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Written by Leigh Cooke
Thursday, 03 July 2008
In every organisation there are workers with some degree of special needs. It is the responsibility of every employer to make sure that they provide the tools to allow the employee to complete their work, in an environment which is safe and comfortable. In the UK, this responsibility is enforced by law. It’s called the Disability Discrimination Act and it requires that: All workplaces and places to which the public has access, provide whatever help may be needed to allow a disabled person to be involved in the company’s activities on as equal as possible a basis as an able-bodied person. Disability could mean dyslexia, a wheelchair user, somebody with low vision or an RSI sufferer. I am a copywriter and suffered the pain of RSI for the first time this year. The burning sensation in my fingers and wrist prevented me from doing my job! The company I work for instantly installed RSIGuard on my PC. It’s a piece of software which monitors your mouse movement and keyboard strokes. It offers breaks, exercises and tips to prevent and manage my pain. I was also given an Evoluent mouse to use. The best way to describe it is a mouse on it’s side! My hand was kept in a vertical position which was comfortable and felt more natural. It took some time to get used to doing the exercises, and I got some funny looks! But I don’t care as I’m not in pain anymore and now some other people in the office are using it too. It’s a real mark of the quality of company I work for that they acted quickly and found the right solution for me. The company they used to help me is www.keytools.co.uk. Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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