APLICACIÓN DE LA ERGONOMÍA EN EL DESARROLLO DE UN PERIFÉRICO DE ENTRADA Y CONTROL DE DATOS PARA DISCAPACITADOS.

The Society should offer all possible means to help disability people to integrate into the social security system as a productive people. If the Society fails to integrate disability people into the social system. Social problems may occur as a result. In Colombia, 6.3% of the population has some form of permanent disability, a condition which requires attention and the generation of research and development of aids or equipment to enable social inclusion and employment of these people. The result of this research project is summarized in the design of a computer peripheral for amputees to half of the upper limb, which facilitates the task of handling and control of computer machines. The system was designed to implement ergonomics on the process, generating a product with quality ergonomics. This method of investigation was used in the early stages of the process, where ergonomic testing methods for the development of detailed design and usability tests were applied for determining the relevance of the result with respect to the initial target. The device will enable disability people to use their affected limb to handle and use of computers machine, promoting social inclusion in the work environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]