Re: [orca-list] OT: Accessibility for person with a motor disability

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

People with motor disabilities may benefit by trying out a track ball or 
a rat.  The track ball allows a hand to remain in one position with a 
ball being rolled inside a base to move the cursor.  Buttons on that 
base can be pressed to do the clicking.  A rat allows a user to run the 
mouse function from a set of foot pedals on the floor.  Joysticks if 
calibrated correctly allowing more movement of the stick with less 
movement of the cursor on the screen so larger movements need to be made 
to have smaller movements of a cursor on a screen to happen.  I have a 
fine motor deficit and many times find targets on screens way too small 
to highlight and use.  I'm pretty sure software to enlarge targets on a 
screen and regulate those targets doesn't yet exist but would be useful 
for people with fine motor deficits.  At least I've never found any of 
it on line.

On Mon, 19 Mar 2018, chrys wrote:

> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:03:48
> From: chrys <chrys linux-a11y org>
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] OT: Accessibility for person with a motor disability
>
> Howdy,
>
> i dont know a software but it schould be very doable using OpenCV.
> i.e.
> http://thume.ca/projects/2012/11/04/simple-accurate-eye-center-tracking-in-opencv/
> i wanted to start that software long time ago with help of an motoric 
> disabled guy.
> my idea was to use speech recogizing and eye tracking to make a linux 
> maschine accessible.
> but m rare in time and didnt heared from him.
>
> cheers chrys
>
> Am 19.03.2018 um 17:48 schrieb Alex ARNAUD:
> >  Hello all,
> >
> >  To help people with motor disability, I'm trying to search what software
> >  and technologies exist on GNU/Linux.
> >
> >  I know we're on the Orca list but I don't know exactly what it works
> >  efficiently, where to post or I don't know how it should work.
> >
> >  I've already found the following software:
> >  * dasher: for writing text
> >  * eviacam: a head tracking software
> >  * mousetrap: another head tracking software
> >  * onboard: a configurable on-screen keyboard
> >
> >  My questions are:
> >  * Do you know if there is eye-tracking software?
> >  * Does head-tracking is really efficient?
> >  * Do you know if there are other useful application?
> >  * Do you know how to use the numeric keyboard to move the mouse on Mate?
> >  * Is there a mailing list or forum where there are people with motor
> >  disability?
> >
> >  Best regards.
>
>
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