[blindlaw] touch screen credit terminals at C&K market

[Tammy Cantrell]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] touch screen credit terminals at C&K market


> Not being an attorney, but having an interest as do you, I would point out 
> these things. Recently, there was a settlement with Target relating to 
> their website, requiring accessibility. It was in the Ninth Circuit, so in 
> your area. It is, of course, as far as I know, not precedent setting. A 
> second citation would be the settlement with K Mart, putting accessible 
> point of sale devices in their stores. Again, not a precedent, but 
> indicative. As David pointed out, there have not been amendments to the 
> ADA. In Oregon, I might talk to the folks at the Oregon Disabilities 
> Commission, the Department of Labor Civil Rights Division, and for legal 
> referrals, the Oregon Bar Association. If Bennett Prows is looking at this 
> list, he may have some contacts in the Oregon Bar Association.
>
> Finally, I would say that if you are the only one complaining to the store 
> about its terminals, you are easily ignored. If there is a group of people 
> raising the issue, then they will realize that it is not just one 
> malcontent causing problems. We all know how frustrating such situations 
> are, and I do not minimize your problem. Remember Arlow Guthrie, who said 
> that if you have fifty people a day... They may think it's a movement.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of David Andrews
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:19 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] touch screen credit terminals at C&K market
>
> It sounds like, to me, the guy is mixing apples and oranges, the ADA with 
> Section 508.  Section 508, covers Federal purchases, and in many ways is 
> more strict then the ADA, especially with web.  He would be covered by the 
> ADA and ultimately he will have to have some sort of accessible system in 
> place.
>
> Dave
>
> At 02:28 PM 7/27/2010, you wrote:
>>Craig:
>>
>>What the legal rep told me was that there were different "levels," of
>>coverage, and that the guidelines for federal facilities were more
>>strict than those for private businesses, regarding accessible credit
>>card terminals.  What I'd like would be an E-mail that I could forward
>>to this guy John Christianson at C&K Market explaining why they need to
>>replace their touch screen terminals with accessible ones--I don't feel
>>that I could do that in the case of your mail. :)  I need something
>>concrete that I can point to disputing his claim that the ADA's
>>guidelines allow the use of the touch-screens, or do not mandate their
>>replacement.
>>
>>Mark BurningHawk
>>Skype and Twitter:  BurningHawk1969
>>Home:  Http://MarkBurningHawk.net/
>>Namaste!
>
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