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Learn about our software tools for enhancing computer accessibility. These include Compass software for access assessment, our wizards for optimizing keyboard, mouse, and switch setups, and the AT-node tool for searching available data on access interfaces.
We recently discussed our Access Navigator app on the Assistive Technology Update podcast, hosted by Easterseals Crossroads. Give it a listen here.
We’re excited to announce the release of Access Navigator software: a free tool to support decision-making for alternative access!
Join the RERC on AAC along with practitioners and researchers from the assistive technology community at the ATIA 2025 conference. We’ll present on our AAC projects and look forward to seeing you at the RERC on AAC exhibit booth!
Join the RERC on AAC at our presentations and our booth in the exhibit hall for the ATIA 2025 conference. ATIA 2025 is where the assistive technology community will gather, January 30 – February 1, in Orlando, Florida and virtually! Over the past 25 years, the ATIA conference has been a leading community-building and learning event for all things AT.
Our free AT-node for access website is back up and running. How fast can people with physical disabilities type when using different assistive technologies? Use AT-node to get evidence to enhance your understanding.
AT-node is a website that organizes the available research evidence on text entry rates (typing speeds) for people with physical disabilities. We built it a few years ago, and recently it had not been working due to necessary platform changes. I finally got around to fixing it, and now you can run AT-node for Access again.
Continue reading “AT-node revisited: explore the data on typing with assistive technology”
KPR’s Compass software for access assessment is designed for in-person use involving a computer user with disabilities and an assistive technology practitioner. But there are a couple of ways to use Compass during remote sessions, when being together is difficult or impossible. Read on for how.
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KPR has released Compass version 3.0, which offers better compatibility with speech recognition input. Get your free trial and take the guesswork out of assistive technology assessments.
We’ve updated Compass, KPR’s software for access assessments. If you’ve had any difficulties using speech recognition with Compass in the past, give this new version a try. And if you’ve never tried Compass before, now is a great time!
Morse code is an intriguing access option for people who use switches. Here’s how to measure performance when typing with Morse, to see how well it’s working for you and how it compares to other access methods.
Morse code can be an effective way to type using only one or two switches. For some people who need switch-based access due to physical impairments, Morse might work as well or better than methods such as switch scanning. Reports of typing speed with Morse in the literature are encouraging but sparse. And in the end, what matters most is how well it works for a given individual. To address that, we need to measure typing performance with Morse.
How do we do that, in a way that’s accurate, straightforward, and time-efficient? We’re going to use KPR’s Compass software for access assessment to measure our Morse typing speed and accuracy. This post describes how to do this and shows you how it went the first time I used Morse code.
Continue reading “How to measure performance when typing with Morse code”
We’re working on some new ways to visualize the text entry data within AT-node, and we need your feedback! Take a look at some designs and let us know what you think.
KPR’s Compass software for access assessment is now available at Westminster Technologies, a complete provider of assistive technology solutions.
