23 June 2005
Market demand for advanced assistive keyboard technology is proliferating, according to one of the industry's leading designers.
US-based Keybowl ships such high tech devices around the globe and a company spokesperson revealed recently that an upsurge in demand has been joined by several technological breakthroughs offering greater IT access for people with various disabilities.
The latest such device, the orbiTouch Alpha Edition, is a keyless keyboard that offers full keyboard and mouse function without requiring finger or wrist motion.
The device comes complete with online learning tools such as learning games and tutorials that are becoming ever more frequently built into these assistive devices.
This and similar keyless keyboard breakthroughs are proving essential in helping people with ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis work and use computers more easily.
Keybowl president and CEO, Dr Peter McAlindon, described these breakthroughs as representative of "another major step forward for PC and Internet accessibility".© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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