Access

AT Bootcamp

ATIA 2013

Behnke, Marotta and Wojcik

Topics to be Covered

Accessibility: Features Built into Operating Systems

Touch Devices Accessibility Issues

Using Switches to Create Access

Making ComputersAccessible

Built into OS

Information About OS Accessibility

Apple –

◦ http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Windows

◦ http://www.microsoft.com/enable

Android

◦ Google – Android Accessibility Overview

Activity

Jaime – supported employment activity

Group Activity # 1

Access: Touch Devices

The New Normal?

The Touch Screen

◦ Doesn’t require pressure, only contact.

◦ More sensitivity may help some, but may be a hindrance to others.

◦ There are some adjustments that can be made to the touch screen. How effective are they?

The Touch Screen

◦ Requires ability to use gestures

Training app suggestions to improve direct access

Wheels on the Bus Bubble Xplode

10

Looking to develop pointing/tap, swiping and dragging

Skee Ball Free

iOS – Assistive Touch

Access: Switches

Why Uses Switches?

Physical

impairment

with ANY

cognitive level

1st Choice =

Direct

Selection

Activity

Jaime – supported employment activity

Group Activity # 2

Switches: Consideration

Switch Types

Access Method

Access Site

Mounting

Function

◦ Direct Select

◦ Scanning

Interface to other AT

Switch Types

Plate

Lever

Eye Blink

Infrared

Sound

Proximity

Pneumatic ….. and so many more!

Which Switch? Focus on Features

◦ Amount of force/pressure

◦ Amount of travel

◦ Size of the target

◦ Color and Texture

◦ Feedback

Visual—lights

Auditory—Click sound, music, beep

Vibration

Physical—

Feeling of movement

Other Considerations

◦ Ease of set-up

◦ Durability

◦ Aesthetics

◦ Personal preference

Switch Sites

◦ What do you want the

person to be able to do?

◦ What have they already

tried?

◦ Where are they accessing

switch?

◦ Observation

◦ Consistent / reliable

movement

Source: www.customtyping.com

Scanning

Automatic Scanning

Step Scanning

Inverse Scanning

Auditory Scanning

Remember… Focus on positioning

Pick motivating activities

WAIT for their response

LOTS and LOTS of practice

Mounting

What is it attached to?

Velcro

Adjustability?

Custom

Consider:

Connections: USB; Wireless; Bluetooth

What software will you be using?

Interface to AT: Computer

Additional Considerations:

Cursor Control

Mouse Clicks

Interface to AT: Computer

Consider:

Wheelchair

electronics

Training

needs

Interface to AT: Mobility Device

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Interface to AT: Mobile Devices

Access to:

Menus?

Apps?

◦ Access to?

◦ Control of functions?

Control of device?

Questions?Comments?

Access: Computers

Keyboards

Modifications to Standard Keyboard

Sticky Keys Slow Keys Rearrange Keys

Large Print Letters Slant Boards Splints, Sticks, etc. Keyguards

Physical Adjustments

Electronic Adjustments

ZoomCaps

Onscreen Keyboards

Click N Type

Pix Writer

Ergonomic Keyboards

Brown Computer Science

http://cs.brown.edu/system/ergo/

Keyboard Alternatives

Kinesis Keyboard

Comfort Type

Big Keys

Keyboard Alternatives

Frog Pad Keyboard (R)OrbiTouch Keyboard

BAT Keyboard

Consideration: Keyboard Layouts

QWERTYABC

AEIOU

Consideration: Frequency Layouts

DvorakCenter Space

ETAChubon

Dvorak Right Hand

Dvorak Left Hand

Consideration: Custom Layouts

Numbers Mouse

Consideration: Custom Layouts

Person specific

Software specific

Consideration: Custom Layouts

Who is this????

A. Inventor of the first microchip

B. Bill Gates’ father

C. Inventor of the Mouse

D. My boss

It’s Douglas EnglebartInventor of the Mouse!

When was the first mouse developed?

A. 1960s

B. 1970s

C. 1980s

The first mouse was developed in the 1960s…

… but was not used commercially until the 1980s

Mouse Alternatives

Activity

Jaime – supported employment activity

Group Activity # 3

Mouse Options

Ergonomic Mice

Features

Trackball Options Features

Features

Joystick Options

Head Mouse Emulators Features

Input: Eye Gaze Features

Mind Control

Features

Features

Foot Mouse

Consideration: Mouse Alts

◦ What does the

person need to do?

◦ What have they

already tried?

◦ Observation

◦ Consistent / reliable

movement

◦ Where are they

accessing computer?

Other Considerations….

Equipment size

Positioning

Other Considerations….

Ergonomics (positioning)

What’s wrong in this picture?

Other Considerations….

Ergonomics (positioning)

Available from Kid Computers

www.kid-computers.com

ErgoQuest Zero Gravity Desk 7

www.ergoquest.com

Other Considerations….

Ergonomics – Stretch Break Software

Stretch Break Software – www.paratec.com