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suitable smartphone for a Parkinson's patient

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  • 03-09-2014 11:32am
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    yellowlabrador
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    I want to give a new phone to my friend who has parkinsons. he is tech savvy and uses a computer every day. The problem he has is that his fingers aren't as sensitive any more ie he presses too hard and too long. I've been trying to find out what my options are but there doesn't seem to be that much available. budget would be about 200e. any recommendation for phone or app?


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    Dacelonid
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    The iPhone has an accessibility menu as far as I know.

    Other than that, I assume android would have some apps to enable accessibility options


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Just had a quick look at my phone (Galaxy S5) and it has some features that seemed to be geared towards people with limited mobility, but that's out of your price range. Have a look into the Moto G. Very good android phone (so similar in operation to the galaxy). I think most of the android handsets have configurable options to adjust, but I don't have one to test..


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    yellowlabrador
    Registered Users Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭yellowlabrador


    no way would 'i convince him to put 500e in his pocket. I'm already going to have to be economic with the truth re price. I'm thinking of a moto g or windows phone with a suitable app or adapted operating system. It has to be robust too, we get through several mice and keyboards a year.


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