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ARTICLE · 23 FEBRUARY 2021

Microsoft Unveils Xbox Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.0

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Games have been a source of leisure for anyone regardless of age, race, or ability.

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Games have been a source of leisure for anyone regardless of age, race, or ability. However, the industry as a whole has only recently made strides to incentivize accessibility in games. In 2018, Microsoft created the Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is a set of devices that players can customize to create a comfortable play experience. In 2020, the Game Awards created a new award for Innovation in Accessibility and AbleGamers held its inaugural Video Game Accessibility Awards in partnership with Twitch.

For Microsoft, the  Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, originally launched in January of 2020, was a labor of love. The purpose of the guidelines is to act as a self-check on a developer's game to ensure it meets certain accessibility recommendations. These recommendations were based on input from industry experts and the Gaming & Disability community. Now that the guidelines have been public for a year, developers have spent enough time with the guidelines to also

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