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Accessible digital photography

In the July - August ‘08 issue of MDA’s QUEST Magazine, there is an interesting article in the QuestTech section about Orlando Valle, a young man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and the specialized digital photography equipment he uses for a middle school digital media course. Of particular interest is the motorized pan & tilt mount [...]

Input via Morse Code

Use ControllerMate to let you input via morse code with a mouse button!

Making the most of SwitchXS

Read about Marie-France Bru’s ultra efficient SwitchXS writing method.

Keystrokes, SwitchXS, LayoutKitchen

Amsterdam - 18 January 2008 - AssistiveWare® today announced the release of new versions of its flagship products: KeyStrokes® 4, SwitchXS® 2.5 and LayoutKitchen® 2.
KeyStrokes 4, the latest version of AssistiveWare’s award-winning on-screen keyboard with multilingual word prediction, adds LayoutKitchen, which allows users to design their own virtual keyboards. Such virtual keyboards can be used not [...]

Simple Switch Scanning and Voice Output in MS Word 2004 for OS X

Simple Switch Scanning and Voice Output in MS Word 2004 for OS X
Website: Simple Switch Scanning and Voice Output in MS Word 2004 for OS X
ATMac comment: This is a simple and brilliant suggestion - it could very likely be implemented in other applications in a similar way.
It’s in no way a replacement for a full [...]

Adapt KeyStrokes Keyboards with LayoutKitchen

Now that KeyStrokes and LayoutKitchen work together, I have adapted the stardard KeyStrokes keyboards to work more the way I want them to. Here’s how to do the same for yourself.

MacSpeech Dictate Global Commands List & Cheat Sheet for 1.2.1

MacSpeech Dictate is a great program but learning so many commands at once can be intimidating. I’ve put together two documents to help you learn and remember all the global commands found in Dictate version 1.2.1.

Nuance Buys MacSpeech: What Now?

It’s been announced that the MacSpeech company has been purchased by Nuance. Nuance are the company behind the Windows product “Dragon NaturallySpeaking“ and other recent Dragon products for iPod Touch and iPhone. So what does this mean for MacSpeech Dictate and the other MacSpeech products? What would you like to happen?

Juergen Manthey - Locked-In Syndrome

Accessible technology has changed Juergen Manthey’s life. Usually, somebody with his disabilities would be expected to exist in a nursing home and watch daytime television which they couldn’t even turn on or off without somebody’s help. Instead, Juergen is really living.

Snow Leopard, Above and Beyond

Apple once stated that you could “Live the digital life in stylish simplicity.” This statement referred to the Mac Mini but it could easily encompass all of Apple’s products. What does this mean for the average end user? Moreover, what does this mean for the end user with a visual impairment?

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