Provided in the Public Law 100-407, the Technical Assistance of the States Act in the United States, assistive technology is “any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities” (Cook & Hussey, 1993).
Computer Access: Enlarging lens: Enlarged keyboard
BigKeys Company
Enlarged keyboards are to help with computer access for people with:
• Partial Sight / Visual Impairment
• Learning Disorders
• Cerebral Palsy
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Parkinson's Disease
• Autism
• Down Syndrome
• Arthritis
• Stroke
• Impairment of Motor Skills
• Rheumatism
BigKeys LX $195.00
Standard size keyboard but all keys are 1inch square (4x standard keyboard). There is a standard 97 character keyset. The keys can come in either ABC order or QWERTY order (QWERTY is the standard keyboard order).
These keyboards contain ‘easy to read’ keys. The keys can come in the following colour combinations:
- Bright white with black characters
- Bright yellow with black characters
- Black with white characters
- Multi coloured keys
No-run on key, meaning that each key press only results in one character no matter how long it is held down
5 Year Limited Warranty
Where to buy from: east-west.com.au / spectronicsinoz.com
An enlarged keyboard provides large keys which are an easy target for people ho have difficulties with motor skills, vision, intellectual disabilities or cognitive.
BigKeys Company. (2008). BigKeys LX. Retrieved June 21, 2010, from http://www.bigkeys.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=2
Cook, A., & Hussey, S. (1993). Assistive technologies: Principles and practice. St. Louis, MO: Mosby - Year Book, Inc.
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