[oats-sig] User with limited motor control

It would be good if the grids were of a common standard (with SAW, The

Great, thanks for reminding me about the need for an open standard
layout format, I'll stick that in the proposal.

The long term goal is that this will become a general purpose tool and
also be cross platform (Linux, Max, Windows), Firefox is stage 1.

With embedded Linux you get low cost ACC hardware devices.

Yes I think you've answered but it will be good to hear from others too.

Steve

On 10/19/06, Judge Simon <Simon.Judge at sbpct.nhs.uk> wrote:
> It would be good if the grids were of a common standard (with SAW, The
> Grid), or could import them. In fact, this 'd be essential...  In fact, this
> work could be a driver for standardising the storage of this information
> (e.g. in XML) which is shockingly not even vaguely standard at the mo,
> meaning there is no way to port resources.  David has done some stuff on
> suggested storage standards (in the Switch Access to Technology Resource
> [1]).
>
> In fact, if it could do this, then users could use the same resources inside
> Firefox/Thunderbird to type etc, then use SAW/Grid etc for outside... Thus
> heading towards a browser based AAC/Access system... (sorry, getting
> excited!).
>
> Accessibility Arrangements - for pointer-only-users, they'd use an on-screen
> keyboard to type probably, they might also be able to speak (maybe a
> seamless integration with FireVox?), er, generally with pointer-no-click
> users they'd use a dwell clicker software (this could be built in?) such as
> [2] - the nicer ones of these display a timer around the cursor for the
> dwell time.  I suppose someone could also be using an eye-gaze system etc...
>
>
> For people who have not got fine control they generally just get away with
> big icons, larger dwell areas etc.  There is an anti-tremor mouse, and there
> might be the equivalent software (can't remember, maybe not) but otherwise
> tremor is not coped with that well...
>
> Is this answering the question? I'm not sure...
>
> The majority of the users I see are at the lower end of the input bandwidth
> spectrum, so are generally not 2d pointer users, though I see a fair few
> (e.g. people with MND)...
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Simon
>
> [1] http://tinyurl.com/f8qxk
> [2] http://www.sensorysoftware.com/software/dwellclick/index.html
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steve Lee
> Sent: 19 October 2006 07:39
> To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
> Subject: [oats-sig] User with limited motor control
>
>
> I want to ensure that the Mozilla accessibility work is usable by as many
> users with limited motor control as possible. The current plan is to provide
> grids and in application selection (using actual controls) accessible by
> switch or pointer.
>
> What sort of accessibility arrangements are used by users with some ability
> to use a pointer for onscreen 2D random access (e.g. headmouse, eyetracker).
> What would be better than the current possibilities?
>
> Do you use OSK/Grids or enlarge the screen with fine pointer resolution? I
> imagine either would be useful depending on capabilities. Are there other
> useful techniques adaptions?
>
> What if tremor is a problem?
>
> -- Steve Lee
> www.fullmeasure.co.uk
>
>

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