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From: Terzian, Sharon
Date: Mar 3, 2015 3:45AM

Thanks again

Is there anything else you find helpful or would like me to bring up?

As I usually find, this group, like so many others, NEVER thought about any barriers for people with disabilitie before, I hope if nothing else, I've raised some awareness as this group will eventually be out in the world working in this field (there are only about 40 of them, but it's a start!)


Sharon Terzian
Webmistress/Sherlock Center @ RIC
Adjunct Professor/School of Management @ RIC
http://www.sherlockcenter.org
http://www.dubowitzsyndrome.net
From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jonathan Avila [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 2:20 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] online accessibility and privacy - biometrics

> how do you feel about the biometric advances (iris readers, fingerprint scanners) in terms of your security

The fact that some people don't have irises or fingerprints, etc. is the biggest challenge. As for security goes these techniques could be good for some people with disabilities that have these characteristics because they would be easier than entering or remembering a password. I definitely like the finger print reader on my iPhone but I can use that feature while other's can't. Also, other techniques that rely on eye scans or are affected by eye movement may be difficult for people that have nystagmus even if we do have irises.

Jonathan

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