If during the course of your graduate studies you develop disabilities such as Carpal Tunnel syndrome or Repetitive Stress Syndrome in your hands, be aware that the Office for Student with Disabilities (OSD) can help you.

If you develop a disability, contact the following person at this office:

A form available at this office will need to be filled in by a Doctor. After that, fix an appointment with Dan Levitt. According to your specific problem, he will tell you what are the precautions you need to take, the limits of the work you are supposed to do and will advise suitable therapy if needed. He will also talk to your advisor to coordinate your work schedule with any physical limitations.

If your abilitiy is strictly related to the working environment, such as unsuitable desk and chair, it is also recommended you contact the Ergonomics Department. Before doing that, it is anyway important to inform Jeanne Ladner and your advisor.

The specific person you may want to talk to at the Ergonimics Department is:

She will come to your office to check your working environment and she will make suggestions on needed improvements.

It is also important to know that on the 4^th Floor on Math Science Building there is a computer lab, with machines equipped with voice recognition software. The use of such tools for class work can help a lot to spare your hands. Again, talk to your advisor and the Ergonomics Department about the possibility of installing such software on your own machine.

Finally, two of our own students developed RSS and can be the best persons to talk to:

chollow@atmos.ucla.edu

verica@atmos.ucla.edu