Microsoft controller makes gaming more accessible to people with disabilities

In an inspired moment, Microsoft is unveiling a game controller that enables players with disabilities to play games again. It is part of a growing movement to make tech more accessible to everyone on the planet.

Mike Luckett is a veteran who suffered a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident in 2011. That injury left him a quadriplegic, and it could have ended his life as a gamer, as he had only limited use of his hands. But through the nonprofit Warfighter Engaged, he came into contact with the folks at Microsoft’s Inclusive Technologies Lab. And today, they are unveiling the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an accessory born from a hackathon that enables players with disabilities like Luckett to pick up gaming again on both the Xbox One and Windows PCs.