The following contact list was published this month in
MacFormat, a magazine for British users of Macintosh
computers.  The companies listed probably also make
products for IBM-compatible PC users.

US Companies
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In Touch Systems - Ph: 914 354 7431
Produces zero-force keyboards for people with weak limbs.

KeyTronic - Ph: 509 928 8000
Produces wrist rests, designed to prevent Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome and similar strain-related injuries.

Matias Corporation - Ph: 416 749 3124
email: [log in to unmask]
Makes Half-QWERTY, software that facilitates standard
touch-typing with only one hand.

McIntyre Computer Systems - Ph: 810 645 5090, Fax: 810 645 6042
Produces LipStick, an input device that can be operated
by any part of the body with one inch of movement.

New Abilities - Ph: 415 988 8889, Fax: 415 856 2822
Produces the TongueTouch keypad, a 9-button device that
fits to the roof of the mouth. Pressing buttons with the
tongue sends infra-red signals to a receiver.

Westest Engineering - Ph: 801 298 7100, Fax: 801 292 7379
Produces computer control devices for people with
extreme physical disabilities.

UK Companies
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Don Johnston - Ph: 0161 628 0919
Produces a wide variety of products for all forms of
disability.

Iansyst - Ph: 0171 607 5844
email: [log in to unmask]
Produces a variety of dyslexia products.

Keyboard Technology Ltd - Ph: 01509 672222
Produces touch-sensitive screens for the Macintosh.

Liberator - 01476 550391
Produces a variety of speech machines for people
without speech (not a Macintosh technology).

MicroTouch Systems Ltd - Ph: 01844 260123
Produces touch-screens for the disabled.

For Macintosh Users Only
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The control panel Easy Access has been part of the
Macintosh System software for years now. It's not
installed by default so you may have to search for
it on your System disks (or in the Apple Extras,
Special Needs folder on Performas). Drag it onto
your System Folder icon to install it.

Easy Access provides three helpful features:
* Mouse Keys enables you to move the mouse pointer
using the numeric keypad. The 5 is used to replace
the click of the mouse button, and the numbers
around it move the mouse in the relevant direction.
The 0 key holds down the mouse button, and the decimal
point releases it, thus enabling you to drag items.
The shortcut to turn this facility on and off is
Command+Shift+Clear/Numlock.

* Slow Keys prevents accidental key presses from being
accepted. Once it's turned on, a key must be held down
for a specified period before being accepted. The
shortcut to turn this on and off is to hold the Return
key down for about 15 seconds (let go only when you hear
the second beep).

* Sticky Keys makes it easier to use multiple-key
combinations such as Command+Shift+P. Once it's
activated, you can press any control key once and it
will stay pressed until you hit another key. Press a
control key twice and it will stay pressed until you
hit it once again, thus enabling you to type a series
of control key combinations. The shortcut to turn this
on and off is to press Shift five times.

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Bruce Wallace (brother of Ken 60/3)
Sydney, Australia, [log in to unmask]