[WEB4LIB] Surfing the Net for Handicapped

[Kyle Harriss]

One more thought - some people who can't use a mouse will also have
trouble using keyboards.  Depending on the situation, you might want
want to explorer "dragon dictate".  It allows the computer, including 
the mouse cursor, to be controlled by voice.


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Kyle Harriss				kharriss at d.umn.edu
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On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Lida Pinkham wrote:

> How would someone who was not able to use a mouse surf the internet?
> 
> In Netscape you can use Ctrl+L and then type in an address, but what if they want to activate a link on the page. 
> 
> Has anyone dealt with this before?  Is there a special browser, plug-in or something that would allow a patron to surf the internet using a keyboard?
> 
> Lida Pinkham
> Training Resource Coordinator
> Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg
> 704-353-0631
> lpinkham at plcmc.lib.nc.us
> http://www.plcmc.lib.nc.us
> 
> "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.  If you want to get somwhere else, you must run at least twice as fast."
> ~Lewis Carrol, Through the Looking Glass
>