Sony Sued by the Visually Impaired (Gamespot)

[DrewWilson]

It's not uncommon for blind gamers to feel invisible in addition to visually impaired. For instance, when gamer Brandon Cole wrote THQ a letter suggesting changes to make its Smackdown series of WWE wrestling games more accessible to the blind, he received a form letter back thanking him for his appreciation of the game's graphics.

But now, one visually impaired gamer has gone beyond simply requesting accessibility features and is demanding them by way of a lawsuit. Last month, disabled gamer Alexander Stern filed suit against Sony, Sony Online Entertainment, and Sony Computer Entertainment America in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The suit alleges that Sony is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to implement features to make its games accessible to visually impaired gamers.

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Wonder how else Sony will get sued for.

[mountain_rage]

Wonder if they will also sue silent movie companies... Sometimes people with disabilities expect society to compensate for them beyond reasonable measures. Lots of games would be nearly impossible to design for the blind. Sure it would be great if they could design a game you can play using surround sound alone, but that isn't feasible. The only thing Sony should be forced to implement is maybe a system for the menu that speaks out the menu options.