Strokes often result in difficulties with visual focus and tracking, which would make it difficult to read long documents. Visual therapy is a branch of optometry that seeks to address these types of challenges through what is essentially physical therapy for the eyes.
There is also software that can help with visual tracking when reading, including the tools developed by my startup. [1] We were actually unaware of the benefits our tools would have for stroke survivors until we heard from them.
My friend, the stroke victim, has significant difficulty several months following his stroke; he is improving but progress is glacially slow. He has some control and movement on his left side--for example, he can move his arm. He has no movement (but recently some sensations) on his right side and right arm.
He can speak and converse but he's not as quick as he was before the stroke. He no longer needs to search for his words and he is able to talk about the issues of the day. In the beginning, he struggled to formulate sentences; not so much now. He does speak with a low volume and may slur some words because he still does not have full control of his facial muscles. He has some paralysis in his face (left side).
He has limited head and neck movement. He has control of movement in his lower legs and feet but not his body proper. I do not know the extent of is paralysis but he has no obvious mobility. When seated for a long period of time he complains of pain in his buttocks.
This all is from personal observation; I am not privy to his medical reports.
I'm working on a Chrome Extension that lets you open tabs, navigate pages, click links, dictate emails etc. on the web using voice-control: https://www.lipsurf.com
Many of my users have motor control issues. Depending on the manner of the difficulty, I think this will be useful to you.
[+] [-] gnicholas|6 years ago|reply
There is also software that can help with visual tracking when reading, including the tools developed by my startup. [1] We were actually unaware of the benefits our tools would have for stroke survivors until we heard from them.
1: http://www.beelinereader.com
[+] [-] Normal_gaussian|6 years ago|reply
Its possible to have had a stroke and not experience any long term effects.
[+] [-] drallison|6 years ago|reply
He can speak and converse but he's not as quick as he was before the stroke. He no longer needs to search for his words and he is able to talk about the issues of the day. In the beginning, he struggled to formulate sentences; not so much now. He does speak with a low volume and may slur some words because he still does not have full control of his facial muscles. He has some paralysis in his face (left side).
He has limited head and neck movement. He has control of movement in his lower legs and feet but not his body proper. I do not know the extent of is paralysis but he has no obvious mobility. When seated for a long period of time he complains of pain in his buttocks.
This all is from personal observation; I am not privy to his medical reports.
[+] [-] phonebucket|6 years ago|reply
Dasher is designed for text input with limited movement. You can try it out online: http://www.inference.org.uk/dasher/
[+] [-] mikob|6 years ago|reply
Many of my users have motor control issues. Depending on the manner of the difficulty, I think this will be useful to you.
[+] [-] aliwajahat1|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] aliwajahat1|6 years ago|reply