jesse_the_k: Sprinter with right AK prosthetic leg (prosthetic sprint)
Jesse the K ([personal profile] jesse_the_k) wrote in [personal profile] sasha_feather 2012-07-17 03:02 am (UTC)

AT is my fandom, you can't stop me

Word.

And now you've given me a reason to watch the movie, which is a nice present.

Also, there are scores of one-handed input systems. Right here at home:

Colonel Robert S. Allen, a well-known journalist before World War II, lost his arm while on active duty in Europe. He is seated here with Dr Anton Dvorak, the inventor of a one-arm typewriter that permitted him to resume his career despite his handicap.

Yes, once again, assistive technology is the alpha test for new systems. Unfortunately, DVORAK hasn't replaced QUERTY in the US, and I bet that there will be truly effortless speech recognition systems before it ever does.

Mac, Linux & Windows offer Dvorak input out-of-the-box. Back in the day there were special-purpose typewriters. And now there are lovely chording keyboards, curved keyboards and many others, all on display at (wait for it) onehandedkeyboard.com

That is all.

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