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Posted By Thomas Kennedy
I'm reviewing the DSE assessment of a user who has one hand. I'm looking to see if any improvments can be made in terms of the keyboard, mouse, any other input device, voice recognition system etc. that's out there.
Has anyone met this before? Any advice on appropriate equipment or helpful support bodies would be most welcome. Thanks.
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Any Windows machine will allow the mouse to be configured for rh or lh.
Other than that, is there a great difference between this person and the thousands of us who peck away at the keyboard using one or two fingers? I think probably not.Very much a task dependent issue?
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
You could consider a one-handed keyboard such as are available from maltron.com; voice recognition is getting better all the time as PCs get more powerful.
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Posted By Kieran J Duignan
Thomas
I did an ergonomic risk assessment for a lady with one arm, who had a prosthesis in the other.
While the JobCentre may well provide appropriate supports, a suitable specification depends on both the tasks of the job, and on the capabilities, motivation and preferences of the individual involved.
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Posted By Helen Horton
Don't forget that if telephone use is involved in the job then a headset is essential as you can't hold the 'phone and jot down a note of the caller if you only have one hand.
I had surgery on my right hand some years back and couldn't use it for 13 weeks and the 'phone was the most difficult thing to deal with.
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