[oats-sig] New project idea!

Hiya,

Simon, believe twitter was created for this purpose...

though the archiving is rubbish.

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Jonathan Chetwynd

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On 28 May 2008, at 09:18, Simon Judge wrote:

> 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
>
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> Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust
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> Barnsley
> S75 2EP
>
>
>
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