Katherine - I have had success with a patron who has cerebral palsy using a
Penny & Giles Joystick Plus.  I tried a trackball and it was too difficult
for the patron to maneuver.  I have a touch screen but have not found it to
be responsive.  I think it might be a source of frustration for the person.
Voice recognition may be the answer but even then you will need an
alternative to the mouse for some input tasks.  Hope this helps.

Ann Pearce
Assistive Technology Instructor
Community Assistive Technology Center
Manhattan Public Library
Manhattan, KS  66502

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Subject: Assistive Technology for Person With Essential Tremor


                                  Assistive Technology for Person With
Essential Tremor





Does anyone know of assistive technology to help a person who has essential
tremor use a computer?  The person's hands shake so much she can't control
where the mouse moves on the screen, she has trouble highlighting something
to cut and paste it, and she has some trouble pushing the keys, but she can
mange that.  I've thought of the Microsoft clicklock option, touch screens,
foot-contolled mice, and speech-recognition software, but I was wondering
if someone knew of anything else.
Katherine Rankin
ADA Coordinator
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries