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Nixon, Judy; West, Judy – Secretary, 1988
Reviews current research on the hazards of using video display terminals, such as eye strain and musculoskeletal problems. Gives recommendations for improvements in the work environment and employer policies. (SK)
Descriptors: Computer Terminals, Occupational Safety and Health, Office Occupations, Video Display Terminals
Peer reviewedBlenkhorn, P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1994
This article proposes some techniques for enhancing large-character computer access systems to enable users with partial vision to operate them more easily and efficiently. These techniques involve mapping several areas of an application's screen into large characters and adapting this mapping in a context-specific way. (Author)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software, Computer Terminals, Display Systems
Dow, Caroline; Covert, Douglas C. – 1988
A near-ultrasonic pure tone of 15,570 Herz generated by flyback transformers in computer and video display terminal (VDT) monitors may cause severe non-specific irritation or stress disease in operators. Women hear higher frequency sounds than men and are twice as sensitive to "too loud" noise. Pure tones at high frequencies are more…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Computer Peripherals, Computer Terminals, Females
