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Accessible Switches

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  • Possible technologies involved: Microcontrollers, Programming.
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The standard for accessibility switches is a 3.5 mm mono jack. This requires special software and hardware to interface with a personal computer, which is generally more expensive than it needs to be. Further, Windows does not natively support switch scanning. Your task is to come up with a solution involving either a HID compliant USB accessibility switch, or a cheap dongle to repurpose the 3.5 mm mono switches currently in common use. Coupled with a lightweight application to replicate the switch scanning mouse alternatives used in AAC software could dramatically increase computer access options for people with disabilities.

Accessible Switches

Proposed by jboud030

Proposed on Oct 20 2020

Contact: Steve.Crane@ofp.ca

Categories

GNG2101/GNG2501

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