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<font size="3" face="Lucida Grande">Robert:</font> </p>
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<font size="3" face="Lucida Grande">There's free keyboard layout functions from Microsoft at </font><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/altkeyboard.aspx,"><i><u><font size="3" color="#0000ff" face="Lucida Grande">http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/altkeyboard.aspx,</font></u></i></a><font size="3" face="Lucida Grande"> including those for either left or right hand.</font> </p>
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<font size="3" face="Lucida Grande">Would that work?</font> </p>
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<font size="3" face="Lucida Grande">sf</font><br><br><br>Shawn Foster<BR>Assistive Technology Specialist<BR>Southern Oregon University<BR>email: <a href="mailto:fosters@sou.edu">fosters@sou.edu</a><BR>phone: (541)552-6213<BR>blog: <a href="http://atatsou.blogspot.com">http://atatsou.blogspot.com</a><BR><br><br>>>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:58 AM, in message <DF4DB7B08672054297817DC8A554F2EA0583662591@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL>, Robert Beach <rbeach@KCKCC.EDU> wrote:<br> </p>
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It seems like I posted this question a couple of weeks ago, but I can’t find any copy of it in my sent items, nor have I received any answers. </p>
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I have a student who needs to type one handed. </p>
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Word prediction software won’t work as he is going to be taking a keyboarding class which records every keystroke for points.<o p="#DEFAULT"></o> </p>
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I remember several years ago there was a program that would allow a person to type on a standard keyboard using either the left or right hand. </p>
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To get the keys typically pressed by the opposite hand, you simply held down the spacebar while typing the matching key. </p>
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For example, if you are typing left-handed and need the letter j, you would hold down the spacebar and press f.<o p="#DEFAULT"></o> </p>
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I cannot seem to find the software now. </p>
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However, I have found a keyboard (a very pricy keyboard) that does the same thing. </p>
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I would prefer the software approach as the student will be more likely to afford that at home. </p>
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The keyboard is over $500. </p>
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Does anybody have any idea where I can find this software? </p>
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