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Usability Glossary: motor impairment


a loss or limitation of function in muscle control or movement or a limitation in mobility. This may include hands that are too large or small for a keyboard, shakiness, arthritis, paralysis, and limb loss, among other difficulties.

The wide variety of aids available include:

  • software such as Sticky Keys that make difficult keystrokes more accessible
  • voice recognition systems
  • pointers controlled by mouth or head movements
  • text entry systems to help enter messages with fewer keystrokes

see also

brain-computer interface
locked-in syndrome
mobility impairment
MouseKeys
Slow Keys
speech impairment
Sticky Keys

categories

Glossary Categories > Accessibility > Disabilities

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