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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Joyce
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From: jjboll@excel.net<BR>Reply-to: nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org<BR>To:
nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org<BR>Sent: 10/3/2013 8:31:13 A.M. Eastern
Daylight Time<BR>Subj: [Nfb-krafters-korner] braille gift cards<BR></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>With Christmas coming up fast, I thought the below article
would be of <BR>interest to those who know of a blind friend/family
member who love <BR>Starbucks.<BR><BR>Starbucks to offer Braille gift
cards year-round<BR><BR>By Gregory Wallace @CNNMoney October 2, 2013:
5:34 PM ET<BR><BR><BR><BR>A Braille gift card will become a regular at the
Starbucks registers, the <BR>company announced Wednesday.<BR><BR><BR><BR>The
card was introduced in September 2011, and has previously been available
<BR>in limited runs during October, which is designated as the disability
<BR>employment awareness month. It will now be part of the chain's permanent
<BR>gift card lineup.<BR><BR><BR><BR>On the face of the card is Braille
lettering that reads "Starbucks" to help <BR>customers differentiate it from
the other cards in their wallets or purse.<BR><BR><BR><BR>The card was
originally introduced at the urging of disability advocates. On <BR>Wednesday,
Starbucks said it was asked to offer the card year-round by a <BR>mother who
said her blind daughter appreciates the independence the card <BR>gives
her.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Kim Charlson of the Braille Authority of North America
said she was not <BR>aware of any other companies offering a Braille gift
card.<BR><BR><BR><BR>The Seattle-based chain has been the subject of several
disability-related <BR>lawsuits, including objections to the height of their
counters and the <BR>stores' hospitality towards deaf
individuals.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Nfb-krafters-korner
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