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Kolo

@helloitskolo.com

UK based Gamer, wheelchair user and lover of strong narratives! Sci-fi, accessibility, TTRPGs, plants, community and stopping to pet the cat🌻🌈♿ she/her find me here: helloitskolo.com/links work enquiries: business@helloitskolo.com

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Grant Stoner@supercrip1994.bsky.social · last wk.

For seven years, I've had the privilege of reporting on accessibility and the disabled perspective. And now, during my seventh Disability Pride Month in this industry, I'm left wondering if this beat is coming to an end. Read my first @skyboxcritics.com piece here: skyboxcritics.com/2026/07/28/t...

The vanishing art of disability reporting

As the games industry contracts, disability reporting is facing an extinction-level crisis.

skyboxcritics.com

Kolo@helloitskolo.com · 2mo ago

PSA: Someone on Discord is impersonating me & DMing people, mostly other streamers, in what I believe to be a scam. I have not DMd you. My DMs on Discord are closed. I will never DM you asking for money, for personal details, or ask you to click links etc. Please block & report if they contact you

Grant Stoner@supercrip1994.bsky.social · 2w ago

With layoffs at Xbox, sources indicate accessibility efforts have also been affected. What was once a champion of accessibility is now a shell of its former self, unsure if accessibility even has a place at the new Xbox. Read my first report for @aftermath.site here: aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs...

Layoffs Leave The Future Of Xbox’s Award-Winning Accessibility Efforts In Doubt

Former workers say Xbox cuts leave less resources and experts to make sure games are developed, labelled, and tested with accessibility in mind

aftermath.site

Suyi@suyidavies.com · 2w ago

Lemme tell y'all an AI story: Yesterday, I was at Costco, selecting those big ass watermelons. An elderly gentleman spotted me & stopped. "The sweet ones," he said, "have some green & some yellow. All green--no sweet. All yellow, nah. You want half-half." Then he proceeded to select one for me.

Kolo@helloitskolo.com · 3w ago

If you fancy a giggle (& some trees) today... enjoy this video🌲 Best demo I've played all year, an infuriating & hilarious masterpiece. I raged at it for an hour & loved every second. The best & worst (complimentary!!) 10/10 would spend hours joyfully cursing it again. youtu.be/SARM1i05i60

YouTube Thumbnail with the text "Trees Hate Me". Kolo's face is in the foreground, expression scrunched up and eyes closed with three white question marks next to her head. the background is two images from the game demo Trees Hate You, one has a character's path blocked by a bending tree and the other shows a character it trapped under overlapping tree roots.
Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of: improved recognition changing help-seeking behaviour institutional incentives pressures within existing service pathways Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including: real increases in distress in some groups improved recognition of previously unmet need changing expectations about support systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services. The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
Kolo@helloitskolo.com · 4w ago

Did a hard thing today then joked to my partner about how adulthood sucks because you don't get a gold star when you do hard things. Just found this on my desk 🥹

A hand drawn gold star on lined paper. The words "YOU DID IT" above the star in upper case letters.
⚡ Shaz Shanghari@shazshanghari.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is heard to hear. A lot of the Xbox accessibility team are excellent and really care about what they do. I hope they find homes in the industry somewhere, because that talent and expertise should not be lost.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz@laurakbuzz.bsky.social · last mo.

God, it looks like a LOT of Accessibility specialists were hit by today's layoffs at Xbox, inclusing some of their most senior accessibility folks. This feels like a REALLY bad sign for accessibility at Xbox going forward. A huge amount of skilled talent being thrown out as part of this "shake up".

Kat Welsford@popelady.bsky.social · last mo.

SURPRISE! I'm going to be at develop Tuesday - Thursday to hear wonderful pitches from indies with our VP Ben Finch - What are we looking for? Games with Soul - We want games created by talented teams who show their passion in their game - How can you pitch to us? [SEE THREAD]

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The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · last mo.

Reminder that we offer free tickets to any developers who have recently been laid off. If this is you, drop us a message for the promo code! #DevelopConf #GAConf

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-...

Kolo@helloitskolo.com · last mo.

Please don't make weird comments about people wearing cooler clothing/less makeup. There's a heatwave and we're trying to keep cool, you don't need to make it weird. Thanks!!!

Kolo@helloitskolo.com · 2mo ago

PSA: Someone on Discord is impersonating me & DMing people, mostly other streamers, in what I believe to be a scam. I have not DMd you. My DMs on Discord are closed. I will never DM you asking for money, for personal details, or ask you to click links etc. Please block & report if they contact you

Kolo@helloitskolo.com · 2mo ago

What's the one game you're most excited for that came out of the last week of games showcases? I'm slowly catching up on news and I'm sure I've missed some absolute gems - what have your faves been?