I disagree. I believe that this is called a capacitance touchpad. I can't imagine that there isn't some item that a child could use instead of a finger.
In fact, within arm reach: my metal watch band enables me to use my touchpad. I don't think there is a as-cheap device that will allow pointing on the XO as a capacitance touchpad. --Seth On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Carlos mauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. > > For versions of the XO 1.5 or 2.0 would be my suggestion to place the cam > and the microphone at the top of the screen of the laptop. Use eyetracking > recognition technologies or the use of touchscreen or something similary to > gnome speech desktop > > 2008/11/19 David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> In looking at the laptop specs I noticed the mouse input is a touchpad. >> This makes the laptop inaccessible for kids with artificial hands. The >> touchpad technology is not good at all for people who wear prosthesis. This >> limitation can be addressed by providing a trackpoint type alternative. It's >> really a shame that technology companies don't think about these unecessary >> limitations for people with disabilities. I bet there are many kids missing >> limbs due to landmines that will be affected by this technology hurdle. I >> know because I'm missing my hands due to an accident. Technology should be >> used to allow people to overcome disabilities, not adding additional >> obstacles to oversome. Please pass this info on to the developers of the >> laptops. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> accessibility mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility >> > > > > -- > http://unimauro.blogspot.com/ > Creemos en el amor de los Seres Humanos > Carlos Mauro Cárdenas Fernández > 4582877 980525716 > > _______________________________________________ > accessibility mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > _______________________________________________ accessibility mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility
