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MultiClutch

By Ricky Buchanan on April 17, 2008

MultiClutch

Will Henderson’s MultiClutch [gives you] flexibility by extending multi-touch gestures to all programs.

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, minimize typing, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, touchpad, trackpad, unusual input devices | Leave a response

SloMotionX 1.0

By Ricky Buchanan on April 17, 2008

SloMotionX 1.0

SloMotionX is a utility program that can be used to slow down games – or other programs – to make them more accessible to OS X users with disabilities.

Posted in Intellectually Impaired, Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged features, free, free download, slomotion, slomotionx, slow down programs, slow motion, slowmotion | 2 Responses

Put Items On The Dock

By Ricky Buchanan on April 9, 2008

Put Items On The Dock

Handy utility lets you add things to the dock without the need to drag and drop.

Posted in New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged add application to dock, add file to dock, add to dock, free | Leave a response

Accessible IRC Clients

By Ricky Buchanan on March 29, 2008

Accessible IRC Clients

What’s out there in terms of IRC clients for VoiceOver users?

Posted in New Software, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, IM, instant message client, instant messages, instant messaging, irc, irc for blind users, irc for voiceover users, opensource, text chat, text message client | Leave a response

Interactive Fiction Games

By Ricky Buchanan on March 26, 2008

Interactive Fiction Games

Interactive fiction games are interesting and accessible to users with a wide range of assistive technology needs.

Posted in Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, infocom, interactive fiction, opensource, text based game, turn based game, zoom | 1 Response

Touchpad Pro

By Ricky Buchanan on March 19, 2008

Touchpad Pro

It’s difficult to find a touchpad/trackpad for a desktop computer like an iMac or Mac Pro. Here’s a solution that lets you use an iPhone or iPod Touch as an external trackpad.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, free trial, ipod touch, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, opensource, shareware, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices, unusual input devices | Leave a response

OSCulator – Motion into music and more!

By Ricky Buchanan on February 8, 2008

OSCulator – Motion into music and more!

OSCulator is a “hub” program that lets you connect a variety of unusual input devices to regular music creation programs. You can use touch-screens, Wiimotes, 3D mice, and a host of other devices for input and OSCulator converts the signals from those devices to the desired output.

Posted in New Software, OS X, Supporters, Users | Tagged compose music, free, mouse alternative, music composition, unusual input devices, wii remote control | Leave a response

APHont: A Font for Low Vision Users

By Ricky Buchanan on January 25, 2008

APHont: A Font for Low Vision Users

APHont is a font developed by the American Printing House especially for low vision users. APHont embodies characteristics that have been shown to enhance reading speed, comprehension, and comfort for large print users. You can install it for free on your Mac computer by following these instructions.

Posted in Neurologically Impaired, Supporters, Users, Vision Impaired | Tagged aphfont, easy to read font, features, free, large print | 5 Responses

Adium X 1.2

By Ricky Buchanan on January 14, 2008

Adium X 1.2

Adium is a fast and free instant messaging client which supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, Yahoo! Japan, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, and Lotus Sametime. Adium X version 1.2 is now properly accessible to VoiceOver so you won’t have to guess who you’re talking to.

Posted in New Software, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged AIM, AOL Chat, facebook chat, free, growl notifications, gtalk, ichat replacement, IM, instant message client, instant messages, jabber, ljtalk, microsoft chat, msn, msn chat, msn live messenger, msn messenger, open source, text message client, Yahoo Chat, Yahoo IM | 1 Response

Alternative Keyboard Layouts

By Ricky Buchanan on January 9, 2008

Alternative Keyboard Layouts

Virtually all computer keyboards in English speaking countries are arranged so that the letter keys, if you read from the top-left, start of with QWERTY. What are the alternatives and why would you want to change anyway?

Posted in Intellectually Impaired, OS X, Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Supporters, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged alphabetic keyboard layout, colemac, dvorak, features, free, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, qwerty, speed up typing, typing quicker | 4 Responses

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