Re: Surfing the Net for Handicapped

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From: Joan Korenman
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 00:00

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On Wed, 30 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.=20
>
> 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?

        The Opera browser apparently can be used by people unable to
use a mouse.  It permits all functions to be performed via the keyboard.
The browser, small enough to fit on a floppy disk, has gotten a lot of
good reviews.  Unlike Netscape and IE, Opera costs money: $35, or $18 if
you qualify for an educational discount.  More information is available
at the website: http://www.operasoftware.com/ .

        Joan Korenman

        Joan Korenman, Director
        Center for Women and Information Technology
        University of Maryland, Baltimore County
        Baltimore, MD 21250  USA
        korenman@umbc.edu
        http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/

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