Re; USING COMPUTERS
Mark Geisler (mgeisler(AT)capecod.net)
Mon, 06 Oct 1997 14:22:47 -0500
Quiroga wrote:
>
> Hello everybody in the list:
>
> I would like to know which systems are used to manage personal computers
> in case of quadriplegic patients. I have a patient affected by DMD who is
> on a vent by trach since one year and a half and he loves computers but
> itīs difficult (nearly impossible) for him to use the keyboard. He probably
> will have access to the Internet in a few months and I would like him to
> join this list. So if you can give me some ideas they would be wellcome.
>
> Thank you in advance and congratulations to all the people participating
> in the list. Itīs really great. Your experiences can help a lot doctors
> like me, working in this field.
>
> Dr. Quiroga Ruiz
> Intensive Care Unit
> Home Mechanical Ventilation Unit
> Hospital Central de Asturias
> Oviedo. SPAIN
Hello Dr. Ruiz,
I am a qaudriplegic, full-time vent user afflicted by Becker
Muscular Dystrophy (BMD). I am 42 years old and I have been using a
device called a Felix mouse made by Altra Inc, for 6 years on a
Macintosh computer It is like a joyce stick. Movement in a 1 inch
sqaure area moves the curser anywhere on the full computer screen. Altra
Inc makes a Windows compatible and a Macintosh compatible version of the
Felix mouse.
the web page is at http://www.altra.com
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Mark Geisler