Developing an assistive device for persons with severe upper limb disabilities to use the computer more easily

In a competitive, modern society, individuals with severe upper limb disabilities are often in a disadvantaged position in the academic and professional arena and therefore are more likely to suffer poverty.

The venture targets individuals who are unable to take advantage of the more productive standard desktop interface because of their impaired ability to continually move their dominant hand across sections of the interface. It addresses this need/problem by providing an assistive device that enables access to all sections of the standard desktop interface without requiring continual hand motions. The objective is to make disabled individuals as productive as their able-bodied counterparts when performing typical computer activities so that they can succeed in the academic and professional arena, and become less susceptible to poverty.