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Hi all!  For those who didn't catch my posting last month, I am now
maintaining the Typing Injury FAQ.

The Typing Injury FAQ has received major revisions in the Keyboard and
Speech Recognition FAQs as well as new stuff in the General Information
FAQ and WWWLinks webpage.  Keyboard and Speech Recognition FAQs are
still being updated to bring them current and still has some "work in
progress".

Software and Furniture FAQs have not been updated in a while, but I'll
try to get some new information there too in the next couple of months.

The Typing Injury FAQ has a new site sponsored by the Silicon Valley
Ergonomics Institute at SJSU that is planned to be the primary site by
the end of this year as my access to Princeton.Edu is on a limited-time
guest account.

SVEI/SJSU Site:
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/

Princeton Site:
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/

Regards,

Scott Wright

Attachment:  TIFAQ Index

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Prologue

This FAQ may be cited as:

     Wright, K.S. & Wallach, D. S. (1997) "Typing Injury FAQ "
     http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/



Welcome to the Typing Injury FAQ!

This is the home page for the Typing Injury FAQ (frequently asked
questions) and Typing Injury Archive, sources of
information for people with typing injuries, repetitive stress injuries,
carpal tunnel syndrome, etc..

The TIFAQ is targeted at computer users suffering at the hands of their
equipment. You'll find pointers to resources all across
the net, general information on injuries, and detailed information on
numerous adaptive products. Reading and clicking below
will lead you to all kinds of documents and resources.

Due to the increasing number of information sources and products, the
typing-injury archive and FAQ can never be as
complete as I'd like. If you'd like to submit something, please send me
mail, and I'll gladly receive it.

Send questions/comments to Scott Wright <wrightks@telis.org>
or Dan Wallach <dwallach@CS.Princeton.EDU>


                                         The FAQ

TIFAQ HomePage
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/
An introduction to the Typing Injury FAQ and its parts.

General Information about Typing Injuries
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/general.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/general.html
Advice for the initially injured and pointers to resources across the
Internet and inside your local bookstore. Includes injury
and ergonomics information and major internet information sources on
listservers, newsgroups, FTP and Gopher sites as well
as WWW websites of note.
Recent Changes Made:
     New RSI East address.
     New items are noted by  "new" graphic flags.

Keyboard Alternatives
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/keyboards.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/keyboards.html
Frequently asked questions are answered and products used to replace or
enhance standard keyboard use are covered.
Products include split, contoured, and chording keyboards, and other
keyboard alternatives/accessories. (Speech
recognition systems have now been given their own webpage for increased
visability and ease of access.)
Changes Made:
     Speech recognition systems have been given their own webpage.
     A new section has been added: Q&A on Alternative Keyboards.
     Multiple new photos for Cirque, Tru-Form, PerfecTouch 101, and Pace
keyboards.
     New items are noted by  "new" graphic flags.
Warning: This loads 750 kbytes of inline images, so turn off image
loading on slow connections

     Speech Recognition
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/speech.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/speech.html
A listing of speech recognition systems and related topics. Manufacturer
descriptions of their products, where they can be
purchased, and their costs are provided as accurately as possible.
Comments from users of these systems and comparisons
between them have been included, or linked to, where possible.
Recent Changes Made:
     Speech recognition systems have been given their own webpage for
increased visability and ease of access.
     New product descriptions from company websites added as available,
along with WWW URLs.
     Reseller information is being added to specific product information
for ease of location.
     New items are noted by  "new" graphic flags.

Alternative Pointing Devices
http://www.mv.com/users/carroll/mouse.htm
Diana Carroll maintains a list of trackballs, trackpads, funky mice, and
other ways to replace your normal mouse.

Software Monitoring Tools
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/software.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/software.html
Preventing injuries requires more than a fancy keyboard. These are some
simple tools you can use to remind you to take rest
breaks and more. Many are free.
Recent Changes Made:
     New headers & footers only.

Furniture Information
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/furniture.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/furniture.html
You may want some new furniture if you're using ancient relics left
around from before your grandparents were born. Newer
desks and chairs can make you more comfortable and productive.
Recent Changes Made:
     New headers & footers, but needs updating . . . want to help?

WWW Links
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/wwwlinks.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/wwwlinks.html
This page provides a start point to the wonderful variety of information
that is available to us on the World Wide Web. Point
and click to your hearts content.
Recent Changes Made:
     New items are noted by  "new" graphic flags.

The Typing Injury Archive
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/svei/tifaq/archive.html
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/archive.html
For the past several years, pictures, programs, and documents have been
collected of all sorts. Some of these documents are
technical medical literature, but the majority contain useful advice for
anyone, injured or not.
Recent Changes Made:
     Minor reformatting only.


Copyright (c) 1997 K.S. Wright & D.S. Wallach

Scott Wright MS Human Factors & Ergonomics
Systems & Industrial Engineering, San Jose State University

Dan Wallach
CS Department, Princeton University

Last Updated: April 4, 1997