Twitch streamers campaign for Disability Pride Month Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Twitch streamers campaign for Disability Pride Month "A big missed opportunity". News by Ed Nightingale News reporter Updated on 19 Jan 2022 10 comments Twitch streamers have begun campaigning for a Disability Pride Month on the platform. The streaming platform has previously run awareness campaigns for diverse communities, including Pride Month, Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month. However, Twitch has never highlighted disability in the same way. Streamers want that to change. Watch on YouTube A new post on the UserVoice forum from streamer QueerlyBee states the lack of a front page feature for disabled creators is "a big missed opportunity". "Being a content creator as a disabled person adds a whole host of additional challenges, such as navigating algorithms that favour consistency with inconsistent bodies. Finding games and programs that are accessible for us for streaming, etc," they say. "I would love to see Twitch uplift the hardworking disabled creators by also hosting a Disability Pride Month and highlighting disabled creators the way they do with Black History Month, AAPI month, LGBTQIA+ month, etc." I made a uservoice to encourage @twitch to introduce a month to uplift and showcase disabled content creators with a team and front page features like they do for many other identities I'd appreciate your vote here ೃ⁀ https://t.co/4MaNsFRrKD pic.twitter.com/oH3fN1J0j2- bee (they/them) (@QueerlyBee) January 18, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings So far, the post has had over 350 votes in just one day. A number of disability tags were added last year as part of the community tags covering gender, sexual orientation, race, and more. This has certainly improved discoverability on the platform. However, a month-long celebration would be a positive move towards greater disability representation on the platform. "Disabled streamers having Twitch as an accessible (hopefully to an increasing degree) platform is something that should be celebrated. I hope to find and meet others should this come to fruition," says one commenter on the UserVoice post. "Disabled folks often are excluded from the narrative when we discuss marginalised communities and Twitch is the perfect place to highlight and uplift these creators. There are intersections from all walks of life who are disabled and offer different perspectives and you'll always find their streams are the most important thing: safe and accessible," reads another. You can read and vote on the post on the UserVoice platform. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store