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Since Dale got sick in the mid-90’s and had to leave the workforce, the world has changed a lot. “I’ve tried to get different jobs, and I find one stumbling block — technology,” she explains. “It’s a different world than what I left.”
Brock believed that a new desk chair could be the solution to his serious back and neck issues. But without the help of an occupational therapist, he had a hard time finding one that actually helped out.
“This is really the first job I have had where I am sitting this much,” Jodi says, explaining that she was experiencing back pain and migraines. She had tried a standing desk converter that was shared around the office, and while it worked, she needed a permanent solution. That’s when she called Technology@Work.
While we’re always refining the LipSync, the mechanics and the design are largely set. But there is still one part of the process we’re really figuring out — mounting.
About two years ago Judi began feeling pain and numbness in her hands. It turned out to be a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome. “It was a condition that was making me wake up in the middle of the night,” Judi explains. “It was really impacting my ability to do this or any other office job.”