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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
Caleigh’s Corner Blog -Website listed on WIKI
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
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