Programs for Filling In Web Forms?

cafebabe asks: "My mother has severe arthritis and must do a lot of her shopping online since it is painful for her to walk. Since she also has trouble typing, she needs a program to help her fill out all of the data entry fields on web sites. When I was home over Thanksgiving, I saw that my mother had Gator on her computer. I uninstalled it, explained spyware to her, and installed RoboForm, which I had heard good things about. RoboForm ended up causing her computer to crash so my father uninstalled it. Is RoboForm really the best thing out there or do any of you know of something better?"

Comments

voice recognition

[farnsworth]

it sounds like you want to think about voice recognition software.

I've heard good things about IBM's offerings, and I think that they've teamed up with Opera, although that may be only for PDAs and mobile phones.

Re:voice recognition

[m_evanchik]

I'd second the voice recognition software.

I imagine also, that a quick websearch might lead you to handicapped access software and hardware thatcould be useful to your grandmother. After all, she needs to type for more than just forms and this would help her out if she wants to write email or write anything else for that matter.

I'd also take a serious look at the type of mouse/or trackball she is using. These devices usually force the hand into an artificially cramped position that is painful for arthritis sufferers.

We'll all grow old eventually and helping the elderly deall with problems like this now means that better solutions will exist when we face these problems.

If you find anything interesting in your research, please share it, via Slashdot or your own website.