[Electronics-Talk] Restaurant Tablets

[Tina Sohl]

does red robin have these or is there a list of places that do?

On 5/16/21, Kay Malmquist via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> No, they are the same size as regular headphone jacks.  They are 3.5 MM.
> You can use whatever headphones you would normally use.  Applebee's Chili's
>
> and a few other places use them.
>
> Kay Malmquist
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> I no it's not a lightning jack.  It's the smaller jack than the jack on a
> CD
> player.  And I made a mistake with the size.  It's a 1/8th inch jack.  Not
> a
> 1/16th inch jack.
> It's smaller than the ones that fit CD players.
> The only device I've ever seen that used the smaller jack was micro
> cassettes.
>
> I did notice there were 2 additional jacks on the tablet.  One of which
> looked like some kind of ac port.  The other looked like a microphone jack.
> The 1/16th inch version.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> David Andrews via Electronics-Talk
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>
> What the headphone jack is depends on the tablet.  if it is an iPad it
> would
> be lightning.
>
> This situation would be covered by the ADA, because a restaurant is a
> public
> place. It says they have to make an accommodation, but does not specify
> what.  It could be reading you the menu, and taking your order.
>
> Dave
>
> At 08:59 PM 5/15/2021, you wrote:
>>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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