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ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD + MOUSE SYSTEM EVALUATION FORM

Evaluator Name: Date:

Platform Manufacturer: Model:

Evaluation Criteria Marks out of 10

A: Keyboard + Mouse Platform Adjustments No (0) or Yes (10)

1. Keyboard platform only adjusts into a downward (negative) angle and

prevents the user from adjusting this into an upward (positive) angle?0------------------10

2. Keyboard platform height adjustment separate from angle adjustment? 0------------------10

3. Separate mouse platform approximately at or above keyboard home row? 0------------------10

4. Mouse platform does not adjust into positive angle? 0------------------10

5. Mouse platform can be positioned on either the left or right sides? 0------------------10

A: Keyboard + Mouse Platform Adjustments Score =

B: Keyboard Platform Comfort and Safety Unacceptable(0) ----- Average(5) ---- Excellent(10)

6. Platform accommodates a range of keyboard shapes and sizes? 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

7. Keyboard platform is very stable (no wobble or bounce)? 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

8. Leg clearance under the keyboard platform? (no obstructions under platform) 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

9. Comfortable palmrest on platform?

(not too hard or soft; no sharp edges; flatter rather than curved; smooth)0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

10. Ease of retracting the keyboard platform? 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

B: Keyboard Platform Safety Score =

C: Mouse Platform Comfort and Safety Unacceptable(0) ----- Average(5) ---- Excellent(10)

11. Hand moves mouse freely over the mouse platform? (no restrictive wrist rest) 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

12. Mouse platform is very stable (no wobble or bounce)? 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

13. No contact stress from edge of mouse platform? (no hard, sharp edge) 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

14. Mouse platform can be positioned comfortably close to the body? 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

15. Mouse platform cable management? 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

C: Mouse Platform Safety Score =

Comments:

TOTAL SCORE (A+B+C) =

© Professor Alan Hedge, Cornell University, 2001