On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello > > Lately in OLPC-Sur mail list there has been discussions about working with > kids with hearing discapacities > especially i like one experience in Itagui Colombia: > > http://inclusion.semitagui.gov.co/index.php?title=Portada > > other professors in Uruguay are also interested in these matters > > But my doubt here it's about if are out there studies, thesis, or academic > dissertations about how GUIs can have an impact in child's or persons with > disabilities not just censorial but also learning disorders. > > Are there specific studies related to Sugar? > > IIRC this was previously discussed so any links or pointers are welcomed > My intention is to give this feedback to professors on Colombia and > Uruguay. David Wallace, who is a quadriplegic, points out the need to enable touch without skin and that disability access is a hardware design issue not just a software issue: - need for an input pad that doesn't require using a finger, a dual touch pad that responds to both finger and stylus - need for a track-point pointing device on the XO - need for a key-modifier program to hold the shift, alt, fn keys while hitting another key ('sticky-key' software that emulates two or more finger presses on a keyboard) - need for a push for accessibility guidelines or standards in hardware design - Voice recognition software thats good for dictation may not be great for software control, and vice versa - plugging in a trackball to a laptop defeats the purpose of the compact, portable nature of a laptop - attempts have been made to develop "touch pencils" but they have not been successful Read these blogs by David Wallace for more detail: Lifekludger with the OLPC<http://lifekludger.net/2007/06/10/lifekludger-with-the-olpc/> The Touch Barrier<http://lifekludger.net/2008/06/14/the-touch-barrier-accessibility-and-usability-issues-around-touch-technologies/> Revisiting touch on the OLPC XO laptop and hardware access design<http://lifekludger.net/2008/11/16/revisiting-touch-on-the-olpc-xo-laptop-and-hardware-access-design/>
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