Meet six people selected to "showcase and celebrate" disabled and neurodiverse people in the UK games industry
UK games trade body Ukie's latest diversity campaign, Impact, has revealed the first six individuals selected to «level up the games industry for disabled and neurodiverse people», celebrating their «outstanding passion, success and contribution to disability advocacy».
Impact, which aims to «showcase and celebrate the talents» of six disabled and neurodiverse UK-based games industry professions", launched back in April. The «annual long-term initiative» hopes to feature people from across various areas, specialisms and levels and «have stood out in their career [as] are proud advocates of their identity».
The six individuals selected from 80+ nominations are:
«In our most recent census of the games industry, 23 per cent of people identified themselves as neurodiverse, and 13 per cent of people reported having a physical disability. Campaigns such as Impact are vital for showcasing the unique value and perspectives that disabled and neurodiverse members of our industry bring,» said Ukie Co-CEO, Daniel Wood.
«We're proud to see the reception that Impact has already, and we’re excited for how this cohort can help increase accessibility for disabled and neurodiverse people who want to enter the games industry.”
»There has never been anything like Impact before, which makes it all the more essential as an initiative, to reflect the fundamental reality of working in the games industry as disabled and neurodivergent people — the barriers and the successes in equal measure," adds Harriet Frayling, project lead for Impact at Many Cats Studios." The simple fact is that disabled people are here, from all walks of life, from every background and have always been here.
«To really emphasise this, our cohort is an impressively
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