Businesses need to consider disabled people when deciding where to display QR codes for Covid-19 contact tracing, a Dunedin access adviser says. Disability Information Service access adviser and educator John Marable, who has paraplegia, said he found the QR codes to be "frustrating" and not accessible for everyone. Mr Marable said there was no consistency regarding where QR codes were located, and many were not in accessible places for people who used wheelchairs or other mobility devices. It became mandatory for all businesses to display a NZ Covid Tracer QR code yesterday, and QR codes were apparent in businesses around Dunedin. The effectiveness of digital contact tracing apps was yesterday questioned by University of Otago-led research, which found contact tracing apps could reduce the number of cases, but were not as effective in that respect as manual contact tracing.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2020 16:30 UTC