SpecialEffect's accessible GameBase

Hello

I am an occupational therapist from Brazil and I have a patient with
muscular dystrophy. He has a playstation (1 or 2, I have to check) and
he's complaining that he can no longer play, because he's not able to
hold the controller with both hands, because his both wrists are too
flexed. So I thought the best solution would have to be to "split" the
controller, and it was exactly what I discovered with this HORI's
Separate Controller! Unfortunately I wasn't able to find it for sale.
Could you help me with any information? I would really appreciate it.

Thank you very much.

Hi Raquel,

We do have a HORI Separate controller in our library of accessible controllers. You can see more pictures of it here:

http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/1/AGS/AGS-onehand/hori-separate.htm

We'd be happy to loan it out. We'll send you an e-mail off line shortly to see how best to arrange this for your client.

Kind regards,

Barrie
www.GameBase.info

Hi Raquel.

When things progress beyond holding separate controllers, there are a range of custom solutions that are possible to suit individual disabilities.

See http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=LEPMIS&aq=f for some of them

I only have solutions for the PS3 at the moment.

Best regards,

Geoff
LEPMIS.

just to add that in case you didn't know
genuine sony dualshock controllers are pretty much the heaviest (apart from the wireless ones)
cheap controllers without dualshock weight a lot less
that is because dualshock is the thing that vibrates in the controller, for that purpose there are 2 motors in the controller
I don't know what kind your patient is using, but it's worth the try
I own a 5$ ps2 pad from ebay that weights almost nothing
TD

Hi Raquel,

I will be picking up the Hori Separate Controller today and will courier it to you straight away to try out. Hopefully it will get through customs easily enough and be with you before not too long!

Regards,

Bill

Just for any other people who may be interested, we've loaned Raquel a skinny Mini Joytech joypad for a PSone and PS2, as well as the HORI Separate controller. Fingers are crossed that one of these will be a solution.

Barrie

Hi Raquel, Thanks for e-mailing to let us know that the skinny JoyTech controller arrived. Have you received the HORI Separate yet? Had a chance to try them out yet with your client? Our fingers are crossed that one of these are going to work out well. Best wishes, Barrie www.GameBase.info

Quick update e-mailed from Raquel:

"no, the Hori hasn't arrived yet. Unfortunately the other one didn't quite work out. As I suspected he can no longer hold the same controller with both hands like he told me he could. I photographed him and I'll send the pictures as soon as possible."

We'll keep trying...

Hi Raquel,

I think that the Hori Separate must have got lost is the post somewhere between here and Brazil!

Is it ok if I send you some others to try, which he won't need to hold in his hands (they rest on a surface)?

All the best,

Bill

Hi Raquel,

Not a problem. We are happy to try and find a solution. Let us know when you would like us to post the table top controllers to try.

All the best,

Bill

Hi Raquel,

I will send you a couple of other controllers to try.

Bill

Will send you address. No problem about the Hori. Shall I send these to the same address as last time.

Bill

Yes, please. Thank you, Bill

Hi Raquel,

I posted one yesterday (weight restrictions meant I could only post one at a time). Let me know how you get on and we'll go from there.

Bill

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