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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by saagarjha on Thursday December 19, 2019 @04:25AM (#21833310)
Mouse interfaces are useable, but not optimal, for blind users largely due to accessibility technologies.
Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by mind-blight on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:56AM (#21835986)
The standard mouse hardware allows you to move the digital pointer relative to it's current position. That means you know need to know where the digital pointer is, and that's 100% visual. You could set up audio cues too give location feedback, but that's still not a great solution.

If you use the same digital pointer with a drawing tablet that maps its surface to the screen, then you can set its absolute position on the screen. You now have physical feedback about your pointer's position, as well as visual