[Electronics-Talk] Restaurant Tablets

[Gerald Levy]

The last time I ate at Applyby's before the pandemic, which was well 
over a year ago, the waitress didn't know what I was talking about when 
I asked her whether the electronic tablet at the table was accessible to 
blind customers.  Instead, she said that she would be happy to read off 
the list of selections on the menu, which I guess would be considered a 
reasonable accomodation to comply with the ADA. Also, they still had 
printed menus for anyone who did not feel comfortable using a tablet.  
But even if the tablets at Appleby's had earphone jacks that 
accomoedated a standard 3.5 mm plug, how would you turn on the built-in 
screen reader to hear the menu? I'm not even sure whether these tablets 
are standard, off-the-shelf IPads or Android-based tablets or tablets 
specially designed to the restaurant's specifications that only serve as 
electronic menus and may not even have a built-in screen reader in the 
first place.


Gerald



On 5/15/2021 10:49 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> A long time ago I read where Applebee's was supposed to make them 
> accessible.
>
> Andy
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>> Does anyone know if restaurants which have the paying tablets at each 
>> table
>> are supposed to issue earphones for us blind folk?
>>
>> I'm assuming the only ones out there are the one-ear variety kind.
>>
>> I sure hope they do have them.  I don't know anyone who has the smaller
>> audio jack devices.  I think they are 1/16th inch and are mono. If I'm
>> wrong about that, I know one of you guys will correct me.
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