Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ABLEGAMERS FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO ENABLE PLAY, IN ORDER TO COMBAT SOCIAL ISOLATION, FOSTER INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY.
THE ABLEGAMERS FOUNDATION ENABLES PLAY TO COMBAT SOCIAL ISOLATION THAT IS AN EPIDEMIC AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
PEER COUNSELING: WHILE COVID MADE INTERACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY MORE CHALLENGING IN 2020, ABLEGAMERS TEAM OF TRAINED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS CONTINUED OUR MISSION BY PERFORMING VIRTUAL ONE ON ONE CONSULTATIONS WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2020 ABLEGAMERS LAUNCHED A NEW PEER COUNSELING SUPPORT PORTAL, EXPANDING HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. OVER 4,822 PEOPLE READ AND INTERACTED WITH THE PORTAL DURING 2020.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ABLEGAMERS FULLY LAUNCHED THE ACCESSIBLE PLAYER EXPERIENCE (APX) PRACTITIONER CLASS AND IN 2020 WE TRAINED 120 DEVELOPERS FROM LARGE, TRIPLE-A STUDIOS TO SMALL DEVELOPERS AND COLLEGE LEVEL STUDENTS. THE APX PROGRAM EXPANDED DURING 2020 RESULTING IN A 300% INCREASE IN ADOPTION OF RESEARCH AND DESIGN PATTERNS, LEADING TO A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRY AND ENABLING MORE PLAYERS WITH DISABILITIES.
USER RESEARCH (UR): UR HAS STOOD UP AND EXPANDED OUT PLAYER PANEL, A GROUP OF OVER 400 PLAYERS WITH DISABILITIES. BY PROVIDING ABLEGAMERS WITH UNIQUE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, THESE PLAYERS ALLOWED THE ORGANIZATION TO PARTNER PARTICIPANTS WITH INDUSTRY PROJECTS AND LEND THEIR UNIQUE EXPERTISE TO MAKING A MORE ACCESSIBLE GAMING SPACE. IN 2020, ABLEGAMERS PLACED 222 PLAYERS WITH DISABILITIES INTO PROJECTS WITH DEVELOPERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Barlet | PRESIDENT | 45 | $129,392 |
| Larry Goldberg | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cheryl Mitchel | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Spohn | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 5 | $0 |
| Christopher Power | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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