[Blindtlk] handling money

[Julie J]

Humberto,

I have ordered from Amazon as well as many other web sites independently.  I 
use JAWS and internet explorer.  Some sites are easier than others, but 
generally speaking I haven't had major problems with any web site I've 
ordered from.

Using a debit card for purchases is the same exact process as using a credit 
card.  Your debit card should be a MasterCard or Visa.  As long as the web 
site accepts those types of cards your good to go.  On the front of the card 
will be your name, a 16 digit number and an expiration date.  You need all 
of this information.  On the back of the card in the signature area is a 3 
digit number called the CVV number, you need this number for most 
transactions.  You'll also need the phone number and address associated with 
the  account.

Shopping carts on the internet are just forms that you'll need to fill out 
with the above info.  If your comfortable with using a screen reader to fill 
out forms you should be fine.  If your not I'd suggest practicing using 
forms by taking surveys on line.  The skills used are very similar.

As far as the security of transactions...always look for shopping carts that 
use a secure server.  The web page address will begin with https instead of 
http.  I also tend to stick with larger companies that are well recognized. 
I also look for a phone number and address of the company in case I have any 
problems with ordering or the products, I will be able to call and talk to a 
real person.  If they don't offer a customer service phone number I don't 
order from them.

HTH and happy shopping!
Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "humberto" <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net>
To: <blindTlk at nfbNet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 5:36 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] handling money


> Hello everyone.  Hope you are having a nice spring break.  If you're not 
> on spring break, still, have a nice week.  I have a question that I'm 
> wanting to ask other blind people but I don't know if this is the correct 
> list to ask this question.  My question deals with online purchases and 
> electronic transactions.
> First, how accessible are the buy-content forms with any screen reader? 
> Second, I have a debit card and I would like to use it for, say, buying 
> things off the site Amazon.com.  I heard that on online stores or sites, 
> you have to enter details for credit cards only.  My question is, how do I 
> enter the details for a debit card? Is there a specific number or 
> character code printed on my debit card that I should memorize? Is there a 
> place on the page (when I'm actually buying) to enter specifically debit 
> card details? Are debit transactions secure online?
> I'm sorry to go off-topic here, but I wanted to know how blind people deal 
> with these experiences while purchasing content from Itunes, for instance, 
> and things like that.  One of my blind friends does this independently, 
> and I believe I can do this, and as a matter of fact one factor of 
> independence is the ability to be able to do this and one of many other 
> things on my own.  Plus I can manage my own life better when I move out! * 
> smile * Any input on this matter is appreciated.
>
> cheers, Humberto
>
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