[Electronics-talk] My brailled ATM cards are here

[Drew Hunthausen]

I'll just throw in my two cents, but this is definitely an issue that I wish
I didn't have to deal with. What I've learned since losing all my eye sight
at age 11 is that being blind no matter how good you are at technology or
mobility or whatever it is, there are always going to be cercumstances where
we need help from someone with eye sight. Whether it's reading a credit card
or having someone help you with a visual issue on your computer, nothings
perfect. I think probably the most important thing I've learned since
becoming disabled is when to ask for help and when to fight for
accessibility so I can do it myself. Havig someone else read a credit card
number for you does take some trust, but in my opion and only in my opinion
it takes a lot less trust than many of the other things us people who are
blind need to get help with. I'm not trying to start a big debate, I just
don't see this credit card issue being so huge.


-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-talk
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 12:55 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Jim Barbour
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] My brailled ATM cards are here

I am having a hard time understanding the problem here. You need a leader in
order to read the print. It will need to be a person, or a Technology like
the KNFB reader. 

Jim

Written While on the Move

> On May 8, 2015, at 12:41 PM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Yes, the inability to read the security code without having a sighted
person physically pick up the card and read it is a big problem.  What are
the blindness advocacy groups doing to address this issue?  Nothing, as
usual.
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb O'Connor via 
> Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Barb O'Connor" <broconnor1972 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] My brailled ATM cards are here
> 
> 
>> So, how do you get that all-important security number then?  You'll once
again have to wait till someone sighted whom you trust is available to help
you as the credit card companies or banks won't help you at all.  It would
have been nice if they would have added that, too.
>> 
>> Barb
>> ----- Original Message -----  From: Diane Vlasoff via 
>> Electronics-talk
>> To: electronics talk n f b list serve
>> Cc: Diane Vlasoff
>> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 4:54 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] My brailled ATM cards are here
>> 
>> 
>> I told you all I would keep you up-to-date. My ATM card in braille
arrived today!
>> They have my account number my name and the expiration date on them it
doesn't happen. It doesn't have the security number on the back ground
unfortunately but this is great! Also please excuse any odd things in this
message I'm using Siri.
>> 
>> Diane Vlasoff
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