[laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible friendly

[Rakesh Chand]

Hello Greg & colleagues,

It's indeed, very sad, that People With Disabilities have to wait...

Perhaps, it's high time, that their issues are dealt with straight away, 
rather than, telling them to wait for the next generation...

The suggestion about some kind of peripheral (AKA external to the XO and 
plugged in to its USB port) device. May work, but what if it doesn't?

Wonder why the developers can't create some thing more universal! Food for 
thought, for the high tech guys...

Have a great evening! Lets continue to expend the horizon for People With 
Disabilities.

Rakesh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Smith" <gregsmitholpc at gmail.com>
To: <accessibility at lists.laptop.org>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible friendly


> Hi All,
>
> I'm afraid that the pressure sensitive feature is not available and not
> planned right now.
>
> In short, if it doesn't work for David it doesn't work well enough.
>
> I don't think that we will have a chance to change the hardware in the
> near future for this. It may be something that can be supported better
> in the next generation.
>
> For the time being, I think you will need to use some kind of peripheral
> (AKA external to the XO and plugged in to its USB port) device.
>
> We support a mouse, but if you find that your preferred peripheral does
> not work, you may be able to get some engineering support to gets a
> driver installed. No promises but for sure you should follow up if you
> want to use something and you are not able to make it work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg S
>
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:48:28 -0800
> From: "Tim hobbs" <tim.thelion at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible
> friendly
> To: "Discussion of accessibility on the OLPC"
> <accessibility at lists.laptop.org>
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> You know, I'm surprised, there are two functionalities on this touch pad,
> the touch pad it'self, and a pressure sensative pad.  You may be able to 
> use
> the pressure sensative pad, your hook acting as a stylus.
>
> Timothy Hobbs
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:32 PM, David K Parker <davparker at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > > I have yet to find a touchpad that works with a prosthetic hook. I
> tested
> > > one of these laptops at a conference recently, it did NOT work with my
> > > prosthetic.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Seth Woodworth
> <seth at isforinsects.com>wrote:
> > >
> >> >> I disagree.
> >> >>
> >> >> I believe that this is called a capacitance touchpad.  I can't
> imagine
> >> >> that there isn't some item that a child could use instead of a
> finger.
> >> >>
> >> >> In fact, within arm reach: my metal watch band enables me to use my
> >> >> touchpad.
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't think there is a as-cheap device that will allow pointing on
> >> >> the XO as a capacitance touchpad.
> >> >>
> >> >> --Seth
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Carlos mauro
> <unimauro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >> > I agree.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > For versions of the XO 1.5 or 2.0 would be my suggestion to
> place the
> >> >> cam
> >>> >> > and the microphone at the top of the screen of the laptop. Use
> >> >> eyetracking
> >>> >> > recognition technologies or the use of touchscreen or
> something similary
> >> >> to
> >>> >> > gnome speech desktop
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > 2008/11/19 David K Parker <davparker at gmail.com>
> >>>> >> >>
> >>>> >> >> In looking at the laptop specs I noticed the mouse input is
> a touchpad.
> >>>> >> >> This makes the laptop inaccessible for kids with artificial
> hands. The
> >>>> >> >> touchpad technology is not good at all for people who wear
> prosthesis.
> >> >> This
> >>>> >> >> limitation can be addressed by providing a trackpoint type
> alternative.
> >> >> It's
> >>>> >> >> really a shame that technology companies don't think about 
> >>>> >> >> these
> >> >> unecessary
> >>>> >> >> limitations for people with disabilities. I bet there are
> many kids
> >> >> missing
> >>>> >> >> limbs due to landmines that will be affected by this
> technology hurdle.
> >> >> I
> >>>> >> >> know because I'm missing my hands due to an accident.
> Technology should
> >> >> be
> >>>> >> >> used to allow people to overcome disabilities, not adding
> additional
> >>>> >> >> obstacles to oversome. Please pass this info on to the
> developers of
> >> >> the
> >>>> >> >> laptops.
> >>>> >> >>
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> >>>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > --
> >>> >> > http://unimauro.blogspot.com/
> >>> >> > Creemos en el amor de los Seres Humanos
> >>> >> > Carlos Mauro C?rdenas Fern?ndez
> >>> >> > 4582877 980525716
> >>> >> >
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