[IL-Talk] Wilma's Menu

[Leslie Hamric]

I agree.  A more appropriate term would be unreceptive. :)
Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:35 AM, Robert Hansen via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yeah Dan I noticed you use a term tone deaf. The term tone deaf is ableist.
> Please reform from using that type of phrase. But I hope you can get the
> menu issue resolved. I know these menus can be frustrating for some people.
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 10:27 AM Dan TeVelde via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Yesterday Debbie Stein and Dave Meyer called me to see if I could get the
>> menu. I did a search and the best result I could get was the website for
>> the
>> Chicago location. There are links to popular items but not a complete menu.
>> I called the restaurant and explained that we were visiting this Saturday.
>> I
>> pointed out that we have members with a wide variety of computer skills and
>> said that providing a complete menu in one place would be helpful. The
>> person I spoke with said to go to the website. I tried pleading my case but
>> he was tone deaf. I didn't even get into the issue of accessibility. Chris
>> tried using an AI tool to create a menu but was blocked from getting some
>> information. I think he can provide a summary of the menu but people might
>> have better luck look at the site and bypassing the reviews and comments.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Title III of the ADA is pretty clear that restaurants need to provide
>> alternatives to print menus but that seems to be a losing proposition.
>> People have attempted writing apps which would take existing menus and put
>> them in a format a blind person could easily read and navigate. So far,
>> restaurants haven't been interested in subsidizing these services. I guess
>> people forget that 20% of the human population has some form of disability.
>> This is a significant market that companies are ignoring.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm sorry I couldn't do better but here is the best link I could find to
>> information about the restaurant. The information is located at
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> https://wilmasfamousbbq.com/wilmaschicago#main
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
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