This year has been absolutely astounding for SpecialEffect, and we'd love to take this opportunity to give our most heartfelt thanks to you, our amazing supporters!

Our team are taking a well deserved rest over the holiday season, and we'll be back on Jan 5th. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Caution: this video will make you cry!

One of our greatest joys as a charity is to be able to enable human connection, community and fun, and recently we were able to do this in a big way, helping Mark to be at his lifelong best friend’s wedding!

Here’s a taste of an absorbing interview with our CEO Dr Mick Donegan that was broadcast on @jazzfmuk.bsky.social.

A huge thank you to Elliot Moss & Nick Allan of Mishcon De Reya for making the interview possible, and Stuart Silver at Jazz FM!

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#MondayMotivation

Because of you, our support stays free – forever. We've been able to share phenomenal news this week about One Special Day and how we're able to keep smiles on the faces of young people like Arlo throughout his life thanks to you! 💙🧡

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The Riot Games Social Impact Campaign has come to a close, and we’re so excited to announce that we’ll be receiving an incredible $40,000 donation!

Thank you to everyone who voted for us, this support will allow us to help more gamers like Sasha to enjoy her favourite games like League of Legends!

In October 2025, SpecialEffect and @edinburghzoo.bsky.social teamed up to enable two of our BubbleBuster kids to virtually meet their favourite animals from the safety of their homes!

Here's a sneak peak at Riley's favourite animal: Penguins! #IDPD2025

It’s your last chance to vote for SpecialEffect in Riot’s Charity Voting Campaign! Your vote will allow us to provide entirely free, lifelong, support for more physically disabled gamers like Ceyda, enabling inclusion and fun!

Please vote for us and share today: charityvote.riotgames.com

“It’s like joy!”

There's only a few days left to show your love for SpecialEffect in this year’s Riot Games Charity Campaign: charityvote.riotgames.com

The number of votes we receive will directly impact the number of disabled gamers we can help next year, so we really appreciate your support 💙

“It’s great to be able to play like everyone else!” Bethany has been diving into new games left, right and centre thanks to the support from our incredible community!

Vote for SpecialEffect in Riot’s Charity Voting Campaign and help us change more lives: charityvote.riotgames.com

We've been helping physically disabled gamers like Ryan to access games like League of Legends for nearly a decade, and if you vote for us in the @riotgames.com Charity Voting Campaign you could help us transform many more lives!

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