From the beginning of development of Forza Horizon 5, the team at Playground Games prioritized accessibility features. The latest feature coming to the accessibility menu for Forza Horizon 5 is one that very few video games have offered: American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL) support. In this video, Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer, Jenny Lay-Flurrie, discusses this milestone and the importance of ensuring everyone can experience games in a way that works best for them. Joining Jenny are Mike Brown, Forza Horizon 5’s Creative Director at Playground Games, Cameron Akitt, a teacher of deaf and hard of hearing young people, Michael Anthony, a Software Engineer at Microsoft and on the steering committee for Gaming & Disability at Xbox, and Chris Robinson (aka DeafGamersTV).
ASL and BSL support will be available in over 300 cinematics in Forza Horizon 5 starting on March 1, 2022 via a content update to the game.
Xbox video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LqVe2PArM
Audio description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3oySF4oIGo
Forza Horizon 5 introduces sign language support throughout in-game scenes
By Athima Chansanchai
28 February, 2022
https://news.microsoft.com/features/forza-horizon-5-introduces-sign-language-support-throughout-in-game-scenes/
