A round-up of the talks from GAConf Europe 2023

The Games Accessibility Conference returned to London on the 24th and 25th of April, with a program of talks on accessibility at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre. The conference talks were also live streamed through Zoom thanks to the conference’s hybrid setup.

“In a time where many events are returning to in-person only,” conference co-director, Tara Voelker told me, “we are embracing hybrid to truly support the disability community.

“I think events are getting more accessible overall, but I like to think we keep trying to set the bar and act as an example for other events to follow.”

It’s a setup that means speakers and attendees can attend GAConf on their own terms.

“We get to hear from excellent speakers and learn about their expertise from around the world, which we may have not been able to get if we required physical attendance,” Voelker said. “We want the content of our conference to be available to anyone interested, so supporting hybrid has been a no-brainer. We’ve seen a positive impact of the hybrid event with larger attendance with these barriers for attendance removed.”