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October 5, 2025Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology7 citationsOpen Access

Benefits, barriers, and accessibility in video games: a focus group study of college students with disabilities

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MLMinju LeeMYMichael YeomansELEve Lansford

Key Points

  • Engaging in video gaming offers benefits to college students with disabilities, enhancing their social experiences and self-esteem.
  • Psychological and emotional barriers hinder the gaming experience for students with disabilities, impacting their participation in gaming communities.
  • Utilizing self-determination theory, the study highlights motivations and suggests accessibility improvements for inclusive gaming environments.
  • Future development in gaming should prioritize accessibility measures to better support players with diverse needs.

Abstract

Purpose This study explores the barriers, including psychological and emotional challenges, faced by college students with disabilities while engaging in video gaming. It also investigates the benefits of gaming, utilising Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to understand motivations and experiences. Furthermore, it provides insights into future development and accessibility measures to promote inclusive gaming environments.

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Lee et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e25382d6d66a53c2474a71https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2568171
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