Editing Joystick (section)

== Assistive technology ==
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Specialist joysticks, classed as an [[assistive technology]] [[pointing device]], are used to replace the [[computer mouse]] for people with fairly severe physical disabilities. Rather than controlling games, these joysticks control the [[pointer (user interface)|pointer]]. They are often useful to people with [[Athetosis|athetoid]] conditions, such as [[cerebral palsy]], who find them easier to grasp than a standard mouse.<ref>{{cite news|author=Darleen Hartley|date=22 May 2009|title=Robotics Improves Movement in Kids with Cerebral Palsy|publisher=[[geek.com]]|url=http://www.geek.com/gadgets/robotics-improves-movement-in-kids-with-cerebral-palsy-781412/|url-status=dead|access-date=16 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820115501/http://www.geek.com/gadgets/robotics-improves-movement-in-kids-with-cerebral-palsy-781412/|archive-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> Miniature joysticks are available for people with conditions involving muscular weakness such as [[muscular dystrophy]] or [[motor neurone disease]] as well. They are also used on [[wheelchair#Electric Powered Wheelchairs|electric powered wheelchairs]] for control since they are simple and effective to use as a control method.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/5905966/if-you-dont-find-this-video-about-robot-wheelchairs-for-babies-heartwarming-you-probably-dont-have-a-soul|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429094231/http://gizmodo.com/5905966/if-you-dont-find-this-video-about-robot-wheelchairs-for-babies-heartwarming-you-probably-dont-have-a-soul|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2012|title=If You Don't Find This Video About Robot Wheelchairs for Babies' Heartwarming, You Probably Don't Have a Soul|author=Andrew Liszewski|website=[[Gizmodo]]|date=28 April 2012|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>