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What is Ergonomics?
How to Set-Up Computer Workstations
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Accessories
Student's Section
Student's what to do
Student's how to do it
Good Work Habits at your Computer Workstations
Acknowledgements
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Accessories - Footrests

Materials used in these examples:
  • blocks of wood
  • three-ring binders with recycled paper
  • discarded telephone books
Sturdy cardboard boxes can also be used as footrests.

Different types of footrestsPurpose:
To support the feet when the chair must remain high.

Concern:
The students cannot keep elbows level with the keyboard and keep their feet supported at the same time. It is common to sit on the edge of the chair when your feet cannot reach the floor making it impossible to use the chair's backrest.

Solution:
Clif Mosher, a computer teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School used wood blocks as footrests for his students. See Acknowledgments.

Discarded three-ring 3-inch binders filled with recycled paper. The thickness of the binder depends on what height is needed.

Old discarded telephone books are good building blocks. They need to be wrapped with heavy duty tape to be stable.

Binder clip used to hold papers
Case Study

This student needed to add a very full three-ring 3-inch binder to support her feet and a thick telephone book to have eyes level with the text on the monitor.

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