Camera Mouse: Control Your Mouse Pointer with Head Movements

Author: Ian C. Langtree - View Credentials
Published: 12 May 2010 - Updated: 25 Oct 2017

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Synopsis

Camera Mouse is a free program that allows you to control the mouse pointer on a Windows computer just by moving your head.

Overview

Camera Mouse is a free program that allows you to control the mouse pointer on a Windows computer just by moving your head.

Camera Mouse is the result of research at Boston College and Boston University and is a free program that allows you to control the mouse pointer on a Windows computer just by moving your head.

Camera Mouse is made for people who are physically disabled but have voluntary control of head movement. Camera Mouse only requires a web cam to use and the software is free.

Camera Mouse is intended for people with physical disabilities, people who cannot move their hands to control a mouse or speak to a voice recognition program.

The program was designed primarily for people, often children or teenagers, who were born with physical disabilities.

People with Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, various neurological disorders use this program to run all types of computer software.

To use Camera Mouse a person needs to be able to control the movement of their head.

Requirements:

Windows 7, Vista, or higher computer system and a standard webcam (or a webcam built into the computer or monitor).

There are no hidden costs, gimmicks or advertisements with Camera Mouse. Nor is there any registration required.

The Camera Mouse software is completely free for download

Author Credentials: Ian C. Langtree is a writer, editor, and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, which he established in 2004 as one of the longest-running independent resources for disability news and information. Over more than two decades, he has written and edited thousands of articles on disability rights, health, accessibility, and assistive technology. Drawing on a global perspective shaped by extensive travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed advocate of the Social Model of Disability, the framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that focuses on removing societal barriers rather than on individual impairments. His writing is grounded in that framework and in a lasting commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.