From: cdusel@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov (Cynthia Dusel-Bacon)
To: Dave Jaffe for RESNA SIG-11
Subject: Foot mouse for arm amputees

Dear Dave,

I'm the woman who spoke with you about making known to your group (SIG-11) my 
adaptation to control a mouse with my toes. I'm a geologist in the Branch 
of Alaskan Geology at the USGS on Middlefield Road. I lost one arm at the 
should and the other six inches below my shoulder as a result of being 
mauled by a bear while doing fieldwork in interior Alaska. My accident 
happened in 1977 and I've continued to work for the USGS, including doing 
Alaskan fieldwork since.  

Although the device (looks like a golf tee) that is glued onto my mouse is 
very simple, it allows me to have normal speed control of the mouse. The 
mouse pad and mouse are on the floor and I click and drag with my big toe 
and "index toe" on one foot. These toes straddle the golf-tee-like small 
post on top of the mouse. I type with my hook on the side where I have some 
stump. I use sticky keys for multi-stroke commands.  

If you or any of your clients (particularly amputees) would like more 
information or would like to visit my office, I'd be happy to share this 
trick. 

Sincerely,

Cynthia Dusel-Bacon
United States Geological Survey
345 Middlefield Rd., Mail stop 904, 
Menlo Park, CA  94025
415/329-5719
cdusel@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov