AbleNet BIGtrack 2 Trackball - Adaptive Mouse for Special Needs and Users Who Lack Fine Motor Skills - Big Trackball Mouse with 2 Mice Buttons for Handicap and Disabled - Product #12000006

This was very useful after a severe hand injury! The buttons are large and easy to press. She found the trackball less useful than a trackpad, and mostly used it with her feet. They also sell perepheral switches for cheeks! Very high quality. Bought it impulsively when she was injured and it came very quickly and she was able to get back on the computer right away. I would recommend this to anyone thinking of buying it. This will absolutely change someone's life!

My mother is 87yo and has light tremors. Using a regular optical mouse was hard to control. The trackball is much easier for her as are the large right and left mouse buttons. It's slower to use than a standard mouse but she's not fast on the computer anyway so accuracy and reduced frustration win out! Well worth it! Durability I put 4 stars. We haven't had it that long but it seems well built not cheap.

Works great for folks with disabilities, however after 3-4 months the trackball starts to fail and won't move the cursor on the screen when moving the trackball.

Perfect for someone who has hand tremors. My husband has lost his small muscle control in his hands and his hands shake when he attempts to do things that require small muscle control. This Bigtrack Trackball is not as sensitive as a standard mouse and only requires use of the larger muscles in his hand and arm....so my husband can now use his computer again. Prior to getting this Bigtrack he tried a number of different mouses, but they were all too sensitive and he would do things he didn't intend to do. He even made a couple of stock trades he did not intend to make because of his hand tremor, which could have bee disastrous but fortunately worked out OK. With this Bigtrack Trackball things go a little slower, but he is again in control.

I got this for a relative who has neuropathy. The big ball doesn't move smoothly. The switches in the buttons have a two-step click, so it's difficult to tell when the button has been pressed correctly. I returned it.

I purchased this trackball for my elderly father, who suffered from Parkinson's disease. If you are not familiar Parkinson's, the symptoms can include moderate to severe dyskinesia, which is essentially difficulty controlling voluntary muscle movements. Such was the case with my father but he very much wanted to operate the computer I bought for him. With patience, he was able to use the keyboard with a fair amount of accuracy but found the mouse almost impossible to use. For starters, it was too small for him to use accurately. Any attempt to move the mouse almost always put the cursor off the screen. The other problem was that he kept "accidentally" clicking the mouse buttons. This trackball solved both problems. The ball was big enough for him to control and the buttons were far enough away from the ball that they didn't get clicked on accidentally. Of course, this made other actions like "click and drag" much harder but most modern computer operating systems can be adjusted to accommodate this. We had no issues connecting this trackball to my father's iMac, running OS X Tiger, using the supplied USB adaptor. Drivers were not required. Pros: A great choice for movement-challenged individuals. Cons: Expensive.

We bought this for my son with fine motor problems because he is doing online schooling now instead of brick and mortar. This has been so great for him. Drag and drop has always been a struggle so much so that I end up having to sit and do it for him. With this mouse he can do all of his work independently. I'm so beyond impressed with the mouse, the quality and the accessibility it offers. Thank you!

I have Cerebral Palsy and face difficulties using traditional mice. We attempted to use regular trackballs, but I was unable to operate them effectively. We found and purchased the BigTrack and found it satisfactory. However, I rated this product two stars because, despite functioning well when new, it lasts only approximately six months under normal usage. After that, buttons begin to malfunction, and the internal "wheels" that guide the ball develop flat spots. Given these issues, it is not worth the $100.00 price. We purchased one annually. I don't recommend this product! AbleNet takes advantage of the fact that they are the only ones that make anything like it! I now have a 35-dollar Touch Pad and love it!!!