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ROG Xbox Ally X accessibility review - Can I Play That?

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 7h

Thanks to @xbox.com providing Marijn with the ROG Xbox Ally X, we can share our accessibility impressions today!

The Windows 11 powered handheld PC packs a lot of punch, great ergonomics, and ease of use thanks to the Xbox full screen experience.

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The ROG Xbox Ally X is a handheld PC packing a lot of punch with improved ergonomics and a lot of accessibility features.

EA accessibility portal details Battlefield 6 features - Can I Play That?

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 1d

It's all very "how do you do, fellow gamedevs?" coming from a dodgy PR guy in bootleg Fyre Festival merch.

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 2d

Electronic Arts detailed the accessibility features of the recently released Battlefield 6 on their accessibility portal.

It features lots of customization of the UI, with several settings including handy previews in different lighting situations.

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Electronic Arts detailed the accessibility features of the recently released Battlefield 6 on their accessibility portal.

Autistic woman totally dyes hair blue to piss off incels

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 2d

Niamh Callaghan, 27, reportedly likes her blue hair, but not as much as she likes being the physical manifestation of an Aspie Supremacist’s worst nightmare.

An autistic woman has revealed that she mostly dyes her hair blue in order to annoy basement-dwelling dweebs who think women can’t be autistic. Niamh Callaghan, 27, reportedly likes her blue hair,…

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 2d

One more time for the people in the back.

ᓅᑎᓂᑐᒫᑲᐣ @cedarsageskoden.bsky.social · 5d

old twitter discourse anyone???

that chick flipping the bird with the caption “fuck christopher columbus” is a screencap from a video where she drops the N-word. there are so many other ways to say fuck columbus and this impending bs holiday without perpetuating anti-Blackness

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 3d

It's not the most stable file format, the color overlay is starting to fade in some layers...

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 3d

QRT with a game released in the year you were born.

Pew pew!

Box art of the Nintendo game Duck Hunt for the NES. It features a pixelated flying duck with an explosion close to it. A light gun icon is shown below.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 3d

Can I get a pass for already losing my hair twice? Trying to keep hair_v3.0_final.psd going for a while.

cranny boy @crannyboy.bsky.social · 3d

It's going bald Sunday. Everybody lose your hair

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 3d

I assumed as much but wanted to make sure. You were and are very welcome!

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 3d

@aderyn.bsky.social just a quick check-in to make sure you didn't blip out of the Ninty fam group by accident! Wouldn't want to have you miss out on anything.

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 4d

Cc. @alblune.bsky.social 👀

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 4d

I think this calls for cocktails... Molotov for the storage unit and something stronger for yourself.

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 4d

Sadly I don't think dating apps wouldn't be very profitable if they actually worked, got to get those repeat customers.

Indie Spotlight: Squeakross Home Squeak Home - Can I Play That?

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 5d

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home is a nonogram puzzle game with an accessible twist.

Read our latest Indie Spotlight to find out how Marijn found its cognitive and visual accessibility features. There's even some unexpected disability representation!

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Squeakross: Home Squeak Home brings a lot of accessibility to the nonogram puzzle genre, often choosing the accessible option by default.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 5d

With the genetic aspects of autism one could argue that autism, at least for some, is in fact stored in the balls.

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

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ᓅᑎᓂᑐᒫᑲᐣ @cedarsageskoden.bsky.social · 5d

old twitter discourse anyone???

that chick flipping the bird with the caption “fuck christopher columbus” is a screencap from a video where she drops the N-word. there are so many other ways to say fuck columbus and this impending bs holiday without perpetuating anti-Blackness

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 6d

There's zero practical use to store any sensitive data beyond a session to perform this ridiculous verification. It should just tick a box and delete whatever was checked immediately.

Orgs. being prepared to spend money to store this data longer than needed is sus AF.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
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A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

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Bungie raises funds for AbilityPoints for National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Can I Play That?

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 6d

I gotta hand it to whatever advertising firm Informa hired to make these, there really is something almost poetic about GDC's advertising being "an AI-looking depiction of an industry staple being destroyed with no clear elaboration of what comes after." Masterclass in unintentionally nailing it.

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · 7d

A New Era Awaits!

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 6d

The Bungie Foundation is fundraising for our parent organization AbilityPoints this National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Donors receive a Hope Hues emblem for Destiny 2. A huge thank you to @bungiefoundation.bungie.net and the community for the support!

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The Bungie Foundation is fundraising for our parent organization AbilityPoints during National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

PEAK accessibility updates continue with new colorblind mode - Can I Play That?

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It's Topher Winward! ✌️ @topher.io · 6d

I do a monthly round-up of accessibility news at work, and going straight to Can I Play That? as one of my sources is invaluable every time.

A brilliant team doing brilliant work, go give them a follow, and if you can, support with a donation!

Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · Sep 10

A colorblind mode is the latest in a series of accessibility updates for mountain climbing game sensation PEAK.

It follows a series of patches with photosensitivity and bug phobia modes among many other balancing and quality of life improvements.

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A colorblind mode is the latest in a series of accessibility updates for PEAK, following patches with photosensitivity and bug phobia modes.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 6d

Attending this year needs time travel, I would also have some questions...

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 6d

Sleep Token making you miss your bed time, how dare