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https://www.maltron.com/store/p19/Maltron_Single_Hand_Keyboa...
They’re expensive, and the other options mentioned may be better, but I feel like they should be included for completeness’ sake at the very least.
I have a tap strap, but I use it mostly as a remote control for my TV, not as a primary input device. It probably works, but I'm not good enough with it to have the kind of error rate I'd really like.
Android has a Morse input method which would be entirely suitable for one-handed text input and there are certainly solutions for using an android phone as a keyboard, but I don't know how it'd handle things like arrow keys.
IMO - if possible just peck-type(like an old lady who is learning to use a keyboard) or use text to speech/AI & editing where possible - like in emails. They shouldn't be using the left arm/hand much right after surgery anyway. If they're programming definitely not as easy but still doable.
August Dvorak developed these "LH" and "RH" layouts for amputees. The layouts are well thought out IMHO. It feels like typing on a numeric keypad.
* mattias half-qwerty or a similar half-dvorak layout (different from rh/lh dvorak)
* frogpad (a onehanded keyboard)
* twiddler2 (a chording one-hand joystick/keyboard)
* morse code with a mouse, keyboard or special keying device https://makoa.org/jlubin/morsecode.htm
https://github.com/grahamwhaley/pico_vband https://github.com/acecentre/morace
* shorthand augment these methods with bref or superwrite alphabetic shorthand so you have to type around 40% less https://www.reddit.com/r/shorthand/comments/esjhdk/bref_shor...
The layout/project is a bit niche, but I can vouch that it works, even if slowly at first (I am mostly right-handed but ordered a left-handed one and it's become quite natural to use, although I will fumble some keys and symbols on occasion).
You can order something like a Keychron keyboard (they have many models that support VIA/QMK and full keyboard remapping) and implement the same layout, or something more "natural" like a mirror layout.
A keyboard with the keys pulled and replaced in the Dvorak "LH" (left hand) layout might be worth a try. Years ago, I had a hand injury for several weeks and this got me through. Took about a week or two to type reasonably well. It remaps the number row to one side for maximum use of the keys on the strong side. August Dvorak developed these "LH" and "RH" layouts for amputees. The layouts are well thought out IMHO. I…
This will depend a bit on the person but for me when I injured my right arm I found that my touch typing muscle memory worked surprisingly well with a toggle key to flip the left side of my keyboard to become a mirrored version of the right side. Each finger was still hitting the same key like it would if I was using my right hand to hit the key but on my left hand. This was fairly easy to accomplish on a QMK firmwar…
I am low key thinking about trying this without any disability, as a way of always keeping the right hand on the mouse.
This will depend a bit on the person but for me when I injured my right arm I found that my touch typing muscle memory worked surprisingly well with a toggle key to flip the left side of my keyboard to become a mirrored version of the right side. Each finger was still hitting the same key like it would if I was using my right hand to hit the key but on my left hand. This was fairly easy to accomplish on a QMK firmwar…
I am low key thinking about trying this without any disability, as a way of always keeping the right hand on the mouse.