Matias One Handed / Two Handed 508 Keyboard (FK508) - Detailed Specifications Page

The 508 Keyboard gives you the best of both worlds – one-hand and two-hand typing. It's a full-size, standard keyboard that allows you to touch-type with your left hand, your right hand, or both hands. Whatever's more convenient. You decide.

Features:

• Ideal for Hand-Related Injuries
  • Ideal for one-handedness, Hemiplegia, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and other hand-related injuries, Matias' innovative one-handed typing technology provides one-handed typists access comparable to two-handed typists, without undue burden.
  • It offers greater accessibility for disabled users, as well as productivity gains for other office workers. The added convenience of typing with one hand is ideal when using a mouse or a telephone with the other hand.
• Comparable Speed
  • One-handed typing speeds in the 30 to 60 words-per-minute range are easily achievable using the Matias 508 Keyboard. This range is comparable to the performance of most two-handed typists, and more than sufficient for typical clerical tasks.
• Comparable Skills
  • One-handed typing is fast and easy on the 508 Keyboard. Since it uses your exisitng skills, the learning curve is very short.
  • An average touch-typist can start one-handed typing immediately, and will reach 34 words per minute after less than 10 hours of use.
  • For a non-touch typist, learning time is the same as learning two-handed typing.
• Use Either Hand - or Both
  • The Matias 508 Keyboard allows one-handed typing using either hand, left or right, or both hands, just like a standard keyboard.
  • One-handed typing can be switched on or off, using the "matias" key. Press once for one-handed typing, twice for two-handed typing.
  • One-handed typing on the 508 Keyboard is a lot like two-handed touch-typing:
    • Press the "matias" key once to turn on one-handed typing (pressing twice turns it off).
    • Place your hand in the standard home row position, and touch-type in the standard way.
    • For letters of the other (non-used) hand, hold down the space bar with your thumb, and use the fingers of your typing hand to do the same movements that the other hand normally does.
    • Tap the space bar to type spaces.
    • Tap the Shift key once to capitalize the next letter you type.
• The Industry Standard
  • Matias has proudly served the needs of the disability community for over 10 years. Its technology is the de facto standard for one-handed typing in the industry.
  • The surface of each key is clearly labelled with all of the characters and functions of both regular and one-handed typing modes, serving as an easy visual reference for the user.