• 16. Drew Redepenning: on adaptive gaming, importance of accessibility features, and the role of assistive tech professionals

  • Oct 4 2024
  • Length: 41 mins
  • Podcast

16. Drew Redepenning: on adaptive gaming, importance of accessibility features, and the role of assistive tech professionals

  • Summary

  • Drew Redepenning (University of Pittsburgh profile) is a physical medicine and rehabilitation resident physician, biomedical engineer, and certified assistive technology specialist, with a passion for adaptive gaming. In this episode, we discuss the evolution and importance of adaptive gaming, the challenges of funding and accessibility, and the creation of Gaming Readapted, a resource for adaptive gaming equipment. Drew shares insights on evaluating adaptive controllers, the growing field of adaptive e-sports, and the role of assistive technology specialists. You can find other useful resources on adaptive gaming here.

    This episode is powered by:

    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CREATE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences) at the University of Washington
    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RESNA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(the Rehabilitation Engineering and assistive technology Society of North America)
    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NIDILRR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ARRT Training grant 90ARCP0005-01-00
    Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about 16. Drew Redepenning: on adaptive gaming, importance of accessibility features, and the role of assistive tech professionals

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.