The following list details some of the software aids that can help players in their gaming. For instance, where a game is too fast or the controls too awkward, the following may help.
Please feel free to e-mail for help on anything that is unclear.

Cheats are a way to make a game more comfortable for your personal abilities. For those unable to play a game without them, they're not cheats at all.

Datel's Action Replay cheat disks work very well for the likes of the Playstation 2 and Wii (in GameCube mode). See Code Junkies for sales.

GameWinners.com is a great site for cheats and help for many PC and console games from the off.

MAME the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator has an optional 'cheat' facility, making for some, previously inaccessible arcade coin-op games, accessible on a PC.

Utilities that enable players to activate more buttons than they ordinarily could manage.

4 Noah - Enables one switch gamers to play certain games that use multiple buttons. This software is under development but available to try for free. 4Noah Lite is a great place to start.

SwitchXS - Enables Apple Mac switch users to take almost complete control over keyboard and mouse controlled games.

Software that enables one piece of hardware, such as a USB joypad to emulate another such as a mouse or keyboard. Ideal for people unable to use a keyboard or mouse to play games.

JoyToKey or Xpadder - Enables adapted or standard USB joypads or joysticks to emulate the mouse and keyboard on a PC.

USB Overdrive - Shareware version of JoyToKey for Apple Macintosh computers.

Track-Mapper - Enables older Natural Point head-trackers to play keyboard controlled games.

"Dwell Clickers" are ideal for head-tracker users, and others, unable to activate a mouse click. You simply hover over an area for a fixed length of time to activate a mouse click.

I have found Natural Point's Dwell Clicker with "XP Fix" works with the majority of PC games. However, you will need to contact them to purchase this version.

See the Game-Accessibility.com Dwell Clicking forum thread and TLWMSN for more.

Windows 7 has a superb screen magnifier that allows you to enlarge anything displayed on your desktop.

Many other screen magnifiers exists, but the free one with Windows 7 is the best I've yet used with games.

Many games are simply too fast for some to play. Although a growing number of games have in-built options to slow them down, it's more likely that you will need software that can slow your entire computer down.

CPU Killer - Can slow your computer down up to 99%. If playing games through an emulator, you will need to switch off any frame-skipping. PC Shareware.

Mo'Slo - Very similar to CPU Killer.

Software utilities that helps smooth out hand tremors a gamer may have.

SteadyMouse.com - offer free software and support for PC Windows users.

Steady Hamster - a smaller-scale project written for PC Linux users.

These utilities enable people to enter text sentences who would be unable to with a traditional physical keyboard. Some utilities will assist dyslexic gamers too. Some allow for switch access too.

Ability Net have an excellent guide to On Screen Keyboards and text entry utilities for PCs.

Click-N-Type is an On-Screen-Keyboard with a predictive-text facility.

You will find more help at Able Gamers and the Game-Accessibility.com On Screen Keyboards forum thread.

Most Wanted list for Accessible Gaming Gear. Features the OneSwitch wish list, and other individual's unfulfilled wants.

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Related Accessible Gaming Organisations

Ability Net - is a UK charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.

Game-Accessibility - Focusing on the accessibility of electronic games for gamers with disabilities.