Camera Mouse is a program which enables people without the ability to use their hands, to operate a computer with their heads. It is intended for people with physical disabilities or people who cannot move their hands to control a mouse or those who cannot speak for a voice recognition program.

Camera Mouse is a free program that allows you to control the mouse pointer on a Windows computer just by moving your head. Clicking can be done by making the mouse pointer dwell over a spot on the screen.
People with Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, various neurological disorders use this program and its predecessors to run all types of computer software.
Camera Mouse works as a mouse replacement system for Windows computers and tablets. The program was developed at Boston College to help people with disabilities use the computer. The main audience for this program is people who do not have reliable control of a hand but who can move their head.
You can download the software at:
http://www.cameramouse.org/downloads/CameraMouse2016Installer.exe

The innovation

THE INNOVATION

Everyone needs tools to perform tasks productively and efficiently. Using computers is an important need in today's world and not everyone can use them in ways which are followed by normal people. People with disabilities need a lot of assistive aids to use computers and other devices more effectively. Camera Mouse is one such innovative aid which helps people suffering for hand movement & visual disabilities to use computers.

SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

Inclusion and Dignity of marginalized people is important for the enrichment of the human society as a whole. Economic independence and equality is a good tool to facilitate that. A solution that help a person to do a job and earn , thus impact the entire society.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

ECONOMIC IMPACT

"Improved employment outcomes can reduce demand on welfare systems.
Reliable, motivated workers with a lower turnover rate
Untapped labour resource pool of qualified workers"

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computers
hand movement disability
ALS
disability
visually-impaired
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