Pinball should be enjoyed by all. For those of us that love pinball we take it for granted that we can stand at a machine and flip using our arms and hands/fingers. For people with disabilities, like someone with one arm or losing the use of their hands or being in a wheelchair, playing the game they love can be somewhat challenging – but it doesn’t have to be!
Necessity is the mother of invention, especially when there are brilliant people out there that come up with awesome ideas to ensure that pinball can be played by all – without exclusion. From Dutch pinsider Sascha’s simple and yet genius Zaza Ability Device + 1 (ZAD+1) contraption for people with one arm, to the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Iowa’s Wheelchair Accessible Pinball, it seems that there are ingenious inventions out there for pinball to be loved and enjoyed by everyone, no matter their ability and/or mobility.
Pinball is an inclusive game, and now it is even more so by clever people creating ingenious inventions to ensure people with disabilities can enjoy playing the silverball game! Here are a few absolutely mind-blowingly brilliant pinball playing inventions for wizards with disabilities:
The Zaza Ability Device (ZAD+1) – simple but brilliant!
icanswim70’s – Big Ol Sunction Cup Band
Ben Heck’s – Single Handed Pinball Mod
U Can Do It’s Adaptive Pinball that can be played with feet, fists, one handed, wrists and elbows
Wheelchair Accessible Pinball
image source: Links within story / title image source: Cary Carmichael via Pinside
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pinball Press
Pinball Press the coolest PR & Social Media engine that drives awareness to your pinball related products, events, news, podcasts and streams!
Follow Pinball Press on Twitter and Facebook
