Chris Goodyear is a deaf/hard of hearing developer and producer who started his own company, Many Cats Studios, to help bridge the gap between disabled/neurodiverse people and the video games industry. 

He is passionate about highlighting the amazing skills and talents of disabled and neurodiverse people within the industry and ensuring everyone has a platform for their voice.  

Chris has brought community and expertise together by highlighting disabled consultants and testers available to work on games projects through their website. Many Cats Studios also recently launched a discord earlier this year as a place for disabled developers to meet others and learn from each other online.

Many Cats Studios has also just launched the DNA of Games podcast – a series dedicated to highlighting disabled and neurodiverse people working in games. The series title refers to disability, neurodiversity and accessibility that exist within games but don’t often get the same attention or acknowledgement from the industry.

Since 2021 Chris has created a very successful digital campaign, during Global Accessibility Awareness Day, of one minute accessibility tips for developers and companies to get bitesize knowledge from advocates and disabled people themselves on how to make their games more accessible.

He is currently working on a video game that will give players the chance to play as a deaf/hard of hearing protagonist and experience the frustration of an ableist society.