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Originally Posted by rwillmer
David, I've just had to go through the same process for my father-in-law, who has advanced Parkinsons, bed-bound, poor eyesight, very limited movement capabilities.
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I went for the Kobo Touch. I'd have been interested in the Kindle Touch but it's not available yet in the UK.
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Tay's trying it out for the first time this weekend; I'll post how he gets on with it.
Rachel
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So the verdict is mixed.
The good points: good font size, can change pages easily with the touchscreen.
The problem: because of the Parkinsons, his left hand isn't dextrous enough to hold the Kobo without his fingers going onto the screen which causes it to react by bringing up different options, etc. And then he doesn't know what to do.
But if that's the only problem, this looks potentially a solvable problem. So I've just ordered a BookSeat from Amazon and we'll see if that provides a stable enough base to hold it, so he only has to use his hand to turn the pages.
I'll update here when I have some more news.
Rachel