<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi, Kenneth!</div><div><br></div><div>On the Mac side, I've used KeyStrokes and SwitchXS (both from AssistiveWare) with great success.</div><div><a href="http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php">http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php</a></div><div><a href="http://www.assistiveware.com/switchaccess.php">http://www.assistiveware.com/switchaccess.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>On the Windows side, I lean toward REACH Interface Author (though it's been a few years since I've used it).</div><div><a href="http://www.ahf-net.com/reach.htm">http://www.ahf-net.com/reach.htm</a></div><div>I've also played around with some simpler (and lower-cost) onscreen keyboards for WIndows: Touch-It Virtual Keyboard and Click-N-Type (links below).</div><div><a href="http://www.chessware.ch/virtual-keyboard/">http://www.chessware.ch/virtual-keyboard/</a></div><div><a href="http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/">http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/</a></div><div><br></div><div>When you mention "On-Screen", I assume you're referring to Keyboard Magic -- is that correct? If not, here's their link:</div><div><a href="http://www.typicsoft.com/oskm.html">http://www.typicsoft.com/oskm.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>The primary distinguishing feature I see with all of these is the degree to which you can customize or program the keyboard to meet the user's needs -- choices available, physical arrangement of those choices (size, layout, position), how the choices are represented (e.g., icon plus text, add custom image), and the complexity of macros one can associate with a "key" selection".</div><div><br></div><div>Have fun!</div><div><br></div><div>- Shelley</div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div>_____________________________</div><div>Shelley Haven ATP, RET</div><div>Assistive Technology Consultant</div><div><a href="mailto:Shelley@TechPotential.net">Shelley@TechPotential.net</a></div><div><a href="http://www.TechPotential.net">www.TechPotential.net</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Nov 3, 2009, at 5:52 AM, Kenneth Elkind wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">I have some clients that use alternative input devices, we have been using a demo of on-screen. 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