[oats-sig] New project idea!

Really? I don't understand - I thought twitter was social networking

re: not make that much sense, but I've decided to send ideas into the  
ether
rather than the given example...
~:"

Jonathan Chetwynd

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On 28 May 2008, at 12:34, Simon Judge wrote:

> Really? I don't understand - I thought twitter was social networking  
> tool?
> I'm proposing a bit of OATS software below for people who struggle  
> to use
> touch screens (though I realise I didn't explain it well). What've I
> missed?!!
>
> S
>
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>
> Simon, believe twitter was created for this purpose...
>
> though the archiving is rubbish.
>
>
> ~:"
>
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> Jonathan Chetwynd
>
> j.chetwynd at btinternet.com
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> +44 (0) 20 7978 1764
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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
> 	
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> 	Assistive Technology Team
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