Tablet for the disabled

Question

Mobile devices

I read a recent question on PS3 and decided to please my grandfather.
He has a birthday soon, moreover, an anniversary. I want to give him a tablet. Help me find the right one.

Grandpa will be 70 years old. I want to brighten up his old age, and so that it would not be so boring to spend his days, especially since he recently lost his wife :`(

On the tablet, he will play games and read books. Therefore, you need as large a screen size as possible (with age, vision is poor). A netbook will not work - my grandfather has only one hand, and the left one, so I think it will be more convenient with a tablet. The most simple and understandable interface for an elderly person is welcome. The quality of the assembly and the case should be at a high level - the grandfather is still not as neat as you and I. I taught him how to use a mobile phone, and I will teach him a tablet. Price is not a selection criterion.

Any PS Move and Kinect will not work - firstly, you can’t read a book there, and secondly, grandfather walks and moves poorly.

Who can advise what? I have never had a tablet, so I ask for help. Thank you.

Answer 1

I think the most optimal choice would be iPad 2. With iOS, there is a minimum of crap, and he will not pay attention to the cons of iOS (it's not you and me, picky). It also has a big screen.
But I wouldn’t take tablets on android, and even more so on Windows, with an android it will be a little uncomfortable for an unruly user, and for Windows you need very good vision and accuracy of a finger (well, or a finger).
PS You have an advanced grandfather, I have been trying to teach my grandmother to use a laptop and the Internet for a week now. Well, I seem to remember how to turn on Skype and Opera :) But then ...

Answer 2

Thank you! If you suffer for a long time, something will turn out. He does not delve into the subtleties, he acts according to the algorithm that I will tell him or better write on a piece of paper :)

Answer 3

Yes, you know, everything turned out perfectly. An iPad 2 was bought. Before that, my grandfather could only use a mobile phone, and even then without SMS, only calls.
Now he reads books and plays games on his tablet. He mainly plays chess and all sorts of card games. Of course, a huge amount of time and nerves was spent on learning to work on the tablet, but now everyone is happy. I only take my tablet home once a month to download new books/games.
If you are interested, my methodology for teaching how to use gadgets is as follows:
We show the procedure 15-20 times;
We make sure that the trainee does everything correctly;
We write down this order on paper, so that in which case, an elderly person can repeat everything himself;
And in case of any unforeseen problems, grandfather calls me.

Answer 4

Forgive me for being immodest, but did you get it with a tablet?
I think I'm not the only one interested in this, everyone has parents, grandparents. It is not always possible to teach parents how to use something complex (here, of course, it is a matter of time and desire on both sides, but ...). That is, there is a lot of logic in your idea. Here and the simplicity of the tablet and almost zero entry threshold. But still, how successful did everything go if you already bought a tablet?
I remember my neighbor was blind, he also walked with a Nokia, she read the menu and knew how to do something else. Neither gps was anything else, but still. This Nokia was not very suitable for the blind, and I still do not understand the lack of more advanced devices for the disabled. Of course, there are "special devices", but the price is inadequate, despite the fact that there are more than one or two disabled people. And the usual "consumer" devices, as far as I know, have always been finished by craftsmen to more or less (rather less) convenient use. Time passes, something must change, the same voice search and so on. However, nothing like that is heard. The same smartphones have lost their buttons altogether, unless there are weak copies on android. It is likely that the tablet can still be controlled (not blind, of course), but the phone will be inconvenient.
So it's very interesting how you got on.
Thank you.

Answer 5

Buy Note 10.1 - large, with a stylus, there are applications, convenient. Just don’t forget the film for it so that your eyesight doesn’t deteriorate. If necessary, take a bluetooth keyboard.

Answer 6

It seems to me that there are not many options ... it needs to be as simple and clear as possible. one of the options www.e-katalog.ru/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-TAB-S-10-5-16GB.htm , but again, depending on how much you expect?? I just use such a tablet myself, I’m quite satisfied. The screen is large, the keyboard is customizable ...