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We’re Having a May 4th Watch Party and Mental Health Chat to Honor Carrie!

A promotional image with the text "Watch Party and Mental Health Chat for Carrie Fisher's Walk of Fame Induction - May 4th, 2003 at 1pm to 4pm EDT." Also shown are Greg and Jack, two white middle-aged men at sitting and standing heights, and a classic black and white image of Carrie as Princess Leia.
May 1, 2023
Carrie Fisher is finally getting her long-overdue posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this May the 4th, and we hope you’ll join us as we watch the streaming ceremony together and talk about one of Carrie’s fiercest advocacy topics – mental health. We’ll be streaming from 1-4pm EDT/10am-1pm PDT. Carrie’s ceremony is…
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Here’s How YOU Can Be More Inclusive of Disabilities at Star Wars Events

Star Wars High Republic cosplayers pose for a group photo. A cosplayer dressed as Vernestra Rwoh sits in a wheelchair, one hand raised and the other holding a lightsaber.
March 29, 2023
Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 kicked off yesterday And if you’ve checked out our Celebration podcast episode from last year (or skimmed the transcript), you heard us talk to Austin Whitney, CEO of Ten Fifty Entertainment, who coordinated accessibility at last year’s event, and who’s back this year in London to ensure all guests…
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The High Republic Gets a Boost For Accessibility

Cover of the Battle Of Jedha audio drama shows a "Star Wars The High Republic" and two Jedi holding lightsabers against a yellow/orange desert backdrop. The International Symbol of Access for Hearing Loss is shown over the image with an ear-shaped icon with a line passing through it.
February 20, 2023
As a bit of a special Valentine’s Day treat, the new Random House Worlds imprint (formerly Del Rey) made a move last Tuesday towards making one of the most engaging and interesting forms of Star Wars storytelling a bit more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing fans. With all of the canon audio dramas released…
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LEGO Star Wars Lost at the GAconf Awards, But Accessibility Won

The home screen of LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga with the game's logo and various LEGO Star Wars characters. In a space to the left is the #GAconf logo, which includes the name and a gaming accessibility icon with the silhouette of a game controller combined with a wheelchair icon.
January 27, 2023
The Game Accessibility Conference (GAconf) Awards 2022 took place on Wednesday 1/25 with a stream hosted by Steve Saylor, and a lot of great awards were given out to major and indie studios across 18 categories. The only Star Wars game released last year – LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – was nominated…
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