[laptop-accessibility] accessibility Digest, Vol 17, Issue 4

Lesley Thacker lesleydianet at gmail.com
Sun Nov 23 18:06:45 EST 2008 

http://www.rjcooper.com/cole/index.html

Would this work?
on version 711, the sides of the touchpad work with with a really hard
fingernail push or a stylus.

Lesley

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>   1. Re: Touchpad is not accessible friendly (Rakesh Chand)
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> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:16:54 +1300
> From: "Rakesh Chand" <chand at connect.com.fj>
> Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible
>        friendly
> To: <greg at laptop.org>, "Discussion of accessibility on the OLPC"
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> 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
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> ----- 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
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>> 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
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