SAT. I GOT MY NEW 7 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA–MY EARLY X-MAS GIFT. I’M EXCITED! IT HAS A BIGGER SCREEN & I’M GETTING A REMOTE–THEN MARK IS MAKING A STAND 4 IT. THE ONLY THING I’M WORRIED ABOUT IS NOW THAT I HAVE THIS, I WILL BE ASSUMED 2 NOT NEED HELP W/PICS ANYMORE-WHICH’S VERY MISLEADING BECAUSE I’M SLOW, CAN’T STAND & GET CERTAIN ANGLES, ETC.
HOWEVER, I THINK PEOLE THINK I DON’T DO MUCH. SO, I WILL SHARE A LIST I ASSEMBLED OF MY STROKE SUPPORT GROUPS IDEAS (SOME IDEAS R MINE, SOME OTHERS SUGGESTED IT) ABOUT 1-HANDED HOBBIES. U’D BE SURPRISED WHAT U CAN DO–I CAN BARELY MOVE EXCEPT MY HEAD & RT. ARM, SO I’M IN A WHEELCHAIR, & CAN’T TALK–BUT IT’S A FAR CRY FROM THE DOCTOR’S PREDICTION 2 ONLY BLINK & I’M BUSIER THAN B4-I THINK BECAUSE I’M SLOWER, SO A REGULAR TASK TAKES TWICE AS LONG, & BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE TV-A MIND-WASTER 2 ME-WAS MY SOLE ENTERTAINMENT; SO I’M MAKING UP LOST GROUND!!

• CONVERSE W/ANY1, LIKE A PEN-PAL/LETTER, THROUGH EMAIL
• DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING- U CAN MAKE WAY SIMPLER PGS. THAN I DO,, & I TEACH IT, SO I WILL POST HOW! U CAN DO TRADITIONAL SCRAPBOOKING IF U CAN WRITE & MOVE YOUR OTHER HAND AS A PAPER WEIGHT.
• AUDIO BOOKS ON A CD PLAYER W/REMOTE
• PLAY PIANO -ALL U NEED IS A RT. HAND! I USE A SYNTHESIZER BECAUSE MY WHEELCHAIR’S 2 TALL 4 A PIANO.
• JOURNAL THROUGH TYPE
• TYPE A BOOK
• SELL ON EBAY
• COMPUTER GAMES-I LIKE SOLITAIRE, SPIDER FREECELL, YAHOO’S SUPER TEXT TWIST, HEARTS, & SODUKO ( http://www.websudoku.com/?level=1 )
• EUCHER, BESPELLED
• MUSIC & MOVIES & BOOKS IN A DATA BASE
• TV SHOW
• READ/TYPE ON WEBSITES/BLOGS
• GAMES W/FRIENDS–I DO SIGNO (ASL BINGO), CARD GAMES & SKIP-BO & PHASE 10 (USE A CARD HOLDER), MANCALA, RUMMIKUB, APPLES 2 APPLES, DISNEY SCENE IT!, IMAGINIFF, MOUNTAIN CLIMBER, TRAVEL BLOKUS, & A FEW OTHERS OCCASIONALLY
• PAINT-I WATERCOLORED
• MOVIE W/FRIENDS
• SHOP ONLINE
• BIG PUZZLES (II WONDER IF MY EYES COULD DO IT)
• CHAT ROOMS
• MY CALLING 4 CHURCH IS HUGE (DOING ACTIVITIES 2X/MONTH FOR ABOUUT 10 GIRLS, 8-9 YRS. OLD)-PLANNING-COMPLETE W/LESSONS, EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

SO U KNOW, CAPS ISN’T NEEDED UNLESS U TYPE IN SMALL PRINT 2 ME–I TYPE IN CAPS BECAUSE IT’S EASIER W/1 HAND THAN HOLDING SHIFT. (I USE AN ACCESSIBILITY OPTION CALLED ‘STICKY KEYS’ 2 HOLD DOWN SHIFT 4 ME & USE A KEYGUARD ON MY KEYBOARD- WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A PIECE OF PLASTIC SO MY HAND CAN REST WHILE I TYPE & NOT PUSH KEYS. IT HAS HOLES DRILLED FOR KEYS & I USE JUST MY INDEX FINGER TO SLOWLY TYPE EACH WORD!) I TYPE FASTER THIS WAY. ENLARGING FONT SIZE TO 24 OR MORE IS ALL THAT’S NEEDED & NECESSARY.