[Athen] Questions About Eye Control Device

[Deborah Armstrong]

A few years ago, I saw a wonderful demonstration  a quadriplegic gave using Dragon to control Excel. He was a power user of both Dragon and Excel, but after that, I never doubted you get out of Dragon what you put in to it!

If your student is unable to speak, be aware that there are multiple competing eye-control devices.

And if your student can handle any sort of switch control device, there are always sticky keys.
--Debee


From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 12:56 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Questions About Eye Control Device

Hello, we have a student who is using an eye control device to interface with his computer.  I am not quite clear whether it is an add-on device to his computer or if it actually is his computer.  The URL to it is:
https://www.tobiidynavox.com/en-us/devices/eye-gaze-devices/i-15-with-communicator-5/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tobiidynavox.com_en-2Dus_devices_eye-2Dgaze-2Ddevices_i-2D15-2Dwith-2Dcommunicator-2D5_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WORo6LNFtQOb4SPVta8Jsg&r=K_2Yg4I05GGnHlSOevlp3QeE5-JEqtmoUnmP0YVj9ZM&m=I5WpypNfuDAuzH-nw4h2k8HnITxQkfb4RWxCDMZujHE&s=7134bDrkfYATmuuJpb8KUbDfIIN8kmIazcLaZJUOkhM&e=>

He has recently asked me if there is an alternative way to perform various tasks in Excel, such as selecting text.  These functions involve holding down shift+ctrl.  He is physically unable to do this and his device does not have a typical keyboard.  I'm also not sure that he is able to use a mouse.  The only other thing I can think of is if the options he needs are available on the ribbon - could he use his eyes to activate these controls?

Any ideas on operating Microsoft Excel with an eye control device would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Robert

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Robert Spangler
Disability Services Technical Support Specialist
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