One consequence of this is a greatly increased possibility of keyboard injury (repetitive strain injury – RSI) and related occupational health and safety concerns in the future.

Employers need to be aware that in requiring their workers, or themselves, to do any serious amount of keyboarding exposes the worker to the risk of RSI and the company to the legal and ethical consequences. This is not inevitable, and basic preventative action should be taken. Diligence in this respect is demonstrated by the promotion of eText typeSmart within your organization.

If you or your staff spend a lot of time in front of a computer (and who doesn’t these days?), and you can double their typing speed, the benefit goes fairly directly to the bottom line argument.