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Opening the debate a bit further, have any of you come across the DVORAK keyboards? I've heard somewhere that they are very good, but have not yet had the time to do further research. Jane Ingham Occupational Health Advisor -----Original Message----- From: Wendy Jones [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Ergonomic Keyboards Sue I certainly find that ergonomic keyboards can be part of the solution in people who have developed an upper-limb disorder; and I know people who have switched to them pretty much by chance and find them much more comfortable. I suspect on the whole the evidence in their favour is anecdotal in nature as they will suit some people better than others. I am struggling to see why having diabetes would predispose to ULD? Even if it does, the first line solutions would be in ensuring good working arrangements, frequent beaks etc. Incidentally, I see a lot more ULDs relating to mouse use than keyboard. I personally think one of the best ways to reduce ULD is to move the mouse to the left to compensate for the asymmetry of the keyboard (or use a short keyboard); or even better is to learn to live without a mouse! Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: Gregory, Susan non Unisys <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:43 PM Subject: Ergonomic Keyboards Hi all, Can I ask the advice and thoughts of the group on behalf of a colleague please My colleague has received a management referral for someone who has diabetes and is asking for an ergonomic keyboard - supported by a GP letter. My colleague and I are in agreement that an ergonomic keyboard will not be effective in stopping upper limb problems if her diabetes is not controlled or her DSE setup is not correct. I have no evidence that the ergonomic keyboards help....has anyone got any evidence to support the use of these? Sue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNET. On entering the GSi, this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. Please see http://www.gsi.gov.uk/main/notices/information/gsi-003-2002.pdf for further details. In case of problems, please call your organisational IT helpdesk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/