[nabs-l] CVS/pharmacy Enhancing Accessibility for theVisuallyImpaired To Its

Tue Aug 4 23:28:47 UTC 2009

Why not contact them and  ask? I don't   know much about thi kind of stuff.

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Of Marty James
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theVisuallyImpaired To Its

and again, I ask "What about Script Talk if they really want to help the
blind?"
Marty

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From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] CVS/pharmacy Enhancing Accessibility for the
VisuallyImpaired To Its

> For Immediate Release
>
>
> CONTACTS:
>
>
> Mike DeAngelis
>
> CVS/pharmacy
>
> (401) 770-2645
>
>
> Mitch Pomerantz
>
> American Council of the Blind
>
> (626) 372-5150
>
>
> Adrianna Montague-Gray
>
> American Foundation for the Blind
>
> (212) 502-7675
>
>
> CVS/pharmacy Enhancing Accessibility for the Visually Impaired To Its 
> Web Site and Store Point-of-Sales Devices
>
> Initiative Announced In Collaboration with State and National 
> Organizations for the Blind
>
>
> WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 30, 2009:  CVS/pharmacy, the nation's largest 
> retail pharmacy, announced today that it is implementing functional 
> improvements to benefit its customers with visual impairments and 
> other disabilities.  The company has installed tactile keypads in all 
> CVS stores and it will enhance its website in 2009.
>
>
> Today's announcement is the result of a collaboration between 
> CVS/pharmacy, the American Foundation for the Blind, American Council 
> of the Blind and California Council of the Blind.  CVS/pharmacy's 
> actions were applauded by these groups.
>
>
> "We are pleased to collaborate with organizations committed to 
> advocacy for the blind and introduce service enhancements in our 
> stores and online that will increase access for our visually impaired
customers,"
> said Helena Foulkes, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing 
> Officer of CVS Caremark.
>
>
> Point-of-Sale Improvements
>
> CVS/pharmacy's point-of-sale improvements are designed to assist 
> customers who cannot read information on a flat-screen point-of-sale 
> device and therefore cannot privately enter their PIN or other 
> confidential information.  All CVS stores have been equipped, at a 
> minimum, with a tactile device at both the front check-out counter and 
> the pharmacy counter to ensure that customers unable to use a 
> flat-screen keypad do not have to provide their PIN to a store employee.
> The company is also training its store employees to provide 
> appropriate interaction with visually impaired customers regarding the 
> use of the new tactile devices.
>
> "Without tactile keys, blind and visually impaired people have no 
> choice but to share their PINs with strangers," explained Melanie 
> Brunson, executive director of the American Council of the Blind.  
> "Today's announcement, and the collaboration that led to it, 
> demonstrates CVS/pharmacy's ongoing commitment to its blind and 
> visually impaired customers."
>
>
> Web Site Access
>
> The initiative includes CVS/pharmacy's commitment to ensure that its 
> online pharmacy,  < http://www.cvs.com/ 
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:htt
> p://ww
> w.cvs.com/> > www.cvs.com
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:htt
> p://ww
> w.cvs.com/>  , is accessible to
> persons with a wide range of disabilities, including blind computer 
> users who use a screen reader or magnification technology on their 
> computers and those who rely on a keyboard instead of a mouse.  
> CVS.com will implement these enhancements by the end of 2009.
>
>
> "An accessible web site is crucial if people with vision loss are to 
> obtain goods, services and information on an equal footing," said Paul 
> Schroeder, vice president, programs and policy group of the American 
> Foundation for the Blind.  "We appreciate CVS/pharmacy's commitment to 
> ensure that CVS.com is usable by the broadest range of online 
> consumers, including those who have disabilities."
>
>
> About CVS/pharmacy
>
> CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:
> CVS