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Old 09-16-2013, 06:31 AM   #1
canidae
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Advice sought for ereader for limited hand movement

Hi All

Mum has lost most of the use of her arms although she can move her hands slightly and is now in a nursing home. It is a good home and the staff do care for her but obviously they cannot be next to her all the time to help her read books.

I am looking at whether I could modify a kindle by removing the page forward/reverse buttons and adding extra wires to switches she can hold in each hand from a distance so the ereader can be fixed to a solid base and moved to her eyeline.

The kindle would need to have the sleep functions disabled as I want to keep it simple for her (mum is now 79 years old new memory problems).

Mum was an avid reader before becoming ill and I am sure being able to help her read what she wants at the speed she desires to would be a help.

Has anyone seen a kindle with similar mods?

I would think the keyboard version is the easiest to convert looking at mods I have seen.

Have looked at tablets with a Bluetooth mouse but would prefer a dedicated ereader platform

Many thanks in advance
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