Category: Primary Mouse Users
For users whose main method of computer interaction is via a mouse or other pointing device. These users generally use an on-screen keyboard or dictation software for inputting text.
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By Ricky Buchanan on November 7, 2008
An Air Mouse is one you can hold in your hand and move around. This type of mouse moves the mouse cursor in response to the left/right and up/down movement of your hand holding the mouse. The Air Mouse application for the iPhone and iPod Touch turns your gadget into one of these types of mice.
Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged air mouse, mouse alternative, mouse replacement, trackpad, unusual input devices |
By Ricky Buchanan on October 29, 2008
You probably click your mouse hundreds of times a day, thousands of times a week. ClickNoMo lets you rest your tendons while you continue to work and get things done by automatically clicking the mouse for you when you bring the mouse to a short stop in any one position. You can select left mouse click, right mouse click, double click, or even click-and-drag, as you need to.
Posted in New Software, Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, mouse, mouse cursor, mouse enhancement, overuse, overuse injury, repeditive strain injury, rsi, strain, tendonitis, tension |
By Ricky Buchanan on October 27, 2008
Drew is five and has SMA. He uses SmartNav to access his computer, using a switch for mouse clicks and moving his hand – with a reflective ring on it – to move the mouse pointer.
Posted in Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Supporters, User Stories | Tagged head mouse, head pointer, head tracking, mouse alternative, mouse replacement, smartnav |
By Ricky Buchanan on October 6, 2008
The Laboratory for Understanding Collaborative Technology at Northwestern University is working on a project to build and evaluate new original technologies for users with disabilities. They are currently recruiting subjects with a variety of impairments (cognitive, sensory or motor) from the Chicago area.
Posted in AAC, Deaf, Environmental control, Hearing Impaired, Information, Intellectually Impaired, Medical Needs, Mobility Impaired, Neurologically Impaired, Other Impairment, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Speech to Text, Supporters, Text to Speech, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged research study, volunteers |
By Joe Barnick on September 29, 2008
Many of Mac OS X’s standard keyboard shortcuts, such as “New Folder” (Shift + Command + N), “Save As” (Shift + Command + S), and “Paste and Match Style” (Option + Shift + Command + V), require pressing multiple keys simultaneously. While this isn’t very difficult to do with KeyStrokes or SwitchXS, it would be much easier if you could save yourself two or three clicks by triggering complex commands like these with one button. Fortunately, LayoutKitchen makes this possible – and it couldn’t be easier!
Posted in Information, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged change keystrokes keyboards, custom keyboard, key strokes, keystrokes, layout kitchen, modifier keys, switchxs |
By Ricky Buchanan on September 17, 2008
Ever realised that you can set up your computer so it will do different things depending on whether you are close with your Bluetooth phone, and on what wireless networks are available.
Posted in Environmental control, Geek, Information, Mobility Impaired, Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged bluetooth, cell phone, eadl, ecu, efficiency, Environmental control, mobile phone, start computer automatically, turn computer off automatically, turn computer on automatically, unusual input devices |
By Ricky Buchanan on September 12, 2008
The iPhone and iPod touch come with very accurate accelerometers – the programs which are running can know when the device is being moved, and how much/how far/which direction it’s being moved. Game developers have taken advantage of this capability to develop some games which just rely on the device being moved or shaken!
Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Users | Tagged games, ipod touch, unusual input devices |
By Ricky Buchanan on September 3, 2008
pearPad is a two-part application that lets you use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a wireless trackpad or keyboard for your Mac. There is a program you run on the Mac – available for Tiger or Leopard – and a program from the iTunes App Store which is run on the iPhone or iPod Touch.
Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged ipod touch, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices |
By Ricky Buchanan on September 2, 2008
PDFpen is a PDF editing and form-filling application for Mac OS X. PDFs are important to many people with disabilities because scanned documents are usually converted to PDF format. So for those who can’t handle physical paper, being able to edit or add to a PDF file is important.
Posted in New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Users | Tagged commercial, edit pdfs, editing pdfs, fill in pdf forms, free trial, pdf documents, pdf forms, pdf pen, portable document format |
By Guest Post on August 15, 2008
Some people burst with talent and will manage to create amazing stuff irrespective of the physical setbacks one suffers if affected by ALS. Tucker is certainly one of those people. Being confined to a wheelchair and having to control his computer with his head this sound designer, video editor and multimedia magician is as creative as ever.
Posted in AAC, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, User Stories, Users | Tagged AAC, ALS, headmouse extreme, keystrokes, on screen keyboard, onscreen keyboard, proloque, switch user, Tucker, video, virtual keyboard |
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