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Our support doesn’t just bring a one-time smile to the people we help. It’s a lifelong service, so when abilities change or games and consoles go in and out of fashion, we\u2019re there to adjust or recreate setups to keep the gaming magic flowing.<\/p>\n
That’s why it was such a privilege to give a boost to Arlo\u2019s gaming skills recently. We\u2019ve been helping him for over five years now, tweaking his gaming setups as his needs and abilities change.\u00a0He has cerebral palsy and can\u2019t use a standard controller, but he\u2019s been able to keep firmly in the game thanks to a series of adapted setups we\u2019ve worked out together.<\/p>\n
He was having some technical problems with his setup recently, so our specialist assessment team welcomed him to our games room to see if we could help. Our team started by swapping in an Xbox Adaptive Controller to simplify the number of wires and adapters around his PC and Xbox, then tried out an updated adapter for his Nintendo Switch, which got all his buttons working again.<\/p>\n
We identified some replacement joysticks that were better suited for him going forward, and added in more switches – in fact with this setup, Arlo now has equivalent access to every single button on the controller, plus both joysticks. We can\u2019t wait to hear how his gaming gets even better – his friends and family need to watch out!<\/p>\n