[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] getting your drinks at fastfood places

[Jim Barbour]

You say "resorted" as if you somehow had to do some really bad thing.

What's wrong with asking the manager for help with those tablets?

Jim

Written While on the Move

> On Jun 29, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Annette Carr via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I've resorted to asking for a manager for assistance with those tablets at
> the table where you have to pay your bill.
> 
> Annette
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Baracco, Andrew W via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 12:53 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Baracco, Andrew W
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] getting your drinks at fastfood
> places
> 
> McDonald's has a similar screen that allows you to build your own burger.
> The staff have been great about helping me with it, but I would prefer to do
> it myself. Also, Applebee's has a touch screen tablet at each table that
> allows you to make menu selections, play games, and to pay your bill by
> swiping your card. It is also inaccessible, and now you have to use it to
> pay your bill. Again, the wait staff have been helpful, but I do not like
> telling the waiter how much I plan to tip.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Brett Boyer via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 3:00 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Brett Boyer
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Electronics-talk] getting your drinks at fastfood
> places
> 
> Hey guys. I don't know how many of you have seen these new touch-screen
> drink machines.
> 
> These are the machines that are completely flat screen, and have pages and
> pages of drinks and/or flavors to make your own combinations.
> 
> They are very cool but I haven not been able to find a way for blind peple
> to access them independently. I am pretty pissed that I can't get up and get
> my own drink anymore without having a sighted person or an employee waste
> time by helping me scroll through pages of flavors just to get a drink!
> 
> Anyone have any ideas about this or anything we could do to get these
> machines accessible?
> 
> I hope this isn't off topic
> 
> bb
> 
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