Bridge Multimedia Releases the 4th Edition of Our Disability Mapping Guide for Gaming Producers

Cover page of Disability Mapping Guide

On January 6th Bridge Multimedia released its Disability Mapping Guide for Children’s Digital Game Producers – 4th Edition. The Guide maps the 9 categories of disabilities, as identified by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It provides video game developers and producers with actionable considerations for making gaming accessible for everyone.

On January 9th Bridge CEO, Matt Kaplowitz, will present the Mapping Guide at the 7th annual ED Games Expo, run by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The ED Games Expo showcases educational learning games as well as innovative forms of learning technologies for children and students in education and special education.

On January 17th Bridge’s Senior Project Director and Chief Researcher, Dr. Wendy Sapp, will present the Disability Mapping Guide to the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) The ATIA is a not-for-profit membership organization of manufacturers, sellers, and providers of technology-based assistive devices/services for people with disabilities.

The Disability Mapping Guide is fully PDF accessible. It was developed by Bridge’s STEM specialist, Steve Noble. The Guide is available to everyone without charge to further accessibility in gaming.

Download the Guide: https://bridgemultimedia.com/dmg

Latest Bridge News

Bridge Showcases 3 Accessibility Projects at the 2026 AER Conference

Bridge Multimedia Brings Accessible Gaming, Weather Brain, and WISER to the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired 2026 International Conference.

Continue Reading
Bridge Produces Audio Description for VISIONS’ Spotlight on Older Adults Video

Bridge was proud to provide accessibility for VISIONS’ Spotlight on Older Adults video, screened at a NYC Department for the Aging Disability Pride Month event.

Continue Reading
Bridge CEO Delivers Keynote: Welcoming the Future: AI as a Partner in Family-Centered Early Intervention

Bridge Multimedia’s President and CEO, Matt Kaplowitz, delivered the plenary keynote address for the Family-Centered Early Intervention International’s 2026 conference in Austria.

Continue Reading
NextGen Television Belongs in the GAAD Conversation

Global Accessibility Awareness Day offers a timely moment to recognize how free OTA NextGen TV can advance accessible viewing and emergency communication.

Continue Reading
Bridge Partners with The American Printing House for the Blind, PBS KIDS, and The WNET Group, to Expand Audiences for Educational Gaming

Bridge, APH, PBS KIDS, and the WNET Group recently partnered to bring an accessible STEM-based educational video game to children who are deafblind, via the innovative Monarch device.

Continue Reading
Bridge and NYISE Show How AI Can Support Accessible Learning

Bridge Multimedia and NYISE are showing how AI can support accessible learning when teachers and students stay at the center of the process. Using Bridge’s WISER tools, students strengthened their vocabulary, creativity, and classroom engagement.

Continue Reading