Acicessibility hearing and vision
While many games - e.g. Peppa Pig (at least for the captions) do a decent job of this. It would be nice to have captions/subtitles for all audio and an voice that reads written information.
E.g. Nex Gym You can't hear the directions for what's expected in the workout, Elmo says is completely inaccessible for the deaf or hard of hearing - especially if parents are wanting to it play with their kids or to make it more accessible for their kids.
I know I put this in the Facebook group but now that I realize there's a forum I decided to add it here as well.
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Anita F
Jan 14
It is disappointing to see that nothing has been done about ensuring accessibility for everyone esp by adding captions for deaf and hard of hearing players. Having captions available would make a huge difference for both hearing, deaf and hard of hearing players.
Mcweick
Jan 26
Anita F totally agree, It also helps people who are learning English or for English Learners, beneficial for kids developing literacy skills, etc... not to mention it's illegal requirement under the Ada
Shelley Robertson
Nov 30, 2025
And captions in games! When the characters are saying something - not only have it written but spoken also!
Alison Vandermolen
Jul 20, 2025
I agree whole heartedly!!! Instructions for each expected movement in each individual game would be wonderful.
Having those instructions verbally makes it better for younger and older(like me at 64 yrs).
Sheela Farooque
Jan 26, 2025
Yes! An option to turn on voice prompts for when the younger kids are playing would be great so they know what to do to start tracking
Tami Cara.
Jan 24, 2025
An option to turn on screen reading (a lot like how the work out tells you to show down if you are going to fast, it to say move closer or whatever the command/instructions are) would be amazing having a 3 and 5 year old that love to play but can’t do it on their own is very frustrating for all. Also a pause, skip into, option would be great.
Brenda falk
Jan 7, 2025
Not only screen reading and pausing options, but also fast forward or skip options for instructions. Waiting for the machine to decide when I've finished reading is frustrating.
Jen silva
Jan 3, 2025
Yes! I'm so surprised it's marketed for 5 and up but reading is necessary. I'm going crazy reading every screen
E
Jan 2, 2025
This is really needed! We also need more of a pause in between instructions/story prompts. My kid will start asking a question and then I have to hush him so that we can read the next prompt before it disappears