<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi, Robert!</div><div><br></div><div>I believe you probably have the Half QWERTY keyboard:</div><div><a href="http://half-qwerty.com/">http://half-qwerty.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Half Keyboard (similar concept) actually only has half the keyboard:</div><div><a href="http://www.matias.ca/halfkeyboard/index.php?refID=7)">http://www.matias.ca/halfkeyboard/index.php?refID=7)</a></div><div><br></div><div>Both work using the space-bar-as-shift-key approach you mention.</div><div><br></div><div>For all your "one-handed typing" resources, you might find what you're looking for on one of the following links (collected from a similar thread on the HTCTU Alt-Media lists):</div><div><a href="http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/howto.html">http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/howto.html</a></div><div><a href="http://www.onehandedkeyboard.com/">http://www.onehandedkeyboard.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://www.customtyping.com/one-handed-typing.htm">http://www.customtyping.com/one-handed-typing.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Also consider use of abbreviation-expansion software such as Spell Catcher (<a href="http://www.rainmakerinc.com/">http://www.rainmakerinc.com/</a>), an auto-replace spellchecking program which also facilitates creation of typing shortcuts on-the-fly. I've used this successfully with someone who needed to type at near-conversational speeds yet only typed with two fingers. In essence, it leverages a person's memory to compensate for difficulty typing and significantly reduces the amount of typing. See the "Shorthand Glossary" section of these pages for info on both the Windows and Mac versions (14-day trials available):</div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><a href="http://www.rainmakerinc.com/products/spellcatcherplus/writing.html">http://www.rainmakerinc.com/products/spellcatcherplus/writing.html</a></div><div><a href="http://www.rainmakerinc.com/products/spellcatcherx/spellcatcherhelp/en/pgs/shorthands/index.html">http://www.rainmakerinc.com/products/spellcatcherx/spellcatcherhelp/en/pgs/shorthands/index.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>This option works best if you first think through a broad strategy for the abbreviations. We created well over 200 personalized macros so that only 2 or 3 keystrokes would be automatically expanded into full words, names, or entire phrases -- for example:</div><div>- dff expanded to different, dffly => differently, dffs => differences, etc.</div><div>- all names were a hyphen followed by two letters</div><div>- all organizations, agencies, titles, etc. were an equal sign followed by 1 or more letters (usually the acronym)</div><div><br></div><div>Then, of course, there's the whole issue of whether any of these options would satisfy the requirements of the keyboarding class or would constitute a "fundamental change". But that's a different topic... ;-)</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>HTH,</div><div> Shelley</div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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><div><br></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:58 AM, Robert Beach 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; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">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.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>So, here goes, possibly again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">I have a student who needs to type one handed.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Word prediction software won’t work as he is going to be taking a keyboarding class which records every keystroke for points.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">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.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>To get the keys typically pressed by the opposite hand, you simply held down the spacebar while typing the matching key.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>For example, if you are typing left-handed and need the letter j, you would hold down the spacebar and press f.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">I cannot seem to find the software now.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>However, I have found a keyboard (a very pricy keyboard) that does the same thing.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I would prefer the software approach as the student will be more likely to afford that at home.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The keyboard is over $500.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>If I remember correctly, the software was less than $100 back then.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Does anybody have any idea where I can find this software?<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>If not, does anybody have another suggestion?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">7250 State Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Kansas City, KS<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>66112<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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