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Job ID: R-125857 Role Summary: Join Insomniac Games and gain hands-on experience helping make video games more accessible and inclusive for players with disabilities. As an Accessibility Intern, you'll work alongside accessibility, design, and user research teams to support the development and improvement of accessibility features across game projects. You'll contribute to accessibility design, documentation, inclusive research, and feature implementation while learning how player feedback helps shape more accessible gaming experiences. Throughout the internship, you'll receive guidance from experienced team members, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and gain practical experience applying accessibility principles to game development. You'll also have opportunities to learn from players with disabilities, accessibility consultants, and industry experts while developing your research, design, and communication skills. What You’ll Be Doing:

• Participate in project discussions and review feature lists and development plans to help identify opportunities to improve accessibility throughout game development.
• Support accessibility design efforts by organizing and documenting features, including naming conventions, navigation patterns, and implementation workflows.
• Collaborate with UI/UX and design partners to explore accessibility concepts, provide wireframe feedback, and contribute research insights to feature discussions.
• Review gameplay to identify potential accessibility issues, document observations, and share findings with development teams.
• Assist with planning and conducting inclusive research involving gamers who have disclosed accessibility needs, including consultants, employees, and external participants.
• Observe and assist with moderating consultant sessions and, when appropriate, interviews with playtest participants.
• Collect and analyze feedback from surveys, telemetry, interviews, observations, and video to identify recurring themes, player behaviors, and accessibility challenges.
• Develop familiarity with accessibility guidelines and standards, including PlayStation Accessibility Standards (PAS), and learn from accessibility community perspectives, consultants, and industry experts.
• Research relevant accessibility news, gaming articles, and community resources to support team discussions and ongoing learning.
• Prepare accessibility updates, documentation, presentations, and supporting materials to communicate findings and recommendations to development teams.
• Collaborate with SIE research partners and cross-functional teams on expert reviews, group studies, and accessibility initiatives.

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