seem to be biased against Macintosh? Have never been able to find a freeware on-screen virtual keyboard for my Mac. It has one with the operating system, but with Tiger, they forgot to include a sticky Key option. What good is the shift key if you can't hold it down?
On 3/6/10, Jon Bjornstad <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 2, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Mark BB wrote: > >> You mention mouthsticks... do you not use a headmouse or similar to >> control the computer? >> >> Regards, Mark >> >> Age 45 >> C3/4 Complete since 1986 > > Greetings, > > On the subject of the head mouse (mice) I have some thoughts to offer. > > 2 years ago NaturalPoint ( http://www.naturalpoint.com ) > was offering the SmartNav 3 at a price ($250) that was much > below their competitors (e.g. Madenta's head mouse). > It worked very well. > > For what I can only assume was a 'business decision' they > decided to improve the device and increase the price of the EG model > to $399. They now also sell an AT model for $499 which includes > a dwell-clicker and an on-screen keyboard. > > There is a free dwell-clicker available from Sensory Software > ( http://www.sensorysoftware.com/dwellclicker.html ) > that works just fine with the EG model. And the free on-screen > keyboard they include is also available separately at > ( http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt ). > > I have long been an advocate for people who are quadriplegic and > have recently become a reseller for the SmartNav device. If you > qualify > (anyone reading this would do so) I offer the EG model > at my cost as a reseller - $250. You can try it to see if > it would work for you and return it for a full refund if it doesn't > meet your needs. > > With the SmartNav, the dwell-clicker and the on-screen > keyboard you will have complete control of the computer. > This does not mean it will be easy. One has to be fairly > computer-savvy (and patient) to be able to manage all of this > and whatever application you are trying to use. > > I am also the developer of an application called Sue Center > (named after its first user). > > http://www.suecenter.org > > It is freely downloadable on the above site. It is a communication > environment designed specifically for people who cannot use a > keyboard or mouse. It does many things for you. > It works very well with the SmartNav. > > No matter what other tools you use for computer access > (e.g. speech recognition, face recognition for mouse movement, etc) > Sue Center is worth a look - since it is free. > I would appreciate any and all feedback so I can improve it. > > Thank you for your attention. > > Jon Bjornstad > [email protected] > >
