Echood - When barriers fall, we all level up!

Echood is an accessibility-first platform built for gamers with visual impairments, offering a central space to explore, review, and discuss accessible games while ensuring users remain in control of their experience. The website features built-in text-to-speech functionality that can be toggled on or off, along with customisable layout options that allow users to adjust the interface based on their specific visual needs. Echood is divided into four main sections, each designed to support different aspects of accessible gaming.

The Games section provides detailed information about a wide range of titles, rated using Echood's custom 5-icon accessibility system, which indicates whether a game is visual based, somewhat audio-based, playable with effort, accessible, or seamless. To make browsing easier, each game also includes visual accessibility stamps that summarise key aspects of its accessibility without needing to open the full review.

The Community > Gamers section gives users a space to share experiences, post tips, and exchange audio or text-based tutorials, while the Community > Code & Game section invites developers to ask game-specific questions and receive feedback directly from visually impaired users. This collaborative exchange not only improves individual titles but fosters a shared commitment to better design.

Throughout the platform, content is presented in both text and audio formats, ensuring everyone can participate in the way that suits them best. With full screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation and a calm, inclusive interface. Echood doesn't separate visually impaired gamers, it connects them, giving them the tools, voice and visibility they deserve.

In terms of marketing and monetisation, Echood offers value-driven opportunities that benefit both developers and the community. Game studios can subscribe to Echood's reporter network on a monthly basis to receive consistent, real-world feedback and accessibility insights that inform the development of future games. Sponsored listings allow studios to feature their games at the top of relevant pages, helping visually impaired players discover accessible titles more easily. Affiliate marketing partnerships with skilled players and eSports platforms enable Echood to promote trusted games while creating awareness through influencers and respected voices in the gaming world. Additionally, Echood's advertising options allow studios, assistive tech companies, and creators to promote new accessibility-focused games or products directly to a targeted, engaged audience that values inclusive design.

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