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Ask Slashdot: Mouse/Pointer For a Person With Poor Motor Control

Posted by samzenpus on from the ideas-welcome dept.

First time accepted submitter wb8wsf writes I recently found that a friend of mine is losing the ability to do fine-grained motor control. This means that writing, and mouse usage is going down hill.
Watching her was hard. I'd like to come up with possible solutions for her, but I'm not sure anything I know of such as a trackball, trackpoint, etc would be of much use. So far I haven't found much wandering the net. Any pointers or ideas would be most welcome.

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  1. You can now buy Stephen Hawking parts by atari2600a · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Took up laser eye tracking pointing devices & maybe a large-font/maybe Dvorak keyboard. I'd try but avoid a webcam solution-- they tend to be more pain than they're worth but you can't beat the price. Alternatively, simply take the mouse apart & superglue in a lead weight.