People with disabilities

Worldwide, at least one person out of ten is disabled due to physical, mental or sensory impairments (i.e., more than 500 million people worldwide), while at least one out of four is adversely affected by disability (source: United Nations, World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons). In addition, aging very often results in limitations in vision, hearing, memory, or motor functions, and world-wide there are around 600 million persons aged 60 years and over, a number that is estimated to double by the year 2025 and reach 2 billion by 2050 (source: World Health Organisation, Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion). Unsurprisingly, the number of older people playing computer games also increases. In 2003, 41% of most frequent game players were over 35 years old (source: Entertainment Software Association).