OR: you could use the new kindle PC software and a switch adaptor to do page up/down... You could make a more complicated system either using an on-screen-keyboard grid (e.g. SAW for a free option) to scan Page Up, Dn, change book etc or using more swithces... Not used the kindle software in anger yet, but it appears that it has good keyboard shortcuts, so should work... Cheers, Simon Senior Clinical Scientist Assistive Technology Team xxxxxx@xxxxxxx 01226 432159 www.barnsleyrd.nhs.uk Dept of Medical Physics Block 14 Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust Gawber Road Barnsley S75 2EP -----Original Message----- From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Hitchcock Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 7:23 PM To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Page turners www.saje-tech.com switch adapts the Kindle, (You have to send it to them). Contact them for current prices but I think it was around $400. You can only do page up and page down, but that is no worse than a page turner. Origin systems had been developing a prototype, but don't know if they are producing it yet. Just to further expound, I have developed with some people use of an E-Book on a dedicated computer where the computer stays on all the time and uses 2 switches with macro programming to page up and page down (or one switch for page down or mouseclick on the scroll bar). Winds up being a lot cheaper and more reliable than the page turners I have other wise tried. Ed Hitchcock OT/L Technology Center Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago -----Original Message----- From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betts Peters Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 1:00 PM To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Page turners Hi Ed, I hadn't heard of a switch-adapted Kindle before. Would you mind sharing how/where one would make/buy one? Thanks! Betts Peters, MA, CCC-SLP Assistive Technology Services Coordinator The ALS Association, Oregon & SW Washington Chapter 310 SW 4th Ave, Suite 630 Portland, OR 97204 503-238-5559 800-681-9851 Fax: 503-296-5590 Website: www.alsa-or.org ShopToDefeatALS.com - start your shopping here and support the fight against ALS! A portion of each sale (average 8%) will be paid by these merchants to the association each time your purchase starts with a click at ShopToDefeatALS. There is no cost to you, and no cost to the association. -----Original Message----- From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Hitchcock Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:47 AM To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Page turners Well good luck! In my experience there are not particularly good/reliable page turners. The Zygo one is still available but expensive. I had a lot of experience needing to get parts for it. There is/was a MyTurny, and one other that I just saw that only works with Magazines. All of these are $1000 or more, or the zygo is at least $3000 or more. Why not a dedicated computer and/or switch adapted Kindle? Ed Hitchcock OT/L Technology Center Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago -----Original Message----- From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shannon Johnson Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:50 AM To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Page turners I have a client who wants to use a page turner. She is not interested in computer e-book options. Does anyone have an opinion on which page turner is better, works better, needs fixing less often? Is there an option to use a wireless switch with either of these, she wants to be able to keep the switch on her chair and roll up to the page turner. 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