[WEB4LIB] Surfing the Net for Handicapped

Gerry Mckiernan GMCKIERN at gwgate.lib.iastate.edu
Wed Sep 23 12:42:33 EDT 1998


Hi Lida/

>>> Lida Pinkham <lpinkham at plcmc.lib.nc.us> 09/23 11:08 AM >>>
>How would someone who was not able to use a mouse surf the internet?

    There are number of Assistive Technologies that are available to enable the handicapped
to Surf the Net. I have described and provide links to  several in my NextWAVe(sm)
project page: Here's the URL:

         Next WAVe(sm): Auditory Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases

              http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Wave.htm

         Joy!

Gerry McKiernan
Theoretical Librarian
and 
Curator, CyberStacks(sm)
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/

             "The Best Way to Predict the Future is To Invent It"
                                              Alan Kay
 




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