Smaller Can Be Better For Seniors

The internet can open up the whole world to seniors who are otherwise limited in their ability to get out and interact with the world. Sometimes age related issues such as arthritis or diminishing eyesight can make using common computer accessories such as the keyboard and mouse hard to use.

Fortunately there are accessibility solutions for seniors that make it easier to use the computer. For example, Chester Creek’s Tiny Mouse is about half the size of a standard computer mouse and just right for arthritic or stiff hands. The small size and a smooth-rolling scroll wheel help all users who find it painful to hyper-extend and stretch their hands to click the right and left buttons on a standard mouse. And with optical tracking, there is no longer a trackball to become dirty, lost or malfunction.

For many seniors stretching the joints to use a normal size mouse causes them to ache, but with the Tiny Mouse the hand no longer has to be hyper-extend.