{"id":5266,"date":"2022-09-05T15:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T14:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2022-09-05T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:17:19","slug":"rewind-to-2013-shazs-24-year-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/rewind-to-2013-shazs-24-year-wait","title":{"rendered":"Rewind to 2013: Shaz&#8217;s 24-year wait is over"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ZGaZ_214WY \" frameborder=\"0\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cLife-changing moments? Mine was my first visit to SpecialEffect.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shaz is a media developer, disability advocate and a lifelong gamer. He has cerebral palsy, and although he could play a limited range of games before we met him nearly a decade ago, his ambition was to be able to play first person shooter games. By carefully matching a selection of accessible gaming technology to his abilities, our specialist assessment team opened up a way for him to join the action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they help you play Call of Duty for the first time after 24 years of gaming,\u201d he says on this amazing video from 2013, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to put those feelings into words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an honour to support Shaz as his gaming ambitions have expanded further, and in return he\u2019s supported us on countless occasions through fundraising, advocacy, events, media work and awareness-raising. We\u2019re proud that he\u2019s a great friend of the charity and one of our valued Ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to him recently about that first visit, he recalls the realisation of the huge potential that that would develop into a lifelong partnership:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only was I introduced to amazing innovative technology that would change my life forever, but to know that there was an amazing team working around the clock to improve the quality of living for people with disabilities was itself inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SpecialEffect have been helping gamers like Shaz enjoy the titles they love to the best of their abilities for 15 years, so join us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onespecialday.org.uk\">One Special Day<\/a> on October 7 and help us keep the magic flowing for gamers worldwide!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onespecialday.org.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OSDlogo200.jpg\" alt=\"OSD Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OSDlogo200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OSDlogo200-120x84.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: static !important;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: static !important;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: static !important;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: static !important;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: static !important;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: static !important;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ufeff \u201cLife-changing moments? 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