Ergonomic evaluations are available, and you are urged to have your workstation evaluated. Evaluations are conducted by UCSC Trained Departmental Ergonomics Assessors. BSOE has several listed below. Costs for equipment and workstation adjustments are often partially subsidized by campus resources when an official ergnomic evaluation is properly conducted and a request made.
email: facilities-request@soe.ucsc.edu
Subject Line: Request Ergonomic Assessment for <your name >
Al McGuire
Jeff Duncan
Danielle Gomez
Any of the above assessors may assist you.
The Disability Resource Center has speech recognition workstations in collaboration with the EOP Learning Center. They are located in the Academic Resources Center (ARCenter), which is near the Music building and the Theater.
The Disability Resource Center can also assist students with disabilities in using the equipment, and becoming familiar with the software. Contact the Disability Resource Center for more information.
One other such workstation exists at Cowell College . UCSC Instructional Computing has equipped the Cowell Lab with an Adaptive Technology Room. Contact the Disability Resource Center to schedule these workstations.