Article 2XNZR Commonwealth Bank's new Eftpos system makes blind people reveal pin

Commonwealth Bank's new Eftpos system makes blind people reveal pin

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Naaman Zhou
from World news | The Guardian on (#2XNZR)

Disability advocates say the touchscreen terminal is difficult to be accessed by the blind or visually-impaired

Disability advocates have criticised Commonwealth Bank for deploying an Eftpos machine that cannot be used by the blind or visually-impaired.

The advocacy group Blind Citizens Australia and the former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes said the touchscreen-only terminal was preventing blind users using the machine, or forcing them to divulge their pin to retail staff.

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