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Searching for a larger keyboard (self.Blind)
submitted by JBrawlin1878
Hello everyone! I am hoping you can help me out. I work at Amazon and I have a blind associate who uses a keyboard to log in to their station.
The current keyboard we have is to small for him. It is a standard size keyboard provided from HP. He says he has fat fingers and will sometimes hit the wrong key.
I am looking for recommendations for keyboards that have physically larger keys so he has an easier time working. I plan on asking his opinion on braille keyboards so if you have recommendations for those kind, it would also be very much appreciated. Thank you for you time.
The current keyboard we have is to small for him. It is a standard size keyboard provided from HP. He says he has fat fingers and will sometimes hit the wrong key.
I am looking for recommendations for keyboards that have physically larger keys so he has an easier time working. I plan on asking his opinion on braille keyboards so if you have recommendations for those kind, it would also be very much appreciated. Thank you for you time.
retrolental_morose 8 points 1y ago
Braille keyboards rarely work out in practice. The whole point of touch-typing is muscle memory, as a sighted person you don't look down at the keys. This is true of Braillists too - if you have to stop to "read" the key before you press it, you'd never get anywhere at any speed.
Vicki7789 4 points 1y ago
I have a large button Accuratus keyboard - yellow keys with large black letters. My only complaint is it doesn’t have the raised lines on some letters that a regular keyboard does so touch typing is tricky.
Shadowwynd 3 points 1y ago
Look for the "Chester Creek" Keyboards that have been bought by AbleNet. These are about $75, they look like the same arrangement as the other one but are one color scheme (very high contrast). In practice, I have found these to be useful for people who are low vision, fat fingered (or large hands), or who have a muscle tremor or impairment (parkinsons, CP, etc.)
https://www.amazon.com/Visionboard2-Large-Key-Keyboard-Black/dp/B00EN1EU80
https://www.amazon.com/Chester-Creek-VisionBoard2-Catalog-Category/dp/B004YZMLWW
https://www.amazon.com/Visionboard2-Large-Key-Keyboard-Black/dp/B00EN1EU80
https://www.amazon.com/Chester-Creek-VisionBoard2-Catalog-Category/dp/B004YZMLWW
Anonymous4O45 3 points 1y ago
Well, the goal of a keyboard anyways is so you don’t look at the keyboard. For the braille keyboard, I would suggest getting a standard sized keyboard covering and attach dots on each of the keys corresponding to the letter in like glue or something. But the main thing would just be to practice typing accurately and use some sort of screen reader that tells them what they are typing
bradley22 2 points 1y ago
Does he know how to touch type?
I have kind of chubby fingers and can type fine, sometimes I hit the wrong key but that's just me typing to fast.
I have kind of chubby fingers and can type fine, sometimes I hit the wrong key but that's just me typing to fast.
KillerLag 2 points 1y ago
How large does he need for the buttons?
There is this, but the buttons are large enough, you don't have all the buttons on a standard keyboard.
https://independentliving.com/childrens-large-button-keyboard/
There is this, but the buttons are large enough, you don't have all the buttons on a standard keyboard.
https://independentliving.com/childrens-large-button-keyboard/
JBrawlin1878 [OP] 5 points 1y ago
I honestly don’t know how large but from the research I have been doing, it seems 1 inch keys are standard for the larger keys. Luckily he doesn’t need the num pad so this may work. It is just hard to find a wired keyboard to prevent the keyboard from going missing, but this seems like a viable option. Thank you
KillerLag 2 points 1y ago
Good luck! The buttons are definitely very large. You realistically wouldn't be able to type like standard on that keyboard, it would be more of a hunt and peck situation.
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