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  • Home > Education > 5-14 > Special Access > Onscreen Keybd
    Introducing On-screen Keyboards

    Introduction

      This section introduces on-screen keyboards accessed using pointing devices or switches. We look at the overall concept and some general points about what the on-screen keyboards can do, and why particular features (identified in bold) are helpful.

      In this section we also look at accessing the on-screen keyboard using a mouse or pointing device. Other sections consider particular aspects of on-screen keyboards in greater detail:

        The Switch Access using Scanning and Encoding section examines access to on-screen keyboards using switches and scanning. At the end of the section, there is also a short section on control and access via Morse Code.

        The Switches section deals with the range of switches available, and how they are chosen and used to operate special access systems.

        The Using On-screen Keyboards to Access the Curriculum section gives guidance and examples on using on-screen keyboards to access three core areas of the curriculum: writing and recording work; reading and accessing sources of information; and talking and communicating.

        The Reviews of On-screen Keyboards section reviews the most popular on-screen keyboard programs available in the UK and compares features and selection sets.


    Tell me about On-screen Keyboards:
  • What are on-screen keyboards?
  • Who might use on-screen keyboards?
  • Design & Layout
  • Selection Set Appearance
  • Selection
  • Actions
  • Selection Sets
  • Using On-screen Keyboards with Pointing Devices
  • Learning to use a Point & Click On-screen Keyboard
  • Which on-screen keyboard program is best?
  • Resources - Introducing On-screen Keyboards

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