{"id":3831,"date":"2021-12-09T15:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T15:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T15:35:18","slug":"youve-made-a-little-boy-very-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/youve-made-a-little-boy-very-happy","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYou\u2019ve made a little boy very happy!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dV5R0dwUrmY\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Benjamin\u2019s having the time of his life playing FIFA with his dad thanks to the help of our specialist assessment team and the loan of a carefully selected joystick that exactly matches his needs and abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin loves FIFA and can play using its <a href=\"https:\/\/gameaccess.info\/fifa-22-motor-accessibility-related-options\/\">two-button mode<\/a>. He has cerebral palsy, and although he has difficulty using his right hand he\u2019s able to use a controller with the thumb and forefinger of his left hand. He\u2019d been using a Joy-Con to play, but the way he had to hold it meant that moving right across the screen required an upward push of the joystick.<\/p>\n<p>Our therapists Jacob and Joe met with Benjamin and his family via a remote assessment call to discuss ways in which he might improve his access to the game he loved. They recommended a joystick from our extensive loan library of assistive gaming equipment that had the potential to be easier for him to hold than the Joy-Con, and whose joystick directions would work as he wanted them to. Its two buttons could also be mapped for FIFA\u2019s two button mode.<\/p>\n<p>The joystick was dispatched along with the appropriate connections and adaptors for it to work with a Nintendo Switch and, as the video shows, it\u2019s been a real success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve made a little boy very happy and his daddy too,\u201d said his father. \u201cI feel like a teenager again scoring \u2018worldie\u2019 goals with\u202fBenjamin!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so glad that the loan is making such a positive difference to Benjamin\u2019s enjoyment of his games and enabling him to play with his family. Our team will be on hand to offer further online specialist support as he takes on more gaming challenges in the future, and we\u2019re looking forward to meeting him in person if needed as soon as we\u2019re able to.<\/p>\n<p>Under the current circumstances, online assessment and support is proving to be an effective alternative way to provide our life-changing support and one that\u2019s enabling us to continue to bring fun and inclusion to many people like Benjamin, so please do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/contact-us\">get in touch<\/a> if you think we can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Benjamin\u2019s having the time of his life playing FIFA with his dad thanks to the help of our specialist assessment team and the loan of a carefully selected joystick that exactly matches his needs and abilities. Benjamin loves FIFA and can play using its two-button mode. 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