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Have you asked for a reasonable accommodation under the ADA? Such as the set-up you have at home?
The employer has been reasonable in trying to accommodate me by allowing me to do whatever I feel is required to be comfortable; even to the degree of sitting on an exercise ball as a chair and doing 5 min yoga stretching in the office. I asked for a adjustable keyboard try and they bought it without reservation. I'm sure if I were to ask for a new desk or chair they would eventually comply, though I have tried various desks and chairs available. Whatever I have tried has only been temporary at best. The doctor I saw a couple of years ago told me it sounds like tendinitis that can be categorized under RSI. He said there isn't much to be done about it and the only real way is to stop doing the tasks that cause the pain or lessen them to a comfortable level. Like I said, that has worked to a degree but since RSI is an accumulate problem, the longer I try to "deal" with it the more harm I'm doing. It's one thing to at the computer for a total of 2-3 hours per day spaced out through out the day, it's quite another sitting there for 7-8 hours with my hands on the keyboard and mouse almost the whole time.

Every position in that company is a desk job to one degree or another. Several months ago, a position opened that would have given me some time away from the desk and I did ask, repeatedly, to be considered. I was denied that position and it wasn't even discussed with me. That decision is up to the employer and I'm fine with that. Truth be told the position itself only pulls one away from the standard desk duties a couple of times per week for how ever long it takes to complete the tasks.

So I'm left wondering, if I decided to quite and file UC for medical reasons, what documentation will the state reviewers need to consider the case?