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The shrinking of cell phone size combined with the ever growing trend of feature loaded cell phones have created a usability challenge for users with disabled hand. How are people dealing with paralysis of quadriplegia or the loss of finger dexterity resulting from arthritis, injury or a host of other causes supposed to be able to use these tiny cellphones?

ShopCell.com is continuously being asked if there is some sort of cell phone accessory that can help users with hand disabilities. Although there aren't any cell phone accessories available to help users with disabilities, there are some recommendations we can which can help greatly the disabled user. We would like to share them with you today.

A camera phone has a great deal of use for disabled hand users. If physical handwriting is difficult, a camera phone can be used to capture information that otherwise would need to be handwritten as a note. (for example, book titles, business sign, hours of operation signs, phone numbers, etc.).

Having a phone with Voice Dialing combined with Bluetooth enables virtually eliminate a need to physically dial the mobile phone and push those tiny buttons. The user Will just need to say the name of the person and the phone Will automatically dial their number.

The ability to sync the phone with a computer simplifies the process of adding and managing a phonebook. This eliminates the need to type in the phone numbers in to the home computer, it will automatically be added to your computer's phone book via your cell phone.

A candy-bar doesn't require a user to open the phone for use. However, a flip phone may be easier for a disabled user to hold to their ear if they are not using a wireless headset. To determine which one would be better, a person needs to evaluate their disability and decide which one will be easier for them to use.

Using a Wireless Bluetooth headset makes it much easier for people with disabilities to carry the phone, since the call can be easily answered and voice dialed while your phone remains securely in a cell phone case, pocket or purse.

The bottom line is to use some common sense and creativity when shopping for a cell phone for people with disabilities. Using your creativity will help allot to find simple solutions how to utilize some ordinary cell phone accessories for being helpful to people with hand disabilities.