Accessibility & Inclusiveness Considerations for Role-Playing Gamers

All of the information in this section is based on over 40 years of actual real-world experiences in our research, community programs, or evidence-in-practice data from RPG.LLC staff, as well as contributions from others (attributed where applicable).

• Accessibility Consideration topics, including pros and cons for each RPG Format, for different populations:
• Developmental level differences
• Video. Audio. Text considerations
• Accessibility considerations for specific populations
• Medication and treatments side effects considerations
• Aphantasia
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Visual impairments and differences including various types of blindness
• Learning differences/disabilities
• Neurodifferences
• Mental health considerations by diagnostic population
• Schizophrenia and dissociative related considerations
• Wheelchair accessible considerations
• Fine motor skills, grasping, lifting, manipulation, writing.
• Brain injury considerations
• LARP adaptations for Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinsons, and other disorders with similar physical challenges.
• Computer adaptive equipment.
• Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)
• Reaction and coordination adaptations
• Turn-based rather than real-time interaction.
• Cognitive impairment adaptations, including processing limitations or reaction speed considerations.
• Cultural and language considerations
• Idioms and colloquialisms, including regional variants.
• Competition versus cooperation
• Assertiveness versus passivity

This is not an all-inclusive list, and is being updated and expanded regularly. If you have a question about a specific accessibility consideration for a specific RPG format, please contact us with your question(s) and we will provide information where possible and/or add your questions to our to-be-researched list.