FOOT Cursor
Name: Dati
Event: TOM: Melbourne Makeathon 2017
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DATI'S CHALLENGE
Dati dreams of a career in graphic design and spends a large portion of his time creating beautiful design works on his computer. Due to Dati's physical limitations, in conjunction with inadequate equipment, he is unable to create the designs he is envisioning. Dati would like to improve his graphic design setup, by developing a way he can use his feet to interact with his computer.
THE SOLUTION
The solution is built up of three elements improving accessibility. Firstly, the requirement to move the mouse against a surface on the floor to control the cursor with a curled foot has been replaced with a track-ball, requiring Dati to only move his relaxed foot to control the cursor. Secondly, we've separated the mouse buttons and moved them to the other foot, thus enabling a smoother click-and-drag action, which frustrated Dati in his current setup. Lastly, Dati's family was equipped with a clear set of instructions to configure and optimise accessibility settings such as sticky keys and mouse button click-lock.
Safety Information
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