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From: DONALD WONNELL
Date: May 4, 2005 1:08PM

To try to make webpages useable for motor / physically challenged
persons, the only available financially viable method appears to be to
1) write instructions to familiarize a person with paths to get to
specific resources such as menus and useful data, and
2) assign numbers to actuate keys, with programming necessary to
actuate the keys from numbers that are typed in. Appears a browser like
iE comes up, the program to actuate keys is pulled up, then the person
can use primarily tab and enter to access web pages.

This is a pick and shovel way to do it, but seems necessary. VR can
help, however it appears the above is necessary to make the process more
bearable. Any good alternatives?

Don Wonnell
Labor Market Analyst - NW Ohio
Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services / WFD / LMI