[Electronics-Talk] Restaurant Tablets

[David Andrews]

Do you know this to be a fact, or are you speculating, or basing this 
on your experiences with ATM's.  One doesn't necessarily follow the other.

Dave

At 06:57 AM 5/16/2021, you wrote:
>As soon as you plug in the headphone it starts talking just like an ATM.
>
>Kay Malmquist
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>To: "Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
>Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:19 AM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Restaurant Tablets
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>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
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>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
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk"
> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > To: "accessible electronics" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: <cheez at cox.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2021 6:59 PM
> > Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Restaurant Tablets
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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.