[il-talk] Braille packaging

[Starry Sky]

In reference to the Tips and Tricks to identifying those little bottles of shampoo - I recently traveled to Brazil and China and was thrilled to find that those little bottles had Braille printed on them.  In Rio, it also seems that anything with an active ingredient (toothpaste, medication, cough drops, etc.) also had Braille on the packaging so wandering around the drug store was such an experience!  So why doesn't the USA do it?  It seems that there is something here in the books but the legislation made it optional where other countries have made it mandatory.  These same companies have demonstrated the capability for Braille packaging in other countries but will not apply them in the USA so almost three decades after the ADA was passed, people with disabilities/limitations in the USA are still looking for work-arounds.  I wonder if that is why it was so hard to get that Brazilian visa - were they afraid that I would not leave?

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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 16:21:24 -0500
From: "Robert Gardner" <rgardner4 at gmail.com><mailto:rgardner4 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [il-talk] Blackhawk Chapter Monthly Meeting For June


THIS MONTH

Please join us, the NFBI Blackhawk Chapter, at our monthyly meeting on Saturday, June 8. The meeting is open to everyone, and starts at 1 PM. We meet at the Hope Creekk Care Center at 4343Kennedy Drive, East Moline, IL.

Our program this month will be about "Tricks and Tips," with attendees describing how they have solved various problems that have occurred in their lives. How do you fill a cup of coffee to the right point? In a motel room, how do you tell that little bottle of soap from that little bottle of shampoo?

Also, we will discuss the various funds such as the White Cane Fund and others which are run out of our national office, and need pledges from chapters and state affiliates. The Blackhawk Chapter should do its part in these efforts, and needs to decide what we want to contribute.

UNABLE TO ATTEND?

Feel free to call in and interact with us by teleconference. Please call 605-313-4819. Use code HAWK, or 4295. Note this conference number is different from the one used previously for some time.

FUTURE EVENTS
June 22: we will have a social event for June -- bowling. This will sstart at 11:20 AM at the QC Family Entertainment Center located at 4401 44th Ave. Moline, IL. Participants will need to pay $3.49 for shoes and pay for whatever food they want. Lane costs will be covered by the chapter.

HAVE QUESTIONS?

Contact the chapter president, Patrick Olson, at 309-592-1313.