This device exists although it hasn't been updated recently so it will
only work on a computer with an ISA slot.
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/controladv/virtual%20reality%20mouse.htm
Marty Tibor
Synapse Adaptive
Speech Recognition & Assistive Technologies
3095 Kerner Blvd., Suite S,
San Rafael, CA 94901
toll-free 800-317-9611
http://www.synapse-ada.com
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learn more about Synapse
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/synapsepr.html
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64 page Adobe Acrobat format catalog
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/pdf/Synapse40p.pdf (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader ver. 4)
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UNIX, mainframe and Mac speech recognition
http://www.unixspeech.com
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Unofficial Information Pages
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/joel/default.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Bud
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: mouse for the blind
I presume this one was intended for the list to encourage discussion?
Bud Kennedy
-----Original Message-----
From: Raul A. Gallegos [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 11:35 AM
To: Kennedy, Bud
Subject: Re: mouse for the blind
Oh joy. Another one. HOw much will this improve access really? Oh sure,
you
will be able to feel what is on the screen but that will not make one
use
the computer faster. If you want to minimize an application one can
alt-space then n. How long will it take to use your bump-finding mouse
and
look for the right minimize button at the top right corner 2 graphics in
from said corner?
No thanks, I'll stick with keyboard access plus the mouse functions I
get
with my screen reader.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kennedy, Bud" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: mouse for the blind
> Scientists Develop Computer Mouse for the Blind
> Mon Sep 9, 9:32 AM ET
>
> LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - Scientists looking for ways to help
blind
> people get more out of computers have developed a mouse that goes bump
and
> combined
> it with sound representations of graphs that would otherwise be
> inaccessible.
>
> Mike Burton of Glasgow University told reporters at the British
Association
> for the Advancement of Science (
> news -
> web sites)
> annual festival the mouse vibrated every time it met a line on a
graph,
> giving a blind operator a tactile tip-off.
>
> "The technique is a very good way of presenting information to blind
and
> sighted people," he said. "The bottom line is that the cheapest and
most
> flexible
> solution works."
>
> Likening the jumping mouse to electronic Braille, Burton said one of
the
> most daunting tasks facing visually impaired people was trying to
assimilate
> information
> giving an overview of data or events.
>
> Reinforcing the tactile jolt of the mouse, fellow Glasgow University
> scientist Stephen Brewster said his team had developed sound graphs
that
> could be combined
> with the mouse.
>
> Lines on a graph were represented by tones that would vary in pitch
> according to whether the line was rising or falling.
>
> Several such tones could be used to represent different lines of the
same
> graph as the user entered a "soundscape."
>
> "You can get across quite complex information just using sound," he
said,
> adding that the technique could even be of use to sighted people such
as
> share
> traders who could be alerted on their mobile phones by a tone
representing
a
> move up or down.
>
> He declined to speculate on the sound of a stock market crash.
>
>
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