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One big issue with a mouse is that it's completely unusable for blind users. A touch tablet interface with a 1:1 mapping to points on the screen is significantl
by mind-blight 7y ago
One big issue with a mouse is that it's completely unusable for blind users. A touch tablet interface with a 1:1 mapping to points on the screen is significantly more accessible since you don't need visual feedback to know where you are.
Mice work for a lot of us in a lot of circumstances, but there are UI options beside keyboard only vs. mouse
- saagarjha 7y agoMouse interfaces are useable, but not optimal, for blind users largely due to accessibility technologies.
- mind-blight 7y agoThe standard mouse hardware allows you to move the digital pointer relative to it's current position. That means you know need to know where the digital pointer is, and that's 100% visual. You could set up audio cues too give location feedback, but that's still not a great solution. If you use the same digital pointer with a drawing tablet that maps its surface to the screen, then you can set its absolute position on the screen. You now have physical feedback about your pointer's position, as well as visual