Cerebral Palsy PC user needs

Anotherdad
Anotherdad Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited September 8 in Cerebral Palsy Network

Trying to help a friend out. He is a able to use his computer with the aid of heavy duty buttons/paddles operating specialist software (left right and up down buttons on a grid) programmed to undertake various PC tasks. He also uses a Possum Primo to turn on TV etc.

He cannot use his upper limbs for anything needing fine control.

He wants to find a way of redirecting the PC monitor output to His TV. You can easily do this with a switch which changes output to another HDMI cable but he lacks the fine control to operate one. Does anyone have any ideas or know where to point me to find out more.

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  • SaraC_Scope
    SaraC_Scope CP Network, Scope Posts: 481 Pioneering

    @Anotherdad Welcome to the Cerebral Palsy Network.

    I'm not sure if I have the best solution but has your friend considered voice activation controls?

    There is also a great Facebook group called

    (2) Cerebral Palsy Adult Advice UK | Facebook

    This is a great community of people all with lived experience of cerebral palsy. I'm sure there will be some tech wizards on there, happy to help.

  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 4,033 Cerebral Palsy Network

    Hi @Anotherdad

    Thanks for posting. I would recommend contacting an amazing charity called REMAP. Remap created bespoke equipment solutions for disabled people. You also might want to check out SpecialEffect and Active Hands.

    Let us know how you get on.

  • JudithL
    JudithL Community Member Posts: 88 Contributor

    Might https://abilitynet.org.uk/ be able to help? They're an excellent organisation dedicated to helping people with disabilities acccess technology. When I was looking into alternatives to typing they let me try out equipement and software before I decided what to buy. It would be worth talking to them.

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