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Controlling a computer with a traditional keyboard and mouse can be a challenge if you have a physical disability. Those with paralysis, reduced fine motor control or Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) can benefit from alternative ways to control a PC and enter data. Adavius can install and configure hardware and software that will let you control your PC by virtually any means that works for you – your voice, a tap of your foot or a puff of breath. Our most ambitious project was a system we set up for a client that controlled the cursor on the screen with the movement of the user’s gaze. |
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Many professionals have achieved success despite the challenge of dyslexia – a condition that makes reading and spelling hard. A scanner and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software turn paper documents into electronic text. Text-to-speech software then reads that text aloud to you. Digital voices have come to sound quite natural, although still lacking inflection derived from the meaning of the words. Listen to the synthesized voices of Audrey and Mike reading this webpage. |
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The accuracy of voice recognition software was lousy until recently. If you tried it and dismissed it a few years ago, it’s worth another look. This software is a boon to professionals with a physical disability or with dyslexia (and to those of us who never learned to type quickly and accurately.) |
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Hardware and software designed exclusively for people with disabilities can be expensive (though not prohibitive) because there are not the same economies of scale as exist for products sold to larger markets. But scanners, headsets, foot pedals, OCR and speech recognition software are widely sold, and are very affordable. |
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Contact Adavius today to learn more about how these technologies can help you. |
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