Gamers are inventing their own controllers to get around their disabilities

Many games require users to quickly and repeatedly press buttons on their controllers

Nintendo’s latest gaming device is unique. It can operate like a traditional home console, a tablet or a handheld gaming unit complete with miniature joystick. But for gamers with disabilities, the Nintendo Switch may still have many of the same problems as any other console. Yet some of these young gamers are inventing their own ways to get around the challenges of using devices not designed to meet their needs.

We interviewed 15 young people with disabilities to find out about their everyday gaming habits. The gamers in the study were living with