Accessibility Scan facilitates interaction with Android terminals for people with reduced mobility

Accessibility Scan is a native Android solution, developed by BQ and Limbika in collaboration with BJ Adaptations, that allows people with mobility problems to use a tablet without having to touch the screen.

Limbika and BQ have developed the native Accessibility Scan solution that allows people with severe mobility limitations to interact with Android smartphones and tablets. A tool that seeks to break down barriers to access technology.

Its use is simple, you just have to place the device on a stand, like a bed, table or wheelchair, connect it to a peripheral, placed near the part of the body with the most mobility of the user, and activate the app.

With this peripheral, people with mobility limitations (as cerebral palsy, ALS or tetraparesis) overcome their main barrier to using a tablet or smartphone, which is to touch the screen with your hand.

Once Accessibility Scan is enabled, interaction with the device is done through a scanning system. An axis descends the screen until the user stops it by pressing the peripheral. After this, a second circular target-shaped axis shifts horizontally until the user stops it. In this way, the intersection point between the two coordinates is selected.

With this sweeping system, people with mobility limitations can browse the device and the Internet, play all types of content or, even, play.

Accessibility Scan has an abbreviated navigation menu through which the user can drag and drop, double click, press and hold an area of the screen or scroll, all without touching the screen. Includes, In addition, a wizard that allows you to exit the Accessibility mode momentarily to facilitate the work of the therapist and a keyboard adapted based on the frequency of use of the letters, that makes writing easier.

In this project, Limbika has contributed its knowledge on the development of assistive technologies and BQ has contributed with its expertise in firmware integration. For its part, BJ Adaptations has provided the necessary hardware solution for interaction with the application.

Accessibility Scan will be included in all BQ Android tablets as one more option in accessibility.

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