We already have the speech recognition thing installed. It's the hands-
on input device that we need to take special care of.
One of the aim for the computer lab is to encourage the disabled to
use their hands, however frail their hands may be.
Encouragement is the key, not frustration. The current crop of "cute"
mice just frustrated the disable too much.
On Apr 23, 12:24 pm, "Susan Moskowitz" <susanmoskowit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> pg,
> If the disabled people who will be using this computer lab have
clear
> speech, consider adding speech recognition software to some or all of
your
> computers. This is particularly easy to do if you are using Windows
Vista,
> as the operating system has a fairly comprehensive Microsoft compatible
> speech recognition program built right in to it. Look in the ease of
access
> section of the control panel. It provides multiple ways to position the
> mouse including both "Show Numbers", which assigns a number to each icon
on
> the desktop or web page, and also a traditional Mouse grid option.
> Susan"pg" <pen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
>
news:5322afe8-2411-431c-972a-8eeecbdcc5df@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >Hi, all !
>
> > I am setting up a computer lab for the disabled. We are looking for
> > equipments that might aid the disabled (mainly those who are not that
> > good in movement), and one of the things we are planning to get them
> > is trackball.
>
> > There are many types of trackballs available, unfortunately most are
> > made for the able-body people. I am looking for something that can be
> > used by the disabled with ease.
>
> > Our objective is that the trackball must be big enough, and easy
> > enough to be used.
>
> > One of the things we have found is the BIGTRACK trackball made by
> > infogrip (www.infogrip.com/product_view.asp?RecordNumber=98)
>
> > I want to know if there are other types of trackball similar or better
> > than the BIGTRACK that I list above?
>
> > If you have any experience on which type of trackball that will be
> > easy for the disabled, please share with us.
>
> > Thank you all in advance !!
>
> > Sincerely,
> > Lee
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