RE: Page turners Edward Hitchcock 03 Dec 2009 19:22 UTC

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

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Hi Ed,

I hadn't heard of a switch-adapted Kindle before.  Would you mind
sharing
how/where one would make/buy one?  Thanks!

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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

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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shannon Johnson
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:50 AM
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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.

Thanks, Shannon

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