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From: pg on 23 Apr 2008 20:55
Can you share with us the links to those "niche" products, please?

Thank you !!


On Apr 22, 9:33 am, "smlunatick" <yves...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Mobility reduced mice problems are a "niche" products. Both Microsoft and
> Logitech offer trackball. There were add-on touch pads offered. I found,
> years ago:
>
> Mouse "joystick" -- Big, similar to the plane "flight" stick
> Foot controlled mouse
> Eye-tracking cam for mouse controls
> Breath mouse control
>
> Every mouse controller has their own "quirks" and you need to evaluate each.
>
> On 22/04/2008 "M.I.5Ā¾" <no....(a)no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> >"pg" <pen...(a)catholic.org> wrote in message
> >news:5322afe8-2411-431c-972a-8eeecbdcc5df(a)q24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> >> 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?RecordNumberĀ˜)
>
> >> 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 !!
>
> >It is a surprisingly difficult thing for an able bodied person to decide
> >what system would suit a disabled person best. The reality is that you just
> >don't have the necessary experience or qualifications. I have even seen
> >examples of so called 'disability facility consultants' get it totally
> >wrong.
>
> >The best solution (and probably the most impractical) would be to provide a
> >variety of mouse/trackball devices and allow the user to decide which one
> >will suit him best. Disabled people are often able to adapt to something
> >that although not ideal, comes close.

From: Susan Moskowitz on 24 Apr 2008 17:29
Oh, computers to sugar coat physical therapy.
"pg" <penang(a)catholic.org> wrote in message
news:40cf6960-dc78-47dc-b52a-46b913791093(a)x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> 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...(a)verizon.net>
> 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...(a)catholic.org> wrote in message
>>
>> news:5322afe8-2411-431c-972a-8eeecbdcc5df(a)q24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >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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