Greetings everybody,
I’m a ONE-CLICK writer and graphic artist.
I am paralyzed and bedridden. Since 2015, due to a progressive spinal cord damage, I have been rendered as an incomplete quadriplegic which means muscle weakness affecting practically my entire body. Essentially, I cannot walk and I am mostly stuck in bed. However, I am not totally hopeless nor useless!
I thank the Lord for the internet.
You see, I am a people person and the Internet is now the only place where I can stay in touch with friends and meet new people.
However, there were still some challenges that had to be met. One of them was, how was I to manipulate the mouse control of my laptop without the use of my hands?! By the Lord’s grace, I actually found a free software developed by graduate students of Boston University that was just perfect for my needs. It is called the Camera Mouse.
It is a program that tracks my head movements. It has been a lifesaver for me. The program is very good but it still had limitations especially since I was a computer graphic artist and writer.
Fortunately, I still had some mobility in my left thumb. So with a little ingenuity using Velcro and a tennis wristband, I manage to have an old optical mouse strapped on my left hand so that my thumb can press the left clicker.
I was so happy when I became able to control the computer with my Camera Mouse setup. Implementing an old version of Photoshop, I have again discovered my love for sketching. Under the title, SKETCHING from the Neck Up, you can view my digital sketch renderings in Facebook.
But mostly, I spend most times WRITING. Surprisingly enough, I have written an ebook you can purchase on Amazon (title below) and my blog have over 270 articles and short stories. How do I type without hands? I use an onscreen keyboard clicking one key at a time.
Johann Quisumbing 