Items that maintain or improve efficiency of people with
disabilities
Glasses - While quite common, if you need them for reading, take
them off and then try to read this without increasing the size of the
font. Feeling disabled yet (I am)
Remotes - popular with the lazy and those who don't want to move,
essential for those who can not move
Gross Motor
- Big movement Fine Motor
- Small movements
The technology for the disabled is NOT
keeping pace with other
technologies
For Computers
Mice require Gross Motor
control & movement of the hands
Alternate Hardware
Joy Stick
Track Balls (like an upside down mouse - move the ball. unit is
stationary) - for those with fine motor, who lost gross motor
Foot Mouse
Touch pad
Head Mouse
Sip & Puff
Vision
Mouse trails help user find mouse
Keyboards
Keyboards with "key guides" for those who lack fine motor skills
Dwell clicking may help with
some of the above technologies - implied (automatically assumed) click
when staying (hovering) over an object for a period of time
Non Computer
Speech
Loss of speech control has an
interesting anomaly speech assistance devices encourage / aid people in
recovery in part because when people can not communicate they withdraw.
Picture to Speech devices help stroke victims who also lost some
comprehension
Quality of Life
Should be main focus
Try to shop at places like Radio Shack,
vs Medical Supply places first
External Links
Glenda Such - A list of lists
cocked full of information