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SmartNav
This is navigation technology for PC
or Laptop that will enable the client’s access to software and internet
connectivity. Clients
with conditions like cerebral palsy, locked in syndrome or Muscular Dystrophy
can benefit from its innovation. This will lessen the ‘digital divide’ which is
defined as the unevenness of spreading of access to technology. With
practice the technology will allow clients to communicate directly with
therapists enabling them to directly identify any issues or possible goals they
may have had difficulty expressing before
It comes in the physical form of a webcam located above (and fixed to) the monitor. It is directed at the
user and allows them to control the cursor with slight head movements. A
reflective dot is fixed to a head strap, cap or glasses (if the client is
required to wear them). This enables users with decreased upper limb ability to
freely use PC’s or laptops. The Sip and Puff switch allows
users to control the left and right click features of the mouse by either
sipping (inhaling) or puffing (exhaling). Both features require the minimum of movement
and exertion. This technology will also be of enormous benefit for clients with
spinal injury, brain injury and CVA. The purchase price is $499.
Image retrieved from http://www.naturalpoint.com/smartnav/
Image retrieved from http://orin.com/access/sip_puff/
Counterstrike "hands free" I want one. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIV2BRPVdcM
Michael Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unJiY702U4Q