We've seen in Apple's own ads that Siri on the iPhone 4S is a wonderfully empowering technology for those with visual impairment. Another technology to help those with disabilities just came to our attention at TheONbutton HQ: Camera Mouse.
Camera Mouse is a free application for desktop and laptops computers that uses the computer's webcam to turn face movements into mouse inputs. So if you tell Camera Mouse to track your nose, then the mouse pointer will move right when you move your head to the right. What a simple service that offers such wonderful possibilities!
This looks great for those who are unable to use a mouse, trackpad or pen input controller. I'd love to see this deployed to community computing facilities in Durham and Chapel Hill.
Camera Mouse is available here and works on Windows 7, Vista and XP. Check out the video below to see it in action. Thanks to Lawrence for the tip!
