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About the accessibility ... I read this page is very interesting 2008/11/26 David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sorry, I thought I made that clear. The trackpoint type pointing device > works very well, and doesn't take up any additional real estate. You can > keep the touchpad as well. Thinkpad offers the best in this breed. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_stick > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Seth Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:18 PM, David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > I'm not really speaking out for myself, but trying to raise the >> awareness >> > level of people developing technology. No one seems to realize that >> there >> > are disabled people with no hands, but can otherwise function fairly >> well >> > with prosthetic limbs. I'm not as concerned about companies like Apple, >> who >> > make devices that don't work without human fingers, because there are >> many >> > other companies making competing devices that do work just as well or >> > better. The laptop for every child project is different. They are trying >> to >> > provide technology to children that have no other choices. To alienate a >> > small percentage of those who have lost limbs for various reasons beyond >> > their control seems wrong when a simple solution does exist. Adding an >> > external mouse will work, but makes the device harder to use. You need >> more >> > surface area to operate, chords can easily be broke, or the mouse can be >> > lost. Building a pointing device into the laptop that works without >> > requiring skin is the obvious solution. The technology does exist. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > David >> > >> >> Please offer suggestions as to what technologies you would like to >> see. I don't want to be dismissive of our user's needs here, but I do >> not know of any technologies that would be suitable and cost effective >> to put into every laptop. All of the devices that I can think of >> would greatly lower durability and/or increase cost. But I don't know >> a lot about the field. What have you seen that you think would work >> well? >> >> Also, software aids are a real possibility. Because we're such an >> open platform, we can get access to hardware at a very low level. >> What software aids would you consider a priority? We have the benefit >> of the great majority of linux software, which has excellent support >> for alternate input and accessibility. >> _______________________________________________ >> accessibility mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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