Touchscreen card devices may prevent blind customers paying

'Blind customers are being left "frustrated" and "embarrassed" by inaccessible payment devices. Some shops have buttonless touchscreen card readers, meaning you need sight to tap in your PIN'

Very short-sighted tech developers. They should have thought about this, and about the security issues. As should the businesses involved.

#disability #technology #tech

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-67239870

Touchscreen card devices may prevent blind customers paying

Businesses could be breaking the law by failing to make payment machines accessible.

^{By Drew Hyndman (BBC News)}