[oats-sig] New project idea!

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I put a reply on the oats site re eye gaze systems that do the same thing

David

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk [mailto:oats-sig-
> bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Simon Judge
> Sent: 29 May 2008 09:05
> To: 'OATs Project Special Interest Group'
> Subject: Re: [oats-sig] New project idea!
> 
> Following a bit of feedback (thanks Robert), I've summarised this here,
> just
> for the record!
> 
> http://www.oatsoft.org/Forge/development-ideas/post200805299332729915
> 
> S.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Simon Judge
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:19 AM
> To: oats-sig at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [oats-sig] New project idea!
> 
> Hiya,
> 
> this is a new possiblity for the PP team, or anyone here who wants a quick
> (?!) project that might be helpful:
> 
> Problem:  people who use a touchscreen-keyguard communication aid and have
> poor dexterity, but can put their finger into the keyguard holes to select
> cells, struggle to access the computer using the same method (since they
> can
> not select an area smaller than the keyguard.
> 
> Also, other people with dexterity problems might have difficulty clicking
> exactly on a button, but might be able to reliably click on an area of say
> 20x20pixels.
> 
> Further - people using mouse keys might want another method of selecting
> on
> the screen.
> 
> Solution(?): ZoomClick software - every time you click the mouse, the
> software blows up a square of the screen every time you click. It then
> allows a second click on the 'blown up' area. You can change the zoom
> factor.  This is similar to what is used on some eye-gaze systems if you
> have seen them
> 
> Extension - grid the zoomed area and number each grid so that a) it can be
> used with a touch screen-keyguard and b) someone can use a numberpad
> keyguard to progressively segment the screen into 9 and click this way.
> 
> ----
> 
> I realise this might not make that much sense, but I've decided to send
> ideas into the ether when I have them rather than forget them!!!  Ask/Crit
> away!
> 
> S
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Simon
> 
> Senior Clinical Scientist
> Assistive Technology Team
> 
> simon.judge at nhs.net
> 01226 432159
> 
> www.barnsleyrd.nhs.uk
> 
> Dept of Medical Physics
> Block 14
> Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust Gawber Road Barnsley
> S75 2EP
> 
> 
> 
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