Laptops come with many more possibilities. While many people get used to these over time, you can usually plug in an old fashioned mouse in the back, restart the computer and the mouse will begin working. If the person has better use of their left hand, it can be helpful to reverse the mouse or trackball buttons. Do this in Windows 3.1 by going to Main Group, Control Panel, Mouse. Click in the box and the buttons will be reversed.
Many people have difficulty typing capital letters.
StickyKeys is a special program designed so that you can type capital letters without having to hold down the shift key. StickyKeys allows you to just tap the shift key and then the letter you want to capitalize. StickyKeys makes the shift key act like it is being held down all by itself while you are able to hit the key you want capitalized. It is a program designed for allowing people with motion difficulties to type using one hand. We have found it helps many people capitalize letters.