In my research I came upon some assistive technology to help disabled individuals further their artistic desires. I started looking for devices that could help people that have multiple sclerosis, since one of my relatives had the disease and someone close to me has been recently diagnosed.
My relative had no motion below the neck. I wanted as a future teacher to find out what I could do if present with a student with no mobility below their neck and the desire to produce art. The item I found is called the Madentec’s Tracker 2000, which translates light reflected from a disc worn by the user (usually on the head or hat) into mouse movements on the computer. Individuals also use an item called the WISP 2000 for the right and left mouse button by blowing or sucking on an input straw. Another device/software that would be beneficial in this situation is speech recognition for use with keyboard commands.
With these examples of assistive technology, quadriplegic students and those that have difficulty in the use of their hands could discover their hidden artistic ability or continue to create art.
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