[ubuntu-uk] Mouse accessibility problem

[Jim Price]

Thanks. The big trackball looks like it might be difficult to try before 
you buy as the links suggest they're across the Atlantic. Keyboards 
don't solve the mouse problem, but I will suggest it.

-- 
Jim

On 10/04/18 15:06, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 10 April 2018 at 14:25, Jim Price <d1version at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The trackpad was the most promising, but getting hold of a
>> suitably large trackpad has proven difficult.
> 
> IME trackpads require _more_ precise motor control than mice etc.
> 
> 
>> There have been some fairly
>> large ones made, but the best looking candidates have been discontinued
>> (thanks Logitec).
> 
> Such things exist:
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/BIGtrack-2-0-Trackball-Buttons-12000006/dp/B0006ZM7VY
> 
> More info:
> 
> http://www.fentek-ind.com/Bigtrack.htm
> 
> Alternative:
> 
> https://www.infogrip.com/kidtrac.html
> 
> 
>> A graphics tablet would be large enough, so that might be
>> another possibility.
> 
> Usually these are high-precision devices which might not be helpful.
> 
> Re keyboards, we used these for my computers-for-the-elderly startup:
> 
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Oversized-Large-Print-Elderly-kid-Child-Computer-Keyboard-Big-Yellow-Keys-/112405647101
> 
> Also see:
> 
> http://www.inclusive.co.uk/big-keys-lx-p1997
> 
> But an overlay with holes above the screens can be a big help for
> those with severe motor deficits.
>