Keyboards and Keyboard Adaptations
Most input to information devices is through a keyboard of some sort. For desktop devices, this may be the conventional QWERTY keyboard. For other devices, it may a specialized keyboard. Keyboard interaction can be changed in many ways to make text entry easier or possible.
- The keyboard provided with a device can be changed for another, physical keyboard with more desirable features.
- The keyboard can be modified through the addition of new labels or physical assists.
- The response of the keys, when pressed, can be modified to account for limited hand function of the typists.
- The physical keyboard can be replaced or augmented with an image of a keyboard on the screen that allows text entry using the mouse.
- A specialized keyboard for entering numbers can be added to the device.
- Text may be entered by speaking, handwriting, or converting printed documents to a computer.
- A person who is able to operate one or more ability switches can use them to enter text.
What kind of keyboard changes are you looking for?
Show all products in the Keyboards and Keyboard Adaptations category (249)
- Physical Keyboard Types (75) - Alternative physical keyboards with better features for the typist
- Modify Physical Keyboard (14) - Add-ons to the keyboard to make it more usable
- Modify Keyboard Behavior (1) - Change what happens, or how quickly when a key is pressed
- On-Screen keyboards (86) - Use an image of a keyboard on-screen for typing
- Number entry (e.g. keypads) (2) - Special keyboards to assist entering many numbers
- Use speech, handwriting, or printed documents for input (68) - Use input methods that are not based on switches to enter text
- Use one to three switches for input (15) - Use "ability switches" to enter text
- Other (4) - Products in the "Keyboards and Keyboard Adaptations" category that do not fit into one or more of the categories above