# How can you work (type mainly) if you temporarily lose use of your dominant hand?

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**Created:** [May 29, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-work-type-mainly-if-you-temporarily-lose-use-of-your-dominant-hand/1018983 "2025-05-29T22:51:56Z")\
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Coincidentally, there’s a similar thread going on at Hackernews (a techie forum) right now:

[Ask Hackernews: Options for One-Handed Typing](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44173581)

I guess May was a particularly dangerous month for right arms…

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