I recently sent an email to the people who run the mainstream MMO known as "Eve Online" asking about accessibility for people with visual impairments... I had previously sent out one or two mails, not many, which either got no reply or a kind reply and then completely ignored.
Let me say now under no circumstances should anyone else start spamming the company behind Eve with mails asking about accessibility, I'm taking a polite softly softly approach right now. However I have had a very positive response form the lady who is their director of public relations and community. I heard they had a very good reputation for community and support, which is one reason I tried them. The lady in question told me she is involved in something of a crusade for inclusion within cyber communities, but has not stopped to think about access for people with severe visual impairments up until now and will look at some of the web sites I mentioned. I don't expect anything fast, but perhaps over years this might be a way to get our foot in the door. I asked permission to post the reply she sent me, and assuming she does so I will post it here and you can feel free to spread it around with said proviso that noone starts sending emails asking about it.
I want to open up communication channels with the company known as CCP if I can, and I am ensuring I give them every opportunity to engage with our communities rather than making myself some kind of ambassador. I already mentioned AG.net in my first mail and I mentioned Audyssey in the reply.
About Eve:
It's a rare thing, a space based MMO. It allows you to engage in activities such as hunting computer controlled pirates, mine resources, construct items from blueprints using mined resources and research blueprints, engage in massive interstellar wars and so much. It has regulated PVP, in that despite the fact that you can shoot anyone at any time there are "high security" areas of spacein which any aggression against another player is met with deadly force by in game police ships. I understand these areas are big enough so that you can spend your whole time in them should you so wish. It also has an involved corporation system, their version of guilds, and allows you to even build and outfit starbases of your own. Their site is at www.eve-online.com if you wish to look, but please as I said don't spam them.
Fingers crossed that in years to come they might be interested in making either Eve or a future project accessible. I understand they're working on an MMO based on the World of Darkness line of pen and paper roleplay games, which should allow you to take the role of various supernatural creatures in the modern day.
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