EVERYONE CAN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Ambassador
- Freelance Video Game Journalist for Forbes, the BBC and the Guardian
- New Member
Freelance video game journalist for Forbes, the BBC and The Guardian...
BEARDAGEDDON Beardageddon is one of the most popular and most watched Sea of Thieves streamers out there...
Freelance video game journalist for Forbes, the BBC and The Guardian. Andy has also written the book Taming Gaming: Guide your child to healthy video game habits.
Andrew is a new member of the team, having joined in 2018. He has joined to help disabled people and organisations to better understand and use electronic Assistive Technology. He is an avid techie and gamer and is therefore perfectly placed to help spread a little bit of independence around.
Charlie like us is an avid gamer and has been gaming since he was a small child! To continue his love of gaming he started streaming on Twitch in April 2019, Charlie says it is a great way of connecting with people all around the world!
At the moment he has a small wholesome community on Twitch who came together for his first charity stream in November 2019 for Everyone Can where he raised an incredible £650. Charlie plans on doing future charity streams for Everyone Can which is incredible way of raising awareness of the charity and also helping fund our disabled gaming sessions!
DAVID WILLIAMS David has supported Everyone Can for a number of years now, especially around Christmas where...
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Meet Ellis, he is one of our fabulous volunteers and has been since the early days when we first opened the centre back in 2018. Ellis first found out about us when he started bringing his daughter to our gaming sessions, she has autism and just like her dad loves gaming (as we've seen from him being the Pako World record holder!!) Ellis said as soon as he walked into the centre he knew it was his kind of place!
Straight away Ellis wanted to get involved and help out at our gaming sessions and since then he has barely missed a session! As a small team it can be hard if staff are off on holiday or unwell, but knowing we have Ellis at a session definitely gives us a sense of ease, he is patient and kind with the children and they all know and trust him.
As well as his volunteering efforts him and his family support us in many other ways, with them living in Sale they're always spreading the word about us and helping gain local support. They have also done a number of fundraisers for Everyone Can throughout the past two years raising amazing amounts. His wife Julie also gets involved wherever she can and uses her incredible baking skills to help at our special gaming sessions!
Ellis is an incredible addition to our Everyone Can team and we're so thankful for all he does!
ELLIS CORK Meet Ellis, he is one of our fabulous volunteers and has been since the early days when...
Job Titles:
- AMBASSADOR
- Founder and Organiser of InstaSpeedathon
Meet Emyr, we first met Emyr when we visited Wrexham Glyndŵr University back in 2019. Emyr studies Computer Science and LOVES gaming so he was very interested in learning more about our charity and the work we do.
Since we met Emyr he has been a HUGE supporter of the charity and has done a number of charity streams on behalf of Everyone Can. Emyr is the founder of InstaSim, a YouTube Channel that he began in 2015 and has since then expanded into a Twitch Channel where he streams regularly. It has since grown into a business where he currently does Welsh Translations and Train Simulator reskins & scenarios.
Emyr is also the founder and organiser of InstaSpeedathon, a speed running gaming marathon! Since 2019 he has been running the InstaSpeedathon's whilst fundraising for Everyone Can and his fundraising efforts have helped hugely!
Emyr is a brilliant Ambassador who not only does regular fundraisers for us but also spreads the word about us and what we do!
JAMIE PREECE Jamie is one of Everyone Can's service users, he has Cerebral Palsy which severely restricts...
Jamie is one of Everyone Can's service users, he has Cerebral Palsy which severely restricts his mobility as well as his ability to speak. Until Everyone Can met Jamie, his only way of talking was through his partner Emma or a family member who translated for him. When we met them they had no idea about specialised technology and how it could help him communicate. The software allowed Jamie to select images to construct sentences, speaking, for the first time through the software's human sounding voice. Jamie navigates this software using a joystick as a mouse. By using Assistive Technology, he can make himself fully understood by anyone. At school Jamie was unable to develop his literacy skills. He has since then using the software learnt how to read and write, alongside his young children.
