Visual impairment

[dt69tery]

"HELP" - for the visually impaired ?
Does anyone have a solution for a problem that affects my father, and I'm sure many other people that suffer from visual impairments that love using their computers ?
The problem is that my father uses Word Perfect and because of his impairment the cursor becomes "lost" and hard to find as he moves from one thing to the next. I have been able to find a very large and bold cursor for him to use, yet it is still black and has a tendency to blend in to the rest of the type and/or menus, backgrounds, etc.. I know there is the usual accessibility wizard and settings you can change, but they are only limited to white or black, big or large, etc..
Does anybody know how I can change the color of the cursor to bright orange or red, or anything that will make it stand out from the rest of screen ?
Any help would be very much appreciated and if I can find the right solution to this problem I will try and pass it on to as many people as possible.
Thank You, David Taylor
dt69tery@neteze.com

 

[lagger]

have you looked into the accessability options in windows set up ?? I'm thinking there is likely something there to help him also contact an Occupational therapist locally they specialize in adapting ordinary things for use for people with difficuties

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[lagger]

ok I just checked in the accessability options |accessability tools in win 98 se are magnifiers and high visibility cursors check it out might be what you need

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[Eilonar]

There are also animated cursors available within Windows and downloadable ll over the net, which would give the cursor a new, large, animated shape, which would specifically catch the eye and not get lost in the rest of the screen.


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[lagger]

beware ones that are part of spyware packages though (like comet cursor for instance)

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