The advent of low cost touch screens for computers such as the BBC microcomputer has made it possible for educationalists and therapists to experiment with a unique method of computer interaction which was not previously open to them. This article describes the results of the authors' early attempts to use touch screens. The work it describes is being carried out as part of a wide-ranging study into the applications of microcomputers in the field of occupational therapy at the Dundee University Microcomputer Centre.
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