Mick Donegan
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SpecialEffect Founder and CEO - Doing whatever I can to help people with disabilities through cutting edge technology
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Thanks to his adaptive controllers, Thomas has now mastered running and jumping with 1 hand on his favourite @xboxuk game @pawpatrol @SpecialEffect
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Your #OneSpecialDay support enables us to open the doors to the magical world of gaming for people like Bethany, helping her to play the games she loves as she grows and her tastes change! Watch this video to learn more about her story, and please share!
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As One Special Day goes into its 8th year, we cannot say a thank you big enough to all our incredible industry partners and supporters who have been by our side! We’re also incredibly excited to announce that this year’s One Special Day will be held on October 4, 2024!
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SpecialEffect was founded in 2007 and a lot has happened in the last 17 years! Check out the thread below to see where some of our team came from and where they are now, and share your own 2007 vs 2024 selfies using #2007vs2024 to help spread the word about SpecialEffect’s work!
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In 2007, I was still at school, not quite yet a tea addict, but already in love with McFly 😂💖 In 2024, I've done a charity stream for my respite place & have been gaming again for just over a year thanks to the support of @SpecialEffect 💙🧡 #2007vs2024 #DisabilityPrideMonth
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Amazing day with #gamedevs from the North @SpecialEffect @PitStopTweets @TTGames @CoopInnovations @RevSoftGames @xrgamesvr @TheBGI @uk_ie to name a few at Buckingham Palace Garden Party for the creative industries 🎉 @DCMS
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Founder and CEO of @SpecialEffect Mick Donegan collects the BAFTA Special Award 👏 #BAFTAGamesAwards
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@BAFTAGames @MickDonegan The honour is all ours, thank you so much BAFTA! 🧡💙
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We're honoured to present this year's BAFTA Special Award to @SpecialEffect, the games charity that brings the joy of gaming to physically disabled people across the world 🏆 The award will be presented to Founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan at the #BAFTAGamesAwards on 11 April.
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Ready. Set. #GAMEBLAST24! @GameBlast sign-ups are officially open and YOU are invited to take part from 23rd-25th February 2024, helping to level the playing field for physically disabled gamers all over the world! Retweet to spread the word and check replies to sign up 💙🧡
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In December, SpecialEffect ambassador Lucinda took a very special tour of the Silverstone Museum, using eye-controlled telepresence technology provided by SpecialEffect for the day! A big thank you to ITV's @NickSmithITV for his insightful reporting of the visit!
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Fantastic evening filming at @SilverstoneUK museum with the @SpecialEffect team as they trial tech allowing those with severe mobility issues to tour the exhibits from the comfort of their own home, interacting along the way …
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In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re delighted to share this amazing story from our #JingleJam22 charity partners @SpecialEffect. Happy gaming, Elliot!
This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we’d like to introduce you to Elliot, who recently visited our new accessible games room with his Mum, exploring new worlds in @Minecraft! 💙 Please watch and share this video to tell the world that gaming is for everyone! #GAAD #a11y
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It's not just the games industry getting in on the football fun with #OneBigGame, taking place this week. Over the last few months, SpecialEffect have been working with Finley, a young boy with cerebral palsy, to help him rival his siblings in FIFA!
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✨ #GameBlast23 sign-ups are now OPEN! 🎮 Help us level the playing field for gamers with physical disabilities and celebrate the 10th anniversary of @GameBlast by taking part in the UK's biggest charity gaming weekend this February! Sign up today: https://t.co/7Or5yw0Ssh
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"It's like you've helped them open the doors to this wonderful world of gaming, having just been looking in through the window for years and years and years." How much do you know about the life-changing work @SpecialEffect does?
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"A lot of the people we work with have had a lifetime of not being able to do things that they're capable of doing, tha…
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"And he said, 'Thank you for giving me my life back.'" @SpecialEffect Podcast: https://t.co/TpNsiYSZ2g Piece: https://t.co/O8g6hIQAYU
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A wonderful visit today with @SpecialEffect team after 3 long years. So inspired how they enable gamers with disabilities to play games & connect. Played games & texted using only my eyes, raced in @ForzaHorizon 5 using just my chin. Even proper tea & my first mincemeat pie! 🙏🏻💚
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It's an honour to work with @SpecialEffect for another year running for #jinglejam2022! Special Effect is the gamer's charity, working to optimise inclusion, enjoyment and quality of life by helping gamers with physical challenges control games to the best of their abilities.
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Take 30 seconds today and vote for us in @OxfordBusCo's #BrandTheBus competition 🚍 Help us spread the word about SpecialEffect all over Oxfordshire in 2023! Entry number 68, vote here ➡️ https://t.co/X38uurmn88
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