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Peer Counseling

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Peer Counseling Process:

Flow Diagram, 4 bubbles. 1. Getting to Know You. 2. Crafting Solutions. 3 Enjoy the Game. 4. Connecting with People.

The primary focus of the AbleGamers Peer Counseling program is to engage, understand, and educate people with the knowledge and skills needed to get back to gaming and the rich experiences, joining a community of millions of players worldwide. Our Peer Counseling team consists of players with disabilities and professionals who get to know the player with disabilities and to understand their needs and work toward individualized solutions that will allow the person to start playing.

Aaron Price is a Peer Counselor at AbleGamers. His own journey back to gaming has led him to being the guide that helps others.

AbleGamers’ Peer Counseling program was designed to explore challenges and barriers to play with the end goal of providing individualized solutions. To that end, peer counselors spend as much time as necessary, and figuring out the gaming setup for people with disabilities is extremely time-consuming. Peer counseling sessions serve as a starting point for granting the hardware, custom controllers, and specialized equipment/technologies that can be prohibitively expensive.

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text that says 'Peer Counseling Impact. Hundreds of people with disabilities are helped through peer counseling each year. Thousands of hours of support provided through programs and services. Hundreds of adaptive tech and equipment granted to people with disabilities. Assistive technology and equipment costs an average of $350 to $2,000 per person.'

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First launched in early 2016 and as part of Peer Counseling, AbleGamers partners with primarily children’s and rehabilitation hospitals to reach more players by providing a nearby location to assist. Partner organizations are Powered by AbleGamers through initial and ongoing support/training for staff on best practices in adaptive gaming and donation of specialized controllers and other devices.

With your support, AbleGamers aims to increase the size and frequency of future partners.

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Mount Sinai logo
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Nationwide Children's logo
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UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center logo
Shepherd Center
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital logo
Texas Children's
Emerging Tech Lab at RLANRC
You can help.

Individuals with disabilities are 51% more likely to be socially isolated than those without disabilities. However, gaming has the unique power to connect people beyond physical boundaries, offering a channel for social interaction. Thanks to donors like you, we can continue our mission to change the lives of people with disabilities through the power of play.