Hey all
I received this response this morning from my local TD. As I'm not getting any
responses from the NCBI I'm unsure who is actually testing it.
For Written Answer on : 16/06/2020
Question Number(s): 628 Question Reference(s): 11165/20Department: Health
Asked by: Marc MacSharry T.D.
QUESTION
To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 contact tracing application due
to be
launched shortly will be accessible to visually impaired persons; and if he will
make a statement on the matter.REPLY
Contact tracing operations are at the centre of the health service response to
Covid-19 and
protecting our communities in the phases ahead. Key to effective contact
tracing is the
capacity to get quick and comprehensive notification to all close contacts of
people infected
with Covid-19. The Covid Tracker app has been developed to complement our
current
arrangements and help improve the speed and comprehensiveness of contact
tracing. It is
core to the purposes of the app that it be as accessible as possible to the
whole population
(aged 16 and over)
The primary purpose of the app is to enable the health services to improve the
speed and
effectiveness of contact tracing. Use of the app will provide for more
comprehensive alerting
of close contacts of those that have become infected than is currently possible
based on
interviews of those infected and memory recall. In addition, the app permits
citizens to
anonymously report symptoms in real-time. The purpose of the symptom tracker is
to assist
the health services in mapping, predicting and ultimately preventing the spread
of Covid-19.
The app will also provide direct access to authoritative news, the purpose of
which is to
ensure that information and up-to-date guidance in relation to Covid-19 is
accessible.
The development team has engaged with the National Council for the Blind
Ireland (NCBI)
and contracted them to carry out an assessment of the app for those with visual
impairments.
The team are addressing issues arising from that assessment and in order of
priority, so that
version 1 of the app will be functional for use by those with visual and
physical challenges.
Further enhancements will be addressed in subsequent releases of the app.
Jackie
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