Tools for people with disabilities:
There are many adaptive devices for handicapped computer users. There are also many devices for the handicapped that use computers to control the actual device. The most fascinating one I saw was the “Brainfingers” ( http://www.brainfingers.com/ ). Using this device a person can control their computer totally hands free. If you can control your face, you can use a computer! The following is a quote from their website:
You wear a headband which detects electrical signals from your facial muscles, eye movements, and brainwaves. The software decodes these signals into virtual fingers or Brainfingers which trigger mouse and keyboard events to control third party software such as Ezkeys, Reach, IntelliTools, Dynavox Windows software, The Grid, Gaze Talk, etc. The Brainfingers Solution can include Head-Tracking devices such as SmartNav.
There is also a video of it being used on their website. The total cost, excluding shipping is $ 2,100.00.
There are also many less comprehensive systems for people who do not need as much help. There is literally a device that enables some with any disability short of being in a coma to use a computer, and the prices range accordingly. Who would have imagined 30 years ago that someone as severely handicapped as Stefan Hawking would have been able to accomplish what he has?
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