Susan Fridie focus on tech, keyboards and mice

Input devices (keyboards and mice) and adaptations for them
to use a regular computer, you need vision (field, movement tracking, following lines), muscle control/motor control, strength to press key, perceptual abilities such as hand-eye coordination, self-control, motivation, judgment, and cognitive abilities.

ergonomics
get an assessment from OT

low tech before high tech, try it out
try to adapt the typical device before tech n(control panel windows or universal access MAC) for example sticky keys and other (see notes Assistive Technology Key Terms and Definitions + access to computers, ch 6)
alternate layouts for accessibility under control panel or accessibility options
beyond those options, you can
-get hardware modifications such as position it, additions to tables to change the positioning of a keyboard,
keyguard to block the in between space of keys,
typing aid, device attached to and with projection to type on keys, sometimes problematic
color coding to locate a key with greater ease,
alternate layout most foreign languages but some designed for efficiency and ergonomics for either hand or both, lots of variations,
large print keycaps stick on raised bumps as tactile markers,
alternate keyboard with different sections, adjustable angles, and other potential manipulations see http://www.diigo.com/list/sfridie/keyboards-mice

mouse control options:(depends on which mouse driver you have installed)
-change in touch sensitivity/pointer speed
-button functions and double click speed
-cursor shape, size, color, trails (of little arrows behind mouse)
if mouse changes does not helps, move to...
-positioning ie mouse board to find correct height
-tactile marker to help locate the primary button
-differently shaped mouse (joystick)
-track pad as a mouse, stand alone
-track ball- stays still on table, rolling ball to move cursor with separate buttons
-alternate joystick
-no hands mouse for use with the feet

laptops:
don't sit like a stupid, get a stand and separate keyboard