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

My employer has come up with a soft version of the logon token. Perhaps I 
could ask if we would be able to share the technology.
Regards,
Jim
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:34 AM
Subject: 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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Jim Homme
Usability Services
412-544-1810
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx

"You can do anything you want to if you put your mind to it" -- Jim Homme 
Sr.


-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:33 PM
To: programmingblind; blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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