With Jamie knowing first hand the huge difference specialised technology can make he now uses his voice to tell others about the benefits of a communication aid and assistive technology! He spreads awareness for Everyone Can and helps us promote our services. Jamie now volunteers at Barnsley Hospital, he is a service user representative in the assistive technology department.
MATHEW ALLCOCK I'm Mathew Allcock sometimes known as The Wobbly Gamer, I'm a 29 year old visually impaired gamer...
MOLLYZXGAMES Molly is a variety content creator from the UK. She makes content on platforms such as Twitch, TikTok...
Im Mathew Allcock sometimes known as The Wobbly Gamer, Im a 29 year old visually impaired gamer, content creator and accessibility advocate and consultant! I am a massive console gamer playing both Xbox and PlayStation titles, I love sports games and first person shooters, I predominately play FIFA, PUBG and Call of Duty, you can watch me play these on Twitch and see how I game as a visually impaired gamer. Gaming is a massive part of my life, its my down time and a great way for me to relax and switch off, it is also a huge part of my social life, I game with a lot of different people and I've made some incredible friends through my love of gaming! Being an ambassador for Everyone Can is a massive for me, I am passionate about accessible gaming I believe that gaming should be for everyone no matter a personas ability, it should be accessible and available for all! I love what Everyone Can stands for and their mission!
David is our assistant gaming manager. He ensures the gaming sessions run smoothly and sets up our assistive equipment for disabled gamers.
Meet Phil (the one stood behind the sofa with a massive cheesy grin!) Phil is apart of the Marketing team at Cloud Imperium Games in Wilmslow, where he helps communicate the great games they are developing to gamers across the world!
Like most of us here at Everyone Can Phil is a life-long gamer and found out about us when he moved to Sale, straight away he wanted to help out and soon became one of our regular volunteers at our gaming sessions. Phil's amazing work didn't stop there, he has also gone above and beyond to support us through gaining sponsorship! He trained hard for the Manchester Half Marathon but sadly this was cancelled due to covid-19 but then as an avid streamer he put his passion to great use to help disabled gamers! For Game Together 2020 he streamed for 24 hours raising over £1,000 for the charity!!
Phil is a strong believer that games bring people together and he sees that first hand at the centre and continues to spread the word about us and what we do!
PHIL BOYLAN Meet Phil. He is part of the Marketing team at Cloud Imperium Games...
Shauna Jones enquired about becoming an Ambassador after seeing footage of our Adult gamers enjoying a boogie on Just Dance on Twitter. As the then Community Manager for Just Dance, she was enthused to see disabled gamers getting involved and quickly got in touch with us to show some love.
Shauna has worked in the games industry for 8 years across several different studios including Playstation, Sumo Digital, Coatsink, Ubisoft Reflections and currently Ubisoft CRC. Constantly striving for accessibility in her work and encouraging those around her to do the same, she is an inspiration! Not only that, Shauna has also participated in several charity initiatives that centre around improving mental health in young people and providing specialist equipment for disabled children. Alongside this, she is a Stem Ambassador where she works hard to encourage young adults and children to see the games industry as a possible job experience in their future.
We are thrilled to have Shauna on our Ambassador team and have no doubt that she will be such a huge asset to Everyone Can.
Job Titles:
- AMBASSADOR
- Director at the Game Studio Tri - Heart Interactive
- Founder of Manchester Gamers Unite
Simran Whitham is the founder of Manchester Gamers Unite and Director at the game studio Tri-Heart Interactive. Founding Gamers Unite as a first year university student in 2016 he continues to strengthen and expand Gamers Unite into new avenues as Manchester's Leading Community Gaming Event.
In 2019 Everyone Can were selected to be Manchester Gamers Unite charity partner for the year, an opportunity to raise awareness of our charity into the local Manchester gaming community. Simran is always helping spread the word about Everyone Can and by selecting us as their charity partner could open up new opportunities for us which we are hugely grateful for.
SIMRAN WHITHAM Simran Whitham is the founder of Manchester Gamers Unite and Director at the game studio Tri-Heart Interactive...