Saturday, June 12, 2004

ID Cards: There are serious issues for disabled people, warns BCS
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2004-06-11 07:00:00

Hundreds of thousands of people face potentially serious problems in both the creation and use of a national ID card because the government�s proposals fail to take account of common disabilities. So says the British Computer Society (BCS).

The BCS says the emphasis on biometric technology such as fingerprint and iris recognition raises significant issues for people with various disabilities. "