Adapted Keyboards

In a previous post I discussed the use of adapted keyboards. In this post I am going to go a little bit deeper. Adapted keyboards are great for individuals who have limited fine motor control, visual impairments, and cognitive disabilities.

Type of Keyboard	Characteristics of Students Who Would Benefit
Expanded Keyboard Englarged/Oversized.  Provides a larger surface area.  QWERTY layout or ABC Layout.	Poor fine motor control (provides larger target)
Mini Keyboard Smaller than a standard keyboard	Only have use of one hand Motor impairments that restrict their range of motion
One Handed Keyboard	Good finger dexterity, but only use of one hand
On Screen Keyboard Puts an image of Keyboard on the computer monitor	Students without motor control to type, but enough to control a mouse/joystick/trackball
Customizable or Programmable Keyboard	Any student!  Can be used to block out distractions Can change color, size, font on keyboard