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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 10:04:49 -0400 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?

Plenty of methods. Browsers such as Opera allow total control via
keyboard combinations. There are also footswitches, programmable
keypads, voice input,
RF wireless keyboards, left-handed keyboards, Dvorak keyboards,
remapable keyboards, puff switches, muscle switches, optical pointers,
eye-scanning systems, etc.

For equipment for all types of disabilities and discussion of the
alternatives for each type of disablity, see the "Overview of
Accomodation Issues" at:
http://www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/cita/sect_3.htm

While at this site, follow the links page at:
http://www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/cita/wpa.htm

Another place to review web accessiblity issues; visit the trace site
at:
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web/index.html

Another set of links, especially blind related, can be found at:
http://www.vi-access.com/links.htm



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Gerry Boyd -- gboyd@netcom.com