Kakao Games is recruiting applicants for a project to support assistive devices to improve accessibility to games for the disabled for the third consecutive year
Apr 07, 2025
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Kakao Games plans to recruit applicants for assistive devices for people with physical disabilities and brain lesions living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province by May 7 and select a total of 30 people. Related documents, such as applications, can be found on the Gyeonggi-do Rehabilitation Engineering Service Research Support Center (hereinafter referred to as the Center) or the Beautiful Foundation website.
Applicants who have been confirmed to be eligible for application through the first document screening will be notified of their passage through individual contact with the center's website later. After that, the final support target will be selected through a consultation evaluation by assistive engineering experts and a usability evaluation of game assistive devices that assess the degree of use of game assistive devices currently in use in consideration of the type and degree of disability of applicants.
The disabled game aids provided through this project include special keyboard (macrokeyboard, magnifying keyboard, one-handed keyboard, etc.), special mouse (head, eyeball, one-handed mouse, quad stick), switch and accessory (handle-type joystick, button-type arcade stick, one-handed controller, etc.), game controller and special input device (arcade stick, proteus, Zipad controller, audio radar, etc.), posture-related aids (height adjustment, wheelchair desk, etc.), and console compatible device (Flex, MS, Xbox controller, Sony access, etc.).
An official from Kakao Games said, "Over the course of two years, more than 60 people with brain lesions and physical disabilities were able to enjoy games in a more convenient environment and improve their quality of life through game aids."We will take the lead in improving the enjoyment of game culture and closing the gap in game accessibility for the disabled."
Marking its third year this year, the 'Project to Support Auxiliary Devices for Improving Access to Games for the Disabled' is a social contribution project in which Kakao Games cooperates with the Beautiful Foundation, the National Rehabilitation Center, and the Gyeonggi Rehabilitation Engineering Service Research Support Center to support more professional customized game aids and provide follow-up management to the disabled, and has provided 405 assistants to a total of 66 people with disabilities from 2023. Kakao Games emphasized that it plans to actively support the business so that it can be carried out systematically this year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
