"Get Ready to Roll" at the Strong Museum of Play

Get Ready to Roll: Accessible Structures to Support D&D in Libraries and Schools

Are you an educator, librarian, or gamer trying to start a Dungeons and Dragons club? In this interactive session, a group of expert game masters (GMs) will share tips and tricks for starting up role-playing campaigns that are inclusive of all gamers. After a brief panel discussion, the GM presenters will provide audience members with a breadth of facilitation resources that engage gamers of diverse abilities and needs. Some topics to be discussed include: establishing in-game consent, supporting disabled and/or neurodivergent players, and practical solutions to storytelling roadblocks. Session participants will be invited to play, create, and practice implementing the ready-to-use resources covered in the session. Get ready to roll!

Panelists: 

Dr. Karis Jones, Assistant Professor of ELA Education at Empire State University, SUNY

Alex Kohn, Senior Young Adult Librarian at the New York Public Library

Rob Lamb and Jesse Hamlin-Navias, Librarian at the Geneva Public Library

Robin Lange-Fazio, Middle School ELA Teacher in NYC; Actual Play Podcaster

Dr. Alex Corbitt, Assistant Professor of Literacy at SUNY Cortland