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Short Summary

Christopher Latham Sholes invented the QWERTY keyboard for mechanical typewriters in 1873. The arrangement of the letters was not for efficiency. For example, the letter “J” is under the right hand index finger in the home position but only “Z” is used less often than “J”. QWERTY has keys arranged in straight horizontal rows, but finger tips are not arranged in straight horizontal rows. To make typing even worse, as the user needs to strike letters in the row above or below the home row, letters are not in convenient vertical columns but staggered which causes more difficulty.

Kwik Keyboard is so easy to learn and use that blind students can learn to use the Kwik Keyboard:

1. The Kwik Keyboard alphabet keys are in a fingertip pattern

2. Vowels are under the fingers in the “Home” position

3. Consonants are arranged for convenience based on the Cornell University Frequency of Use Table

4. Columns of keys have round bottom channels so fingers do not get lost going up one row or down one row

Existing software speaks each letter of the alphabet as it is typed as feedback to the user. As the student’s typing speed increases, the mode can be set to speak words instead of individual letters.