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Press Release, 27 May 2021:<\/em>\u00a0SpecialEffect announce Friday 1 October as date for One Special Day flagship campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charity SpecialEffect has announced its flagship\u00a0One Special Day<\/a>\u00a0fundraising and awareness campaign, which will celebrate its sixth year on Friday 1 October.<\/p>\n

This campaign, which last year saw games industry companies from across the world raise \u00a3500K through making corporate donations, gifting sales revenue and participating in virtual events, is vital in supporting SpecialEffect\u2019s mission to help people with physical disabilities all over the world to access video games. Over 25 partners have already pledged their support, including:<\/p>\n

SEGA Europe, Space Ape, Codemasters, Playstation London Studio, Curve Digital, Miniclip, Seriously, First Touch Games, Fusebox, New Star Games, Kwalee, Criterion, Insert Coin Limited, UKIE, TIGA, Aardvark Swift, DirtyBit, Fingersoft, NaturalMotion, MAG Interactive, Pocket Gamer, Media Molecule, Nomad Games, Devolver, Indie Champions, Hey Stephen Hey, N Dreams, Aream & Co, JustFlight, Bossa, and Ustwo<\/p>\n

More partners and campaign details will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n

With demand for the charity\u2019s services continuing to rise and many of their fundraising events having been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, One Special Day in 2021 has taken on an extra significance, as SpecialEffect\u2019s Founder and CEO Mick Donegan explains:<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the challenges of the last 15 months, SpecialEffect has been continuing its work to bring the joy of video games and technology to some of the most disabled people in the world. Our staff have worked tirelessly in response to requests for accessibility advice from developers from far and wide while, at the same time, provided individual online assessments for the ever-increasing number of would-be gamers who have needed our help. Meanwhile, our R&D team have been working hard to introduce exciting new accessible gaming projects such as \u2018Eye Gaze Games\u2019, which is already opening up the world of gaming to severely disabled gamers in over 30 countries. Securing the future of all of our services is vital for those we support, which is why this year\u2019s One Special Day is more important than ever and one of the many reasons why we continue to be eternally grateful to those in the games industry who support in our work so generously.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Since its inception in 2016, One Special Day has raised over $1,500,000 towards the work of SpecialEffect to help people with disabilities in the United Kingdom and all over the world. If you\u2019d like to get your company involved in One Special Day\u00a0contact Nick Streeter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Press Release, 27 May 2021: SpecialEffect announce Friday 1 October as date for One Special Day flagship campaign Charity SpecialEffect has announced its flagship One Special Day fundraising and awareness campaign, which will celebrate its sixth year on Friday 1 October. This campaign, which last year saw games industry companies from across the world raise \u00a3500K through making corporate donations, gifting sales revenue and participating in virtual events, is vital in supporting SpecialEffect\u2019s mission to help people with physical disabilities all over the world to access video games. Over 25 partners have already pledged their support, including:nSEGA Europe, Space Ape, Codemasters, Playstation London Studio, Curve Digital, Miniclip, Seriously, First Touch Games, Fusebox, New Star Games, Kwalee, Criterion, Insert Coin Limited, UKIE, TIGA, Aardvark Swift, DirtyBit, Fingersoft, NaturalMotion, MAG Interactive, Pocket Gamer, Media Molecule, Nomad Games, Devolver, Indie Champions, Hey Stephen Hey, N Dreams, Aream & Co, JustFlight, Bossa, and UstwonMore partners and campaign details will be announced in the coming months.nWith demand for the charity\u2019s services continuing to rise and many of their fundraising events having been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, One Special Day in 2021 has taken on an extra significance, as SpecialEffect\u2019s Founder and CEO Mick Donegan explains:n\u201cDespite the challenges of the last 15 months, SpecialEffect has been continuing its work to bring the joy of video games and technology to some of the most disabled people in the world. Our staff have worked tirelessly in response to requests for accessibility advice from developers from far and wide while, at the same time, provided individual online assessments for the ever-increasing number of would-be gamers who have needed our help. Meanwhile, our R&D team have been working hard to introduce exciting new accessible gaming projects such as \u2018Eye Gaze Games\u2019, which is already opening up the world of gaming to severely disabled gamers in over 30 countries. Securing the future of all of our services is vital for those we support, which is why this year\u2019s One Special Day is more important than ever and one of the many reasons why we continue to be eternally grateful to those in the games industry who support in our work so generously.\u201d Since its inception in 2016, One Special Day has raised over $1,500,000 towards the work of SpecialEffect to help people with disabilities in the United Kingdom and all over the world. 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