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Thanks for all your help! I've seen it and read about it--- now I'm
looking for some assurance from my fellow A T folks! I hate to suggest
something without finding out the "real facts" about it! So I
turn to the PROS!<br><br>
Is the Jon Adams you mention- the same person who also runs a music
business-- I think its called A Switch in Time? If so- I've met him
before and have his contact info already- Thanks!<br><br>
At 10:25 AM 6/14/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Sue,<br><br>
Spending $300 or so for KeyStrokes puts you in the same price range
<br>
as other supported commercial onscreen keyboard software, either
Mac <br>
or WIndows. Wivik(Windows only) goes for about $400 and <br>
Discover:Screen(Mac/Windows) is about $200.<br><br>
I've looked at KeyStrokes briefly and was impressed but need to
spend <br>
more time with it. Check out the comments over at MacUpdate
(<a href="http:// www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7479" eudora="autourl">
http:// <br>
www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7479</a>) and an older (2003) review
at <br>
<a href="http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/ks3.shtml" eudora="autourl">
http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/ks3.shtml</a> . Also,
<br>
AssistiveWare, one of the KeyStroke vendors, maintains a discussion
<br>
forum
(<a href="http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php" eudora="autourl">
http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php</a>) .<br><br>
For what it's worth, there's an interesting set of videos
(<a href="http:// www.assistiveware.com/videos.php?video=Joe_SWKOTOR&format=mov" eudora="autourl">
http:// <br>
www.assistiveware.com/videos.php?video=Joe_SWKOTOR&format=mov</a>
), <br>
though this is coming from a vendor and focuses more on the switch
<br>
and scanning end of things.<br><br>
Jon Adams, over at the Mass. Hospital School in Canton, MA, might
<br>
have some helpful observations on Macs and on-screen keyboards.
Email <br>
me offline and I can give you his contact info.<br><br>
Hope this helps.<br><br>
best,<br>
Charles<br>
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Coordinator, Special Needs Opportunity Windows- SNOW<br>
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre/Faculty of Information Studies<br>
University of Toronto<br>
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><br>
> Hello,<br>
><br>
> I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair
and<br>
> has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into
purchasing<br>
> Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual
on-screen<br>
> keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head<br>
> pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any
standard<br>
> Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual
word <br>
> prediction.<br>
><br>
> It costs about $300.00!<br>
><br>
> Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care
to<br>
> share some comments/advice?<br>
><br>
> Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly?<br>
><br>
> Any HELP would be appreciated!<br>
><br>
> Thanks!<br>
><br>
><br>
> Sue<br>
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