y Gathering@ga11ygathering.bsky.social · last mo.

We're welcoming back @spoonienet.com to give a talk on Accessibility in Video Game Puzzles! 🧩 Covering barriers presented by puzzles, and tips to help devs challenge their approach to designing and implementing puzzles in their games. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

Very excited to welcome @metafora09.bsky.social to give a talk on her game Oppidum, which won Best Accessibility Award at Iris Games Awards last year! The talk focuses on understanding we all have different needs and a game adapting to them feels GOOD. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

JoAnn Sproule will be joining us to give a talk about inclusivity in gaming communities. 💜 Accessibility in gaming extends into the accessibility of communities built around gaming, and whether every player genuinely feels they belong. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

Thrilled to welcome Anni Pekie with a talk all about Subtitles! There is a surprising number of details that contribute to the perfect closed caption! Come along for Anni's subtitle implementation checklist. ✅️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

We're welcoming back @spoonienet.com to give a talk on Accessibility in Video Game Puzzles! 🧩 Covering barriers presented by puzzles, and tips to help devs challenge their approach to designing and implementing puzzles in their games. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

This week we're kicking off our speaker spotlights! First up is a talk by @voicedgaming.bsky.social all about custom voice commands. 🎙️ Discussing their practicalities, useful command ideas, and techniques for some types of games. Get tickets on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

GAConf By The Sea! In-person social mixer alongside #DevelopConf, 15th July 6pm-8pm, in collaboration with @ga11ygathering.bsky.social. If you think accessibility for disabled players is cool and want to hang out with others who do too, tickets are now on sale! www.eventbrite.com/e/gaconf-by-...

#GAConf By The Sea 2026

Evening social mixer, exploring recent and future advancements in the field of game accessibility.

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As we get closer to our speaker announcement posts next week, remember that all our 2025 talks are all available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

GA11y Gathering 2025

Collection of talks from GA11y Gathering 2025.

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It's been two weeks since our tickets went live (link in bio!) 🎟️ Remember to check out all the other events listed on the Unofficial Develop Brighton Calendar 🗓️

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We had such a strong response we wanted to give everyone more time to get their nominations in! One more week to join the Year 3 cohort. #impact

Last but not least, huge thank you to Unity 💜 Unity provides us with an incredible space to host the event, and the work they do to help developers build accessibility into their games is impressive. Bianca's talk from GAConf explains some of their features: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY4_...

Sponsor shoutouts 💜 We're thrilled that Scopely has provided travel funds for our speakers this year, helping them attend in-person and upholding our goals of supporting our speakers and in-person networking. Read more about Scopely's work on player inclusion: www.scopely.com/en/news/buil...

Sponsor Shoutouts 💜 Next up, PlaytestCloud. Involving players with lived experience of disability is key to making games that are as accessible as possible, as without their insights you are left guessing what works for them. Find out more at www.playtestcloud.com/accessibility

This week we're taking time to thank our sponsors! 💜 First up, PlayStation, who continue to make accessibility a priority in their games, studios and hardware. We're constantly impressed and inspired by the work they do to include more players - learn more here: www.playstation.com/en-us/access...

YouTube Premiere links are ready for the Access-Ability Summer Showcase. Premiering TODAY at 4pm UK, 11am Eastern, 8am Pacific. Standard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWw4... ASL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWx3... Audio Described: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuXY... BSL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdOq...

Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2026

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Impact is about being present and visible. #disability #neurodiversity Nominate yourself or others now: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/BjiUxgez4v

Tickets (and agenda 👀) for the Game Accessibility Gathering 2026 are live now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/game-acces...

Game Accessibility Gathering 2026

An independent gaming accessibility micro conference.

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Save the date! 🗓️ The Game Accessibility Gathering will be on Wednedsay, 15th July from 11am-4pm, once again hosted at Unity's office in Brighton! Follow us on eventbrite to be notified when tickets go live: www.eventbrite.com/o/ga11y-gath...

Emails to everyone who submitted talks have been sent out! ‼️Please check your spam folder. If you haven't had an email, get in touch. We had so many incredible talk submissions this year, thank you folks! We'll also be announcing the date and time of the Gathering very soon! 👀

Thank you to everyone who submitted talks to the Gathering! 👏 We’re taking some time to go through all the submissions and will get back to everyone over the next few weeks. Some really amazing talks in here, we’re already excited about potential line ups!

Our speaker interest form closes tomorrow! If you're interested in giving a 15 minute micro talk on Game Accessibility at Brighton in July, submit your idea here:

Apply to Speak at the GA11y Gathering — Game Accessibility Gathering

We want to support the next generation of advocates, and we do this via an open call for speakers. With our 15-minute micro talk format we think this is the perfect opportunity for new speakers to…

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The Games Accessibility Conference EU is a go! Will you be joining the event in the Discord and meeting new people who love accessibility like us? @gaconf.bsky.social www.gaconf.com