[bookport] Re: power
- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:28:45 -0500
Thanks for your thoughtful comments, and let me assure you that we are
keeping the needs of people with multiple disabilities very much in mind
as we design future versions of Book Port and other hardware.
>>> thurston@xxxxxxxxxx Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:44:10 PM >>>
Hello,
I'm replying to this thread to state the needs of older multi
handicapped
bookport users. Many of us live in nursing homes or retirement centers
or
soon will do so.
Let me stress up front that I do not want to cut down the mobility of
the
bookport at all! We spend more and more time waiting for
transportation
to doctors and appointments or for xrays or other treatments in
hospitals. As you can imagine, hours of time is thus consumed and
the
Bookport is our only solace! in passing these boring, empty hours.
However, the point of this message is to point out the need for ac
power to use while we are in our room. When using ac power we
aren't
using up expensive batteries or have the need to be changing them which
for
some of us could be very difficult.
I just read a suggestion for having hard plastic keys and to have
them
mounted flush to the case. This would be horrible for people with
arthritis and limited sense of touch! Our fingers would slide off
the
slick keys and those with limited sense of touch could not even find
the
flush mounted keys.
An off on switch could better control the problem of accidentally
turning on the unit while in transit.
Any other consideration for assisting the multihandicapped bookport
users
would be greatly appreciated!
Ed Thurston
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