On-screen keyboard

Downloadable on-screen keyboard that works in many different languages - suitable for people with extensive disabilities

A computer screen shows an on-screen keyboard

OnScreenKeys installed on the user’s computer

A downloadable on-screen keyboard, ‘OnScreensKeys’ from onscreenkeys.com (last checked Aprol 2020).
This virtual keyboard is available in many different languages and alphabets. It is easy to switch between different languages. It has built-in word prediction. The size is adjustable. Used with a mouse; the user has a head mouse, see related tip.

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OnScreenKeys also has a computerized mouse click function that allows the user to click without using the click button. There are other downloadable on-screen keyboards, such as cnt.lakefolks.com (last checked April 2020).

The user prefers OnScreenKeyboard.

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Downloadable from onscreenkeys.com (last checked April 2020)

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Controlling the computer with head mouse and external mouse click
Controlling the computer with head mouse and external mouse click

Computer assistive device for people with impaired hand function who type with a head mouse and manage the mouse contact with an external control switch.

Author: Anonym 1

Personen bor ihop med fru och barn i villa. Han arbetar deltid. Han skadade sig 1975 och har en hög tetraplegi (C5). Genom hand-kirurgi fick han bättre greppfunktion i båda händer. Han har personlig assistans 7 timmar om dagen. (Avliden 2024)
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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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