You know, I'm surprised, there are two functionalities on this touch pad, the touch pad it'self, and a pressure sensative pad. You may be able to use the pressure sensative pad, your hook acting as a stylus.
Timothy Hobbs On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:32 PM, David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have yet to find a touchpad that works with a prosthetic hook. I tested > one of these laptops at a conference recently, it did NOT work with my > prosthetic. > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Seth Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> I disagree. >> >> I believe that this is called a capacitance touchpad. I can't imagine >> that there isn't some item that a child could use instead of a finger. >> >> In fact, within arm reach: my metal watch band enables me to use my >> touchpad. >> >> I don't think there is a as-cheap device that will allow pointing on >> the XO as a capacitance touchpad. >> >> --Seth >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Carlos mauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I agree. >> > >> > For versions of the XO 1.5 or 2.0 would be my suggestion to place the >> cam >> > and the microphone at the top of the screen of the laptop. Use >> eyetracking >> > recognition technologies or the use of touchscreen or something similary >> to >> > gnome speech desktop >> > >> > 2008/11/19 David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> In looking at the laptop specs I noticed the mouse input is a touchpad. >> >> This makes the laptop inaccessible for kids with artificial hands. The >> >> touchpad technology is not good at all for people who wear prosthesis. >> This >> >> limitation can be addressed by providing a trackpoint type alternative. >> It's >> >> really a shame that technology companies don't think about these >> unecessary >> >> limitations for people with disabilities. I bet there are many kids >> missing >> >> limbs due to landmines that will be affected by this technology hurdle. >> I >> >> know because I'm missing my hands due to an accident. Technology should >> be >> >> used to allow people to overcome disabilities, not adding additional >> >> obstacles to oversome. Please pass this info on to the developers of >> the >> >> laptops. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> accessibility mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > http://unimauro.blogspot.com/ >> > Creemos en el amor de los Seres Humanos >> > Carlos Mauro Cárdenas Fernández >> > 4582877 980525716 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > accessibility mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> accessibility mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility >> > > > _______________________________________________ > accessibility mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > -- Thank you, Timothy Hobbs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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