Expert Resources: RSI


These are the items that relate to RSI found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Top tips for avoiding RSI in the workplace

    Claudia.Cahalane | 27 Feb 2020
    Saturday 29 February is International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day. The charity RSI Action estimates that Repetitive Strain Injury accounted for 4.7 million days lost from work from people with the condition in 2003/4 and informal surveys indicate that 1 in 3 computer users may have...

  • Ergonomics and Computing

    Alex.Barker | 12 Jun 2019
    Ergonomics is the study people’s performance and wellbeing in relation to their and working environment. This document provides an introduction to many of the issues you need to consider when setting up a workstation. However, it is not an exhaustive guide and you may need to do some further...

  • Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

    Alex.Barker | 23 May 2019
    This factsheet highlights some of the actions you can carry out quickly on your computer by using key combinations rather than using the mouse to navigate menus and options. These key combinations are referred to as shortcuts as they are often a much quicker way of carrying out tasks. They can also...

  • Voice Recognition - An Overview

    Alex.Barker | 12 May 2019
    This factsheet provides an overview of how you can use voice recognition. It can be used to control smart homes, issue commands to phones and tablets, set reminders and interact hands free with personal technologies. The most significant use is for the entry of text without having to use an...

  • Keyboard and mouse alternatives and adaptations

    Alex.Barker | 18 Apr 2019
    Standard keyboards and mice are functional ways of interacting with your computer and increasingly other devices like tablets. However, these standard devices can pose difficulties for many people – especially users with physical, sensory, or cognitive challenges – and there are lots of other...

  • RSI in the Workplace inc Work Related Upper Limb Disorder and Computing

    Alex.Barker | 12 Apr 2019
    This factsheet looks at repetitive strain injury (RSI) – the term most often used to describe the pain felt in muscles, nerves and tendons caused by repeated movement and overuse. It looks at the symptoms and causes of RSI (also known as Upper limb disorders (ULDs), cumulative trauma disorder or...

  • Talk, and they will listen....

    Alex.Barker | 26 Mar 2015
    If you had told me in 1985 that by the year 2015 you could control your computer just by using your voice I would have looked at you in a very strange way. But in 2015 it’s no fantasy, and voice control is a very valuable tool for people with a range of disabilities and impairments.

  • HR Update: Dealing with RSI in the workplace

    Mark Walker | 14 Jan 2015
    This webinar explains some of the causes of RSI and look at how better use of computers can help avoid RSI.