NIST: Cloud computing could hinder disabled workers

From: FedScoop

The cloud could be causing accessibility issues for disabled federal employees, a NIST report finds.

By Jeremy Snow

The federal push into cloud computing could be setting back disabled employees dependent on certain accessibility programs, according to a new National Institute of Standards and Technology report.

When agencies migrate to the cloud, many computer-based disability programs like speech recognition or Braille output devices cease to function, according to the draft NIST special publication Cloud Computing and Accessibility Considerations.

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