Category Archives: physical

Guidelines for building accessible video games

Gamers with a disability often lack support in popular video games. If you’re a gamer designer you may not be able to address every potential user, but if you know how to make things easier or more playable then you … Continue reading

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Windows 7 UI structure and shortcut keys for screenreader and switch users

Many people using assistive technology have to learn ways of doing things quite different from the “see, move mouse, click” paradigm most users can employ. For (blind) screenreader users it’s vital to know shortcut keys, and for both screenreader and … Continue reading

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Voice Finger enhancement to Windows Speech Recognition

Voice Finger is a free program that extends Windows speech recognition. The author reports that he uses speech recognition to save keyboard using, being a person with repetitive strain injury (RSI). The program has a number of shortcuts for key … Continue reading

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Walton report on Muscular Dystrophy

The “All Party Parliamentary Group on Muscular Dystrophy” has just published the Walton Report on Muscular Dystrophy, available online. It focused on issues with numbers of specialised staff and access to physiotherapy and hydrotherapy, rather than Assistive Technology per se, … Continue reading

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