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Capacitive touch screens and hook
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I lost both arms in a accident. Right at shoulder, left below elbow. I work in IT and currently manage a network. Over the years I've seen accessibility built into operating systems like Windows and…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by David Parker Aug 15, 2010.
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Jon Kuniholm replied to David Parker's discussion Capacitive touch screens and hook"David - I've actually mentioned Wolf's point about the left vs. right swipe to someone at the FCC, but have not discussed the capacitive screen issue. As someone missing only one arm, it's more of an inconvenience to me than a serious…"
Jon Kuniholm replied to David Parker's discussion Capacitive touch screens and hook"Interesting to learn that at least in the case of the ADA, that the protections accorded those in Germany lag behind those in the US. This book discusses the use of the ADA as a model for German and Japanese disability activists."
David Parker replied to David Parker's discussion Capacitive touch screens and hook"There seems to be a real lack of awareness to the accessibility issues caused by capacitive only displays. This is compounded by the fact that when a device is made with a resistive screen, it is immediately given a negative rating just for that…"
David Parker replied to David Parker's discussion Capacitive touch screens and hook"I test each capacitive screen with my hook whenever they are on display but none work. I do have the aluminum hook. Occasionally I can get some kind of response if I hit it just right in the area where the rubber and steel meet but not enough to be…"
Jon Kuniholm replied to David Parker's discussion Capacitive touch screens and hook"David -
Check out this related discussion.
An idea that we haven't acted on is that of trying to incorporate the features of a capacitive stylus into a composite or polymer hook. This project to design one is inactive right now.
Some…"
Wolf Schweitzer replied to David Parker's discussion Capacitive touch screens and hook"I found that some of my hooks DO activate my iPhone screen already - to the point where holding the phone with a hook touching the screen can make it impossible to tap the screen with a finger elsewhere. So try it out, see what works best. The one…"
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I lost both arms in a accident. Right at shoulder, left below elbow. I work in IT and currently manage a network. Over the years I've seen accessibility built into operating systems like Windows and Linux. It was nice to see much thought and effort go into this ideal of making computers accessible to everyone. But, this has changed with this new generation of portable devices, namely smartphones. Sadly, capacitive touch screens are dominating the market. These screens do not respond to the…See More
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