Can I use a trackball with Lion?

I have a physical disability. I use a trackball to navigate my Mac. I am very concerned about the Lion OS. Will I be able to use a trackball with it? I'm definitely not a fan of Apple's gesture system. I can barely mange to execute a one finger gesture (no humor intended), not to mention the 2 or 3 finger gestures. The whole scheme seems very disability unfriendly, and I'm very concerned because I am unable to use a trackpad.

I'm having the same problem with my trusty Macally Q Ball as those above have reported with their Kensingtons. It "works", but even though I reinstalled the latest driver, the configuration app says that the Q Ball is "not connected", and my configuration settings are ignored.
Since Lion has been available to developers for a year or so, it's doubtful that they'll fix it.
But, hey, this is a universal driver which works for a dozen products, and I see that some of them are still in production. I think I'll send them an email. If enough of us ask, they might fix it.
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