Impairments in the body’s functions and structure, as well as the limitations in activities caused by those impairments, have historically placed disabled people at often insurmountable disadvantages. Reader Fred Cheshire, who’s a C5/6 quadriplegic, asked how to use tablets and mobile phones when you have no finger control. The good news is that user interface forms have been developed for these types of devices that can allow a person with a disability to interact with them just as well as someone without a disability — and at an unprecedented low cost.
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Tips for Using the Latest Tech Gadgets if You're Physically Challenged
Posted by: Patrick Nelson October 13, 2011 05:00 AMImpairments in the body’s functions and structure, as well as the limitations in activities caused by those impairments, have historically placed disabled people at often insurmountable disadvantages. Reader Fred Cheshire, who’s a C5/6 quadriplegic, asked how to use tablets and mobile phones when you have no finger control. The good news is that user interface forms have been developed for these types of devices that can allow a person with a disability to interact with them just as well as someone without a disability — and at an unprecedented low cost.