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Discover:Switch

Round button switch mounted on a round base.User uses hand to press round button switch, mounted on a round base.
Product Type: 
Device modifier
Manufacturer Name: 
Don Johnston Incorporated

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Product Description: 

The Discover:Switch is a single-switch keyboard modification and on-screen keyboard program designed to enable children with physical disabilities to access popular educational software.

Main Features: 

  • The voice-output switch Enables students to use educational software, send e-mail, and operate multimedia programs.
  • Includes all necessary software to enable it to display and speak a standard keyboard layout or to display and speak words, phrases, or sentences displayed in a keyboard-style matrix.
  • The system includes the large-surface switch with on/off control, two jacks to connect the user's personal switches, and a permanently attached cable for ease of connection.
  • 40 ready-to-use scanning keyboards.
  • Easy Numbers for math.
  • Easy Mouse for internet access.
  • Discover:Create software for customizing keyboards, voices, and set-up.

Primary Specifications: 

  • Combatible for use on Macintosh or IBM. 
  • Macintosh computers require an ABD port or iMate adapter, System 7.5.3 or later, a 68030 processor or better, six megabytes (MB) of hard disk space, eight MB RAM, and CD-ROM drive.
  • IBM require a Pentium or better processor, Windows 95 or higher, a minimum of 16 MB RAM, a minimum of 35 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, and a Sound Blaster or compatible sound card. 
  • The switch surface is five inches in diameter.

More Information: 

This product is discontinued by the manufacturer, but it may still be available for purchase from third party vendors. Try searching the product by name on the internet. Be careful as the manufacturer may no longer support it - or support it for long.