Wise Young
04-26-2003, 11:56 PM
"Quadputing": I use this word to refer to the using a computer without limbs. There are many resources on the web, people who have written up the solutions that they have devised using available commercial hardware and software. The following sites contain nitty gritty details. I thought that I could start the topic and others can add to this.
http://www.gallilaw.com/computer.htm
This web site is entitled: "Paralysis SucksÂ*Â* Spinal Cord Injury and how to live with it: The Computer: Best Assistive Device" It recommends Dragon voice recognition software, the Quad-joy mouse substitute with a sip-and-puff joystick wand, the AudioTechnica microphone with a wireless connection through Lectrosonics relay, with details on how a laptop system can be mounted on a powerchair http://www.gallilaw.com/wheelchair.htm with a wireless internet connection.
http://www.assistiveware.com/giesbert.php
This is the web site of Geisbert Nijhuis of Netherlands who has a C3/4 injury. He useds a chin-controlled wheelchair and has a specially adapted apartment where he can use the telephone, open doors, and other things with special remote switching devices. He uses a Mac, a sip-and-puff device, a HeadMOuse, and a onscreen keyboard program called Keystrokes which recently developed a version for Mac OSX. He uses this system to develop his web site http://www.laesieworks.com/ He has also devised a system for using his computer when lying in bed!
http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/closeup.htm
This is the web site of Jim Lubin who uses a computer setup described on http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/myputer.htm with detailed hardware specs. He uses a pneumatic switch to sip and puff morse codes, connected to the computer with an Adap2U Keyboard Emulator System. Jim has created many web sites using this system, including one of most comprehensive listing of adaptive computer products http://www.makoa.org/computers.htm and detailed contact information http://www.makoa.org/gov/assistive.html
http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/compute.htm
This is a site sponsored by NIDRR to provide advice concerning choice of input/output options.
http://www.abilityhub.com/
This is a more general site to help people who have a variety of disabilities identify adaptive equipment and methods of accessing computers. It includes discussions of trackballs with the biggest balls http://www.abilityhub.com/mouse/trackball.htm and all the various mouse alternatives, keyboard alternatives.
http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/
This site contains a discussion of one-hand typing by Lilly Waters, including one-had qwerty, half-qwerty, and the bat one hand keyboard. Although this is a commercial site, the author is one-handed.
http://polio.dyndns.org/chip/
This site describes CHIP (Computers for Handicapped Independence Program), a voluntary program established in 1988 to provide information on software and hardware for persons with limitations of motor, vision, learning, hearing, or cognitive skills.
This should be a start.
Wise.
[This message was edited by Wise Young on 04-27-03 at 02:40 AM.]
http://www.gallilaw.com/computer.htm
This web site is entitled: "Paralysis SucksÂ*Â* Spinal Cord Injury and how to live with it: The Computer: Best Assistive Device" It recommends Dragon voice recognition software, the Quad-joy mouse substitute with a sip-and-puff joystick wand, the AudioTechnica microphone with a wireless connection through Lectrosonics relay, with details on how a laptop system can be mounted on a powerchair http://www.gallilaw.com/wheelchair.htm with a wireless internet connection.
http://www.assistiveware.com/giesbert.php
This is the web site of Geisbert Nijhuis of Netherlands who has a C3/4 injury. He useds a chin-controlled wheelchair and has a specially adapted apartment where he can use the telephone, open doors, and other things with special remote switching devices. He uses a Mac, a sip-and-puff device, a HeadMOuse, and a onscreen keyboard program called Keystrokes which recently developed a version for Mac OSX. He uses this system to develop his web site http://www.laesieworks.com/ He has also devised a system for using his computer when lying in bed!
http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/closeup.htm
This is the web site of Jim Lubin who uses a computer setup described on http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/myputer.htm with detailed hardware specs. He uses a pneumatic switch to sip and puff morse codes, connected to the computer with an Adap2U Keyboard Emulator System. Jim has created many web sites using this system, including one of most comprehensive listing of adaptive computer products http://www.makoa.org/computers.htm and detailed contact information http://www.makoa.org/gov/assistive.html
http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/compute.htm
This is a site sponsored by NIDRR to provide advice concerning choice of input/output options.
http://www.abilityhub.com/
This is a more general site to help people who have a variety of disabilities identify adaptive equipment and methods of accessing computers. It includes discussions of trackballs with the biggest balls http://www.abilityhub.com/mouse/trackball.htm and all the various mouse alternatives, keyboard alternatives.
http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/
This site contains a discussion of one-hand typing by Lilly Waters, including one-had qwerty, half-qwerty, and the bat one hand keyboard. Although this is a commercial site, the author is one-handed.
http://polio.dyndns.org/chip/
This site describes CHIP (Computers for Handicapped Independence Program), a voluntary program established in 1988 to provide information on software and hardware for persons with limitations of motor, vision, learning, hearing, or cognitive skills.
This should be a start.
Wise.
[This message was edited by Wise Young on 04-27-03 at 02:40 AM.]