EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND INFORM ALL DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, SPECIAL NEEDS PERSONS AND THEIR SUPPORT STRUCTURES ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY OF VIDEO GAMES, VIDEO GAME HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. ABILITYPOINTS ACTIVITIES WILL PRIMARILY CONSIST OF PROVIDING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED AND SPECIAL NEEDS PERSONS, FOCUSED ON THE TOPICS OF VIDEO GAMES, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. ABILITYPOINTS WILL PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY VIDEO GAME JOURNALISM FOCUSED ON EDUCATING THE DISABLED VIDEO GAMING COMMUNITY ABOUT ISSUES PERTINENT TO THEM. ABILITYPOINTS WILL EMPLOY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AS JOURNALISTS, WHO WILL GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING. ABILITYPOINTS WILL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DISABLED AND SPECIAL NEEDS VIDEO GAMING COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT DISABLED AND SPECIAL NEEDS VIDEO GAME CONSUMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.