Any experience with audiobooks for handicapped?
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:36 pm
A good family friend just had a stroke, and for now is bed ridden, and has limited fine muscle control and very poor/double vision. She’s also not as quick as she was, and is prone to get frustrated easily.
So I’m looking for a simple, easy to operate player for audio books. It doesn’t appear touchscreen will work for her now, she needs big physical buttons or knobs to accommodate her lack of fine motor skills. Her husband can download books for her, but she needs to be able to turn the thing on and off, and push a start button, and also have it start where she left off last time, rather than starting from the beginning each time.
There are a few such things around, but none is perfect and the better ones are pretty expensive. We’d rather get it right the first time than buy several, if we can avoid it. We’re looking into a program from the library of Congress, but it’s possible she may not qualify, so alternatives are good.
Any ideas or advice?
Thanks!!
So I’m looking for a simple, easy to operate player for audio books. It doesn’t appear touchscreen will work for her now, she needs big physical buttons or knobs to accommodate her lack of fine motor skills. Her husband can download books for her, but she needs to be able to turn the thing on and off, and push a start button, and also have it start where she left off last time, rather than starting from the beginning each time.
There are a few such things around, but none is perfect and the better ones are pretty expensive. We’d rather get it right the first time than buy several, if we can avoid it. We’re looking into a program from the library of Congress, but it’s possible she may not qualify, so alternatives are good.
Any ideas or advice?
Thanks!!