Grant Stoner
@supercrip1994.bsky.social
Award-winning disability reporter | Words:
CanIPlayThat, Fanbyte, IGN, LauncherWP, WIRED etc. | email: Grantthedisabledgamer@gmail.com (he/him)
Newsletter: https://accessgranted.ghost.io
Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/grant-stoner-1
CanIPlayThat, Fanbyte, IGN, LauncherWP, WIRED etc. | email: Grantthedisabledgamer@gmail.com (he/him)
Newsletter: https://accessgranted.ghost.io
Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/grant-stoner-1
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absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
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After five years covering PlayStation and Xbox, I've never felt more tested as a disabled player
The PS5 and Series X era promised inclusion, but the reality is more complicated
After five years covering PlayStation and Xbox, I've never felt more tested as a disabled player
www.polygon.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
After five years covering PlayStation and Xbox, I've never felt more tested as a disabled player
I've been professionally critiquing and reporting on accessibility and disability for over six years. So how do you quantify what's happened in this industry since 2020? Read my latest essay for @polygon.com here:
www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...
www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...
The PS5 and Series X era promised inclusion, but the reality is more complicated
After five years covering PlayStation and Xbox, I've never felt more tested as a disabled player
www.polygon.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I've been professionally critiquing and reporting on accessibility and disability for over six years. So how do you quantify what's happened in this industry since 2020? Read my latest essay for @polygon.com here:
www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...
www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...
Years ago, before the release of the PlayStation Access Controller, I commissioned a company to make me an accessible PS5 controller. I designed the placement of the buttons etc to suit my needs. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me! Why are they now selling this exact design on their website??
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Years ago, before the release of the PlayStation Access Controller, I commissioned a company to make me an accessible PS5 controller. I designed the placement of the buttons etc to suit my needs. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me! Why are they now selling this exact design on their website??
This is NOT an Xbox
new Steam Hardware coming in 2026 store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is NOT an Xbox
Wouldn't it be great if you hired me to be on your staff? I think that would be great.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Wouldn't it be great if you hired me to be on your staff? I think that would be great.
Absolutely fantastic reporting. As a side note, this explains why the Innovation in Accessibility Award has been relegated to the preshow for the past two years. And it's safe to assume it will be like that this year.
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Absolutely fantastic reporting. As a side note, this explains why the Innovation in Accessibility Award has been relegated to the preshow for the past two years. And it's safe to assume it will be like that this year.
I DO write nice stories, people
Reserving my like of this til I see what you put us all through next.
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I DO write nice stories, people
It feels so good when more JOURNALISM is about to debut soon
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It feels so good when more JOURNALISM is about to debut soon
LET'S GOOOOOO
🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
LET'S GOOOOOO
Real bitch behavior
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Real bitch behavior
Related – I'm going to primary Fetterman SO hard
Schumer is a bitch
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Related – I'm going to primary Fetterman SO hard
Schumer is a bitch
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Schumer is a bitch
"Yes, it's all coming together!" I say as I order another Christmas gift for my loved ones like some kind of freak
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Yes, it's all coming together!" I say as I order another Christmas gift for my loved ones like some kind of freak
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I know it's just me being annoying, but watch and see who gives credit to the journalists *actually* covering a story and who just writes something — with no sourcing or credit — for engagement. And remember that! Journalism costs money and the people who actually cover things need your support.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I know it's just me being annoying, but watch and see who gives credit to the journalists *actually* covering a story and who just writes something — with no sourcing or credit — for engagement. And remember that! Journalism costs money and the people who actually cover things need your support.
Good night chat (and Poppy)
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Good night chat (and Poppy)
AMERICA W??????????
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
AMERICA W??????????
LET'S FUCKING GO, PA!!!!!!!!
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
LET'S FUCKING GO, PA!!!!!!!!
Poppy is currently devastated to learn that Hamilton dies at the end of Hamilton
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Poppy is currently devastated to learn that Hamilton dies at the end of Hamilton
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
MAKE SURE YOU VOTE
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
MAKE SURE YOU VOTE
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
It's finally time
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It's finally time
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for the last two years, players with dark-skinned custom MCs in Love and Deepspace have had to deal with their characters being poorly lit and often entirely invisible in some of the game's cutscenes, and they're begging the devs to do something about it:
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
Love and Deepspace Devs Respond to Player Complaints That Their Dark-Skinned Custom Characters Are Invisible in Cutscenes - IGN
Love and Deepspace has been out for almost two years now, but its playerbase is growing increasingly exasperated over a persistent issue impacting players with dark-skinned custom main characters: the...
www.ign.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
for the last two years, players with dark-skinned custom MCs in Love and Deepspace have had to deal with their characters being poorly lit and often entirely invisible in some of the game's cutscenes, and they're begging the devs to do something about it:
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
www.ign.com/articles/lov...