[Athen] Assistive technology/possible accommodation for Tourette Syndrome

[PATRICK BURKE]

This is way beyond my expertise area, but maybe a no-tech approach would
work. The "behavior reversal" treatment strategy mentioned here sounds
promising, to focus on and alter the mouse-slamming tic.:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/treatments.html

The mousepad is elegantly simple, though...

Patrick

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Sheryl E. Burgstahler <sherylb at uw.edu>
wrote:


> I suggest the supervisor talk with the student about a possible solution,

> e.g., would providing the “cushion” of a mouse pad help? Sheryl

>

> On Feb 17, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Paul Chapin <pdchapin at amherst.edu> wrote:

>

> Could you simply replace the mouse with a trackpad or trackball? With the

> increasing use of gestures in newer operating systems the appearance of a

> trackpad shouldn’t cause any of the other students to ask awkward questions.

>

> Paul Chapin

> Academic Technology Specialist

> Amherst College

> X2144

>

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> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> on

> behalf of Nazely Kurkjian <kurkjian at binghamton.edu>

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> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 9:49 AM

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> Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology/possible accommodation for Tourette

> Syndrome

>

> Good morning,

>

> A student worker in the library self-identified to their supervisor as

> having Tourette Syndrome. This came up because there was a patron complaint

> about a student who was slamming a keyboard mouse to the desk every few

> minutes. The supervisor, before she knew about this student's disability,

> emailed her student staff asking if anyone knew about whether or not any

> keyboard mice were having issues. This student then told her it was him and

> explained why. He says he slams the mouse against the desk, not because

> it's not working, but he says he has no way of stopping it. It wasn't like

> this all semester, but it's more uncontrollable now. He's broken a mouse

> already, and she's concerned he'll break more/distract patrons in a library

> setting, but adds he's an amazing worker and she wants to find a possible

> solution to the slamming mice situation. She will ask if he's interested in

> doing other work in the library stacks, and not at the circulation desk,

> for now. He seems embarrassed by it and doesn't want the other student

> workers to know. I don't know if he's registered with our office..and I

> don't know if he has this slamming situation with other items he's holding

> in his hand. I wonder if using a laptop would be an appropriate solution. I

> really don't think I have enough details, but am curious at what possible

> solutions exist. I did see this head tracker software

> <https://www.enablemart.com/vivo-mouse>...

>

> Thank you in advance for you wisdom ~

>

> --

> *Nazely Kurkjian*

> *"Shame on us...  If we let the wonders of educational technology and

> broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"*

>

> Adaptive Technology Specialist

> Binghamton University

> Email: kurkjian at binghamton.edu

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