[Blindtlk] REDBOX DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE BLIND BY FAILING TOPROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS
Ray Foret Jr
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Mon Jan 16 01:48:12 UTC 2012
Uh, in which case, how would you propose to enter the choices you want? I still maintain the action is correct; and, I want to make my own choices. Why should you not?
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On Jan 15, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Bryan Schulz wrote:
> hi,
>
> this is not like using an atm.
> all you have to do is swipe your card and don't have to punch in your pin.
> other than being able to know what the choices are, the accessibility challenge is the same as the airport terminal case which was lost.
> if there is one that should be accessible, i would say the airport terminal is more important.
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marion Gwizdala
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 6:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] REDBOX DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE BLIND BY FAILING TOPROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS
>
>
> Bryan,
> There is not an architect in the United States who would design a
> building with steps and would not consider designing an alternative method
> of accessing the building. Similarly, no architect would design this
> building with doorways too narrow to accommodate a wheelchair. the reason
> these accessible design features are so globally implemented into buildings
> is due to the advocacy of those who use wheelchairs. I suppose one could
> argue that someone else could go into the building to conduct the business
> for the wheelchair user, just as you argue that someone else can complete
> the transaction at Red Box for the blind. The law defines discrimination, in
> part, as an unequal benefit and this is certainly unequal.
> I believe it is reasonable for the blind to expect that digital
> architecture is accessible to us. law suits are one of the ways these things
> are accomplished. In our system of justice known as case law, the courts
> are responsible for interpreting just what a particular law actually means
> and defining its practical implementation. It is due time that those
> responsible for designing digital architecture be held responsible for the
> simple features of audible output. Until companies understand that blind
> people are consumers, we will continue to be unequal.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] REDBOX DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE BLIND BY FAILING
> TOPROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS
>
>
> hi,
>
> so if someone had to take the guy to the location anyway, why is he so
> miffed about the machine?
> why not sue the film company for leaving out descriptions as well?
> people today are very sue happy.
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Andrews
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 11:54 AM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] REDBOX DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE BLIND BY FAILING TO
> PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS
>
>
>
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>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>
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>> January 12, 2012
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>
>> CONTACTS: Bryan Bashin, CEO, Lighthouse for the
>> Blind (415) 694-7346 Lisamaria Martinez,
>> plaintiff (510) 289-2577 Michael Nunez of
>> Disability Rights Advocates (510) 665-8644 Jay
>> Koslofsky of Law Offices of Jay Koslofsky (510) 280-5627
>
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>> REDBOX DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE BLIND BY
>> FAILING TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE
>> KIOSKS Oakland, CA – January 12, 20012 – Recent
>> technological advances are sweeping the nattion,
>> changing the way people buy products and
>> services. Self-service kiosks with automated,
>> touch-screen interfaces now allow people to
>> bank, shop, and conduct a wide range of
>> transactions independently, without the
>> assistance of a clerk. This technology is fast
>> becoming an integral part of our every day
>> lives. Although these technologies can make our
>> lives easier, Redbox, a video rental giant, has
>> chosen to use self-service kiosks with
>> touch-screen controls that exclude the blind
>> from using its services. Blind Californians
>> cannot use touch-screen kiosks that offer only
>> visually-based controls. A class action lawsuit
>> filed today in the United States District Court
>> for the Northern District of California
>> challenges Redboxâ?Ts inaccessible kiosks. The
>> lawsuit is the first of its kind in the country.
>> The suit is brought by the Lighthouse for the
>> Blind and Visually Impaired, as well as five
>> blind individuals, on behalf of blind and
>> visually impaired people throughout
>> California. Plaintiffs are represented by
>> Disability Rights Advocates (â?oDRAâ?ˇ), a
>> non-profit disability rights legal center
>> headquartered in Berkeley, California that
>> specializes in high-impact cases on behalf of
>> people with disabilities. Plaintiffs are also
>> represented by the Law Offices of Jay Koslofsky;
>> Mr. Koslofsky is an experienced civil rights
>> attorney. Redbox has a major share of the video
>> rental market. Redbox DVD rentals account for
>> approximately 34% of the DVD rental market
>> nationwide. According to Redbox, almost 60
>> million videos are rented from its kiosks
>> nationally each month. Redbox kiosks can be
>> found at thousands of businesses throughout
>> California including Save Mart, which is a
>> business that is also named as a defendant in
>> the lawsuit. For generations, blind and visually
>> impaired people have watched and enjoyed movies
>> as an ordinary part of daily life. Blind people
>> with some remaining vision may watch films on
>> their own or with sighted friends and family who
>> can describe the details and actions of a film.
>> In addition, many blind people enjoy watching
>> dialogue driven films. Plaintiff Lisamaria
>> Martinez is a legally blind resident of Union
>> City, California. â?ˇI love watching movies with
>> my husband and son and would like to
>> independently rent movies for my family at
>> Redboxes,â?ˇ said Lisamaria Martinez. Plaintiff
>> Joshua Saunders is a legally blind resident of
>> El Cerrito, California who enjoys watching
>> movies with friends and family. â?oIâ?Tm not
>> asking for the world here but simply for the
>> ability to rent DVDs from Redboxes just like
>> everyone else can,â?ˇ said Joshua Saunders.
>> Redboxâ?Ts inaccessible touch-screen kiosks shut
>> out a large and growing community of blind
>> Californians. It is estimated that 100,000
>> Californians are legally blind and as the
>> population continues to age, the number of
>> adults with vision loss will increase. The
>> technology exists to make self-service kiosks
>> accessible to the blind. Accessible ATMs and
>> iPhones make use of tactile controls and/or
>> screen reading software that enables blind
>> people to use these devices. â?oA lack of
>> accessibility in newly emerging forms of
>> commerce is a symptom of the overall growing
>> technological divide that blind people
>> experience when companies fail to build in
>> accessible features at the onset,â?ˇ said Bryan
>> Bashin, Executive Director/CEO of the Lighthouse
>> for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
>> â?oTechnology is a double edged sword. It has
>> the power to enable millions, but it can disable
>> many Americans far more than it enables them if
>> accessibility is not built into technology at
>> the beginning,â?ˇ said Jay Koslofsky,
>> Plaintiffsâ?T attorney of the Law Offices of Jay
>> Koslofsky. â?oRedbox is shutting out thousands
>> of Californians from its services because it
>> refuses to make its technology accessible to
>> blind consumers,â?ˇ said Michael Nunez,
>> Plaintiffsâ?T attorney of Disability Rights
>> Advocates. About Lighthouse for the Blind and
>> Visually Impaired The Lighthouse for the Blind
>> and Visually Impaired, a non-profit corporation,
>> is one of Californiaâ?Ts oldest organizations
>> serving the blind and visually impaired
>> community. The Lighthouse is dedicated to
>> aiding blind and visually impaired individuals
>> in leading productive, enriching, and
>> independent lives. About Disability Rights
>> Advocates (DRA) Disability Rights Advocates is a
>> non-profit legal center which, for nearly twenty
>> years, has specialized in high-impact class
>> action litigation on behalf of people with all
>> types of disabilities. DRA litigates nationally
>> and has offices in New York City and Berkeley,
>> California. About Law Offices of Jay Koslofsky
>> Jay Koslofsky is an attorney in private practice
>> with more than 30 years of experience. He
>> specializes in civil rights cases and class action litigation. ###
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