[Electronics-talk] card readers

[Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S]

That's weird, I would think in all places maybe New York would have the most success ability. Out here in Phoenix, all public transit vending machines talk. For the blind. It's pretty neat. Is fully accessible

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On May 6, 2013, at 4:47 AM, "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net> wrote:

> 
> We have a laundry card vending machine in the laundry room of my apartment complex, but it is totally inaccessible without sighted help.  And the washers and dryers have touchpad controls which are also inaccessible.  I have mentioned this to the building manager, but he just laughs. Apparently, there is no law that requires landlords to install accessible laundry card vending machines or accessible washers and dryers.  And even if the ADA did require such accomodations, who would enforce them?  Besides, it is my understanding that nobody even manufactures accessible laundry card vending machines.  Here in New York City, the local transit agency has gotten away with installing inaccessible Metrocard vending machines for years with total impunity.  It is cheaper for them to pay nominal fines for noncompliance with the ADA than to install accessible vending machines.  I guess you just can't win.
> 
> Gerald
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 7:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] card readers
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> 
>> I was wondering if the cards can be marked, so one is mucking about trying
>> to figure out which way the cards go into the machines.
>> Darla
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield
>> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 9:37 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] card readers
>> 
>> Hi,
>> Are card readers accessible?  A couple of the apt complexes I visited had
>> card readers in their laundry rooms.  I couldn't tell if they were something
>> we could use or not.  You put money on a card in one machine and then put
>> the card in the washer or dryer and it takes the amount of money.
>> Thanks
>> Lauren
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