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iPod Touch Apps For The Dexterity Challenged
The iPod Touch and iPhone are wonderful devices that have so many uses. However for quite a while I didn’t give them much serious thought because I thought I had no chance of actually being able to physically use them… Now they’ve become an everyday part of my life.
SmartNav for Drewbie
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.
iPod Touch Ideas For Stylus, Mouth Stick, and Head Pointer Users
Something as simple as tapping the screen of an iPhone or iPod Touch can be a big problem for people with physical disabilities. Here are some suggestions and alternative solutions that may help.
iNavigate - New head mouse software for OS X
iNavigate is a new head-mouse which uses an iSight camera and is implemented entirely in software in a similar manner to Windows’ “CameraMouse” program.
SmartNav 4
The head controlled mouse replacement SmartNav 4 is now available for Mac OS X users thanks to RJ Cooper and Associates. The upgrade can be ordered through RJ Cooper’s website.
Interesting Day
I had a visit from Yooralla ComTEC today to trial some new assistive tech hardware. It was hard work but lots of fun, and it looks like there’s something I may be able to use!
SmartNav 4 coming to Mac OS X
SmartNav is a hardware and software package that replaces a regular mouse by tracking small head movements - head tracking. A Mac OS X port of the SmartNav 4 software expected to be released by the end of March.
