QR codes and accessibility

[Deborah Stanley]

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Steffen Schilke
<steffen.schilke at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Deborah,
>
> that's an interesting point you've made. The QR Code could be surrounded /
> marked with braille (like in an elevator). Maybe an acoustic signal which
> starts making a "sound" when someone get's close to it. By doing so the
> "detection part" could be handled. (Anyhow how do visual handicapped persons
> detect printed posters etc.? Same issue - what's the ADA "standard approach"
> for this?)

Yes, this is the part I have no idea about ;-) I looked at Section 508
re QR codes and there wasn't much at all, but I need to do some more
digging re visually impaired people and printed items such as posters.

Deborah

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