Susan Finds Assistive Technology Solutions for Her New Career
Susan suffered a work-related injury at an assembly plant in 1989. As a result, she has a variety of conditions including De Quervain Syndrome, Epicondylitis, and Fibromyalgia.
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Skip to NavigationSusan suffered a work-related injury at an assembly plant in 1989. As a result, she has a variety of conditions including De Quervain Syndrome, Epicondylitis, and Fibromyalgia.
“I have to talk to a lot of people,” she explains. “I have significant hearing loss. In today’s current climate where customers are wearing masks and I’m working behind plexiglass, I was having difficulty hearing people or not hearing them at all.”
After an assessment, Min received WordQ word prediction software, along with orientation and training.
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Jeremy often had to cut his work days short because of chronic pain. “I did not have an ergonomic computer station, and it was causing me pain so much I had to just stop doing what I was doing,”