thankyou very much guys On 25 October 2011 16:11, Kerry Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I spent 3-4 years developing software for physically disabled > children. It can be very rewarding. > > I'd start here <http://www.justice.gov/crt/508/archive/oldsoftware.html> > to see the U.S. government guidelines. > > Among the things we did was a special keyboard that replaced > alphanumeric keys with icons that matched the buttons on the screen. > They were actually plastic sheets, and the teacher could put the > appropriate one for the current lesson on the keyboard. I think > Intellitools, a division of Cambium, still makes those keyboards, and > they're not expensive. > > For children with more profound disabilities, we had switches--large > buttons the diameter of a coffee cup the kids could hit to advance the > highlight from icon to icon. Depending on the level of a child's > physical abilities, there could be 1, 2, or 3 switches. > > I'll check with my wife, too. She runs a large web site (~20 million > paying customers) for a large educational publisher. I know they have > had to really jump through hoops to make their site accessible, so she > can point you to more information on accessibility standards. > > Cordially, > > Kerry Thompson > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:57 AM, allandt bik-elliott <[email protected]> > wrote: > > hey guys > > > > we've been given a brief to design / develop several games for kids > (6-12) > > with special needs and i thought maybe some of you have had some > experience > > with this kind of development? > > > > are there any tips that you can give me as i start researching this or > maybe > > point me in the direction of any resources that were useful to you > please? > > > > thanks in advance > > a > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
