Most of the time the optimal solution is to reorganize in order to create more desk space to properly accommodate a keyboard. If keyboard height is the issue, the situation can usually be corrected by adjusting chair height and using a foot rest and monitor risers. Often times, users find that keyboard trays are cumbersome to work around and difficult to adjust. Keyboard trays require varying degrees of assembly and installation. A variety of alternative keyboard layouts are available.
Most alternative designs focus on eliminating or relocating the function and number keys.
This allows the mouse to be placed closer to the body and reduces lateral reaching. The standard keyboard is also flat and straight by design. There are several styles of keyboards that allow the key surface to be pitched, bent, or split in the center. Monitor Supports Monitor supports are designed to allow monitor position to be adjusted horizontally or vertically. The most economical option is to use monitor risers, which are stackable plastic pallets approximately 2 inches in thickness that allow the monitor to be raised to the desired height.