Xbox Controller for Disabled or Restricted

Dear Xbox,

We friends, Mason, Nick, Graham, and Cade, all like to play video games frequently. But we have found a very disappointing problem in Xbox. When Mason started playing Xbox, he had a lot of problems playing one handed. Cerebral Palsy has affected one of his hands, so he cannot use it very easily.  Sadly, there are no one-handed controllers for people who cannot use one hand. How is this a problem? Well, there are some people who would potentially enjoy the Xbox’s game, who are restricted, or only have one hand. It is odd that there is no option for these people, considering that there are is such a large group.

As mentioned in the beginning, there haven’t been any handicap controllers. There are some known solutions like modding a controller or having one specially made, but that shouldn't be necessary. Because he is disabled, he shouldn’t have to pay extra for a controller to play Xbox. We have found that a lot of people are affected by Cerebral Palsy.  On a health website, it says , “In the United States, about Every hour, another child is born with Cerebral Palsy (CP).Globally, over 17 million people have Cerebral Palsy.1 in 500 babies is diagnosed with Cerebral  palsy.” ("Cerebral Palsy: Get Facts on Symptoms."). Just because someone is disabled doesn't mean they shouldn’t be able to play video games like others.  So you can know more about cerebral palsy, a hospital website shows what it is: “Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by an insult to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth.”("Cerebral Palsy.") Many people, like Mason, have this disorder in their hand.  This would completely disable them from using a one handed controller, segregating a large group of people.

We have a solution though. We designed a prototype of a one-handed controller option for those who cannot use a two-handed controller. Of course, small changes could be made to the controller, but working with someone who would use a one-handed controller, we believe we have found what the user would most like.  This could also be a good opportunity to make more income by advertising something that works for a large group of  people who do not have any good and affordable way to play video games.

Thank you for your time,

Mason, Graham, Cade, Nick,