UK gaming charity SpecialEffect, which helps those with disabilities enjoy video games, has revealed that the total amount of money raised from fundraising event One Special Day 2017 was £446,000, an event where partners gave 100% of UK or worldwide sales on September 29 to the cause.
The money will help the charity's many therapists and technology experts "meet the increasing demand for their experience and expertise over the coming months," and therefore help the charity in assisting those with disabilities.
Dr Mick Donegan, Founder and CEO of SpecialEffect said: "The money raised from One Special Day is a huge financial boost to SpecialEffect. It will enable us to take on the extra staff we need to help even more severely disabled people all over the world to play the games they love. Being supported by so many games industry partners like Supercell, Sega, Seriously, Unity Technologies, Codemasters, Playdemic and Rovio is not only a tremendous funding boost but also a terrific morale boost to our passionate and dedicated team here at SpecialEffect."
"The money raised from One Special Day 2017 will go towards employing two additional clinical staff to join our growing team of occupational therapists and technology specialists. It will also help pay for vital modifications to SpecialEffect's national accessible games room where people with disabilities can visit to try out a huge range of hardware and software modifications."
The highly-publicised day, which even received a tweet from Kim Kardashian, will take place again on September 28 this year, with many of the partners from last year already committing once more for this year's event. Did you get involved last year?