RE: How can a blind person use a smart card?

Hi Eric,
I know that on some systems, you hold your card against something or swipe it 
and it works. Where I work, they use key fobs. The computers are encrypted. The 
key fob generates a password that you have to type into an edit box to get your 
computer to progress to the log-in screen. As an accommodation, they had to put 
me in a special group and they didn't install the encryption software onto my 
computer. I honestly have no basis for answering your question. I was just 
giving you a little more of a picture of the kinds of things that can happen.

Thanks.

Jim

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[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:33 PM
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Subject: How can a blind person use a smart card?

Hello listers,

My employer is in the process of getting me a smart card which will
give me access to the mainframe and email from home.  However,
aparently the smart card has a visual display that must be read in
order to log in.  Have any of you encountered this?  Have you found a
solution?  Could I scan the card somehow?

Thanks in advance.

Eric
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