Amy

TAKING CONTROL OF HER OWN DESTINY.

How the fun and games started.

Amy is a 13-year-old girl whose family contacted Everyone Can after finding out that we find ways to enable people with complex disabilities to play video games.

Amy has cerebral palsy, a disability that affects her whole body and makes most daily tasks difficult and playing video games impossible. That was until we carried out an assessment with one of our assistive technicians.

Taking fun to the next level.

We had now found a way that Amy could drive through Arizona in Forza and hurling ice balls in Power Rangers, but she needed a way to hone these newfound skills and this is where our gaming centre came in. Our centre is not only a place for her to practice, but a place for her to meet people and make new friends.

Amy is now in intensive training. Her goal is to become more proficient in using the adaptations that enable her to play.

We have set up a joystick with a custom-made top, that gives her the grip she needs to deliver that killer blow in Power-rangers. Over time we intend to add more buttons, however, for now she uses up to 3, placed to one side so she can accelerate and brake or kick and punch her way through the games.

Amy is now part of our gaming community.

Amy now plays alongside up to 30 children at our gaming sessions. Some children are disabled, and some are not and that’s how we designed the sessions, to reflect an ideal, fully inclusive society, where it doesn’t matter if you are disabled or not, Amy is just a girl having fun and enjoying being with other children and making friends.

It’s incredible to think how far Amy has come in such a short time and her journey has just begun. We will continue to help to her play more independently and more importantly, have more fun and find new friends.