Paul Stimpson wrote: > > One of the guys at work doesn't have use of his hands and has a Natural Point > TrackIR (http://www.naturalpoint.com) which is a head tracking system. It's a > small IR camera that tracks where you look so the pointer always follows your > head. >
Fantastic! I am amazed at the kit that is available to overcome physical problems these days. My Dad is totally blind and briefly toyed with the idea of getting a PC, abandoning it when we couldn't find anything that would overcome his blindness that was truly usable. However, having looked at the latest screen-reader technology that ships with Adriane Knoppix I think that the day is not far off when we see that sort of cheap, practical usability become available for all. > On the subject of work. If you are employed and are having physical problems > related to your work then I believe your employer is required by law to > provide you with an Occupational Therapist consultation and whatever > equipment is needed to remedy it. That is certainly what happens at our > workplace. > > You may find that your problems are a consequence of bad ergonomics on your > workstation and that altering your chair/keyboard/screen height and poisition > may fix them. > Yes, and if you have anything approaching a serious or long-term problem you'd do well to get it checked by a recommended professional who can advise a solution, monitor your progress and alter the prescribed treatment if and when necessary. That's not a cop-out disclaimer some much as it is simple good advice - self-diagnosis and self-medication are rarely if ever a good thing. > Good luck. Let me know what you find, > Paul. > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > Blackberry wireless devices are the devil's work where ergonomics are concerned - they make laptops look positively healthy by comparison! ;-) Sean [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix#Adriane_Knoppix -- The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows. Frank Zappa -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
