Oh, computers to sugar coat physical therapy.
"pg" <penang@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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
>>
>>
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>> >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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