I'm 27 now and have been struggling to use my hands (especially thumbs) after 14 years of chronic joint pain. I usually read on my phone because I can't hold physical books, but I can no longer click the remote I bought for my phone to turn the pages and highlight. (I listen to audiobooks but that just doesn't satisfy me)
I'm trying to think of workarounds. Voice commands? Projecting book onto TV? iPad? Lmk
by actual__thot
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Not disabled but I cycle a lot and got some wrist issues from long rides, so I get how frustrating it can be when your hands don’t cooperate
Have you looked into eye tracking software? Some people use it for computers and it might work with reading apps. Also there’s voice control built into most tablets now that’s pretty decent – you can say “next page” or whatever commands you set up. The bigger screen on tablet definitely helps too since you won’t need to scroll as much compared to phone
I use a little thumb page holder for my thumb that I bought off etsy and prop my arms up with pillows when I read a book. if I use an IPAD i swipe to turn the page. I have it propped up with a case and again on pillows. if you are unable to click buttons at all then I would think it’s time for you to find some kind of voice command to turn the page. not sure what that is. but saying “next” or something must exist out there