{"id":6157,"date":"2021-08-10T15:40:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ablegamers.org\/?p=6157"},"modified":"2022-10-27T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T16:00:35","slug":"official-founding-meeting-of-ablegamers-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ablegamers.org\/official-founding-meeting-of-ablegamers-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Founding Meeting of AbleGamers Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On July 28, 2021, the official founding meeting of AbleGamers Brazil took place. AbleGamers Brazil is the first charity in Brazil with a focus on gaming for people with disabilities and the first AbleGamers outside the USA. This is an important step in the evolution of AbleGamers Charity because we know <\/span>the challenges people with disabilities face are universal, and the world is a better place when we play together.
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\nI\u00a0 had the pleasure of interviewing Christian Rivolta Bernauer, AbleGamers Brazil representative earlier this year after our Peer Counseling Team sent their first QuadStick to Brazil. Here are a few highlights from our interview:<\/p>\n

Chris who was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the biggest city in South America spends his time with his wife, a psychologist and professor of psychology, his five-year-old son, two-year-old daughter, and ten-year-old cat.<\/p>\n

How did you get involved with the AbleGamers Charity?<\/strong>
\nI first heard about AbleGamers watching Jake Baldino talk about it on the YouTube channel Gameranx, which I\u00b4m a huge fan of. At that time, I was a writer at a blog called N\u00f3s Nerds (www.nosnerds.com.br<\/a>) and doing interviews for the blog. I visited AbleGamers webpage, thought it was an interesting project, and sent an e-mail asking for an interview. Steve Spohn, AbleGamers COO, was very receptive and promptly granted me the opportunity to talk via Skype.<\/p>\n

This was around June 2017. Steve captivated me with the work done by AbleGamers. At the end of the interview, I asked him how could I help and he said that AbleGamers depends on donations, that people organized events and live streams to raise money. Less than 2 months later, we organized the first Brazilian fundraiser, which we called AbleGamers Brazil. It was a 12 hour long live stream that raised 500 USD. A humble start, but we felt very proud. Now a yearly event, we are planning something grand for our fifth year 2021.<\/p>\n

Tell me about what problem AbleGamers\u2019 programs and services solve?<\/strong>
\nHere in Brazil, we try to focus on making people aware of the solutions that exist for people with disabilities to play video games. A very common comment in our live events is people saying they had a disability and they didn’t know there were options for them to play video games.<\/p>\n

Tell me about someone who has used AbleGamers services in Brazil?<\/strong>
\nKevin just received the donation of a QuadStick in January. I have also lent an Xbox Adaptive Controller to several people, so they can test it and verify that it is the best solution for them before buying one.<\/p>\n

Now that they\u2019ve worked with you, what\u2019s their life like? <\/strong>
\nThey all say their life changed. It is very fulfilling and rewarding to see how we can have such an enormous impact on people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

What do you think other people should know about the AbleGamers?<\/strong>
\nAbleGamers is more than just adapted controllers. They nurture inclusion, create a safe community for people with disabilities, raise awareness to what can be done better to include people with disabilities, and therefore, make games more accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n

Last question: What inspires you?<\/strong>
\nSeeing people do good deeds and helping others just because it is the right thing to do, stories of people overcoming adversities.<\/p>\n

Chris told me his friends would describe him as well-humored, funny, and very social. Based on our interview, I found him to be all that and so much more.
\nCongratulations AbleGamers!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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