Thursday, July 15, 2010

Day 9: Adaptative Technology - Switches

Today we learned about different kinds of switches that people use if they do not have the motor control necessary to communicate another way.

I found a video on YouTube about a boy who uses 2 speciality switches. One helps him control the mouse of his computer with eye movements and clicks the mouse with a blink. The second one uses his lips to drive his wheelchair, and his tongue to select different computer programs. This boy is only 11 years old!Here it is:

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