Expert Resources: mouse


These are the items that relate to mouse found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Keyboard and mouse alternatives and adaptations

    Alex.Barker | 17 May 2023
    Standard keyboards and mice are functional ways of interacting with your computer and increasingly other devices like tablets. However, these standard devices can pose difficulties for many people – especially users with physical, sensory, or cognitive challenges – and there are lots of other...

  • Technology for Seniors

    Sarah Botterill | 01 May 2023
    Older people are prone to loneliness and isolation.  According to the Campaign to End Loneliness, half a million older people go at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone, and over half aged 85 and over and 38% of those aged 75 to 84 live alone.  Age UK estimates there...

  • Internet scams and how to avoid them

    Alex.Barker | 11 Jan 2023
    Digital Scams can affect practically anyone in the UK. Action Fraud, our national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre, received over 800,000 fraud reports in the year up to June 2020, and up to 85% of those reports involved cyber-fraud. Criminals are making the most of social media, email and...

  • Using a computer if you have tremors

    Alex.Barker | 03 May 2016
    Tremors can be caused by a variety of conditions and can make it very difficult to operate a mouse, keyboard or touchscreen. Alex Barker offers his tops tips on common solutions.

  • Making the keyboard and mouse work for you!

    Alex.Barker | 06 Mar 2015
    This month we're going to look at some really basic but useful techniques to help you get the best from the keyboard and mouse at work. For devices that are so basic, you can actually make a lot of little changes to help you more effectively when you are at work. It doesn't matter if you have a Mac...