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Hi, do you have any movement or dexterity in your fingers at all? If so, please offer details of this or any other control you have that might be exploited. I h

Hi, do you have any movement or dexterity in your fingers at all? If so, please offer details of this or any other control you have that might be exploited. I have a colleague who once-upon-a-time built a system of low-force buttons and other goodies that enabled a quadriplegic person to work a telephone very effectively, as in they were subsequently employed to do some kind of work over the telephone. Would something like that be of use? I think you might also be able to make use of a kinect or Andriod/iPhone and some eye-tracking. Also, do you know of these guys? It's where my colleague worked about twenty years ago. http://www.tirrfoundation.org/ http://www.tirrfoundation.org/

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
PS re: "I want my personal information secure from casual passers-by who after having a quick peck on the keyboard would more than likely give up; I'm not looking for PRISM dodging security here :-)" How about an RFID tag fixed to your wheelchair, and a transceiver for it mounted on your computer desk?
nknighthb 13y ago
In the vein of finger dexterity, I fear it must be very low, otherwise I'd expect use of a small "joystick mouse" rather than (or at least as a supplement to) SwitchXS and a single-button switch. That said, I've heard of some quadriplegics with basic finger function using morse code-style inputs in various ways. I don't know details, but this[1] popped up in Google. It seems old but potentially interesting. I wonder how much work it would be to put together something like an Arduino-based device that takes morse-like input and simulates a USB or Bluetooth keyboard? [1] http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/morsecode.htm http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/morsecode.htm
- fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
  Yup, colleague says he designed and built several different sip & puff controls for various things. >I wonder how much work it would be to put together something like an Arduino-based device that takes morse-like input and simulates a USB or Bluetooth keyboard? IMO it has never been easier.

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago

PS re: "I want my personal information secure from casual passers-by who after having a quick peck on the keyboard would more than likely give up; I'm not looking for PRISM dodging security here :-)" How about an RFID tag fixed to your wheelchair, and a transceiver for it mounted on your computer desk?

nknighthb 13y ago

In the vein of finger dexterity, I fear it must be very low, otherwise I'd expect use of a small "joystick mouse" rather than (or at least as a supplement to) SwitchXS and a single-button switch. That said, I've heard of some quadriplegics with basic finger function using morse code-style inputs in various ways. I don't know details, but this[1] popped up in Google. It seems old but potentially interesting. I wonder how much work it would be to put together something like an Arduino-based device that takes morse-like input and simulates a USB or Bluetooth keyboard? [1] http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/morsecode.htm http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/morsecode.htm

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
Yup, colleague says he designed and built several different sip & puff controls for various things. >I wonder how much work it would be to put together something like an Arduino-based device that takes morse-like input and simulates a USB or Bluetooth keyboard? IMO it has never been easier.