Disability Advice Needed

A young man is confined to a wheelchair, and because his condition has grown worse, he has lost the ability to see and operate his cell phone with his thumbs (he has little to no movement in his arms and fingers). He is still able to game using a game controller operating it with his thumbs. They are wondering if anyone knows of a way to connect a game controller to a cell phone and use that to control the functions on a phone. He would like to be able to text and call friends and family. They believe they can overcome the not being able to see the phone, by projecting or casting the phone to a TV.

Any ideas, apps, or hardware that might help?