There are already a number of products on the market designed to assist those with disabilities. These include: Voice Recognition - Dragon Naturally Speaking, IBM Via Voice, Kurzweil, Lernhout & Hauspie, etc. Screen Readers - Many Freeware & Shareware, such as the one that comes with the soundcard FootPedals, Laser Eye Trackers and so on In direct response to the question, since every shortcut on the desktop can be assigned a "shortcut key" 1) right-click on the shortcut 2) Scroll down to Properties (Press "R") 3) Tab to Shortcut (Press TAB 5X then the Right Arrow) 4) Click in ShortCut Key (Press TAB 3X) 5) press any key on the keyboard and then you have CTL+ALT+key as the key press to that shortcut. Copy the LNK file to a diskette and then copy it onto the other systems as needed. Also, contacting the Occupational Therapy department's at a few Colleges and Universities will generate many hardware and software options that have already been developed or are under development. I know that our OT dept teaches courses on assistive technology as a requirement for graduation and certification. Bob Wright wrote: > > Institute. The question concerns finding a cost effect, simple to > implement solution for blind computer users. > > mobiltiy impaired. I would like to see an old fashioned dos-type menu > system based on win95 macros. Hit F1 and get a list of option such as: F2 > brings you to Word, F3 to Excel, F4 to a web browser, etc. I would like > to develop a Digital User Interface to replace the GUI." > > BOB WRIGHT - The NOSPIN GROUP > [log in to unmask] - http://nospin.com > Listserv Owner PCBUILD : PCSOFT : PC-MS : VPLANETS > PCBLDFAQ : PC-PDA : I-GAMES -- Roy G. Schriftman, MS, MBA Instructor Computer Science, Manager Computer Laboratory *** remove the nospam from the return address *** e-mail [log in to unmask] icq #6705829 - jusAhack Office 215-596-8935 Home 215-635-1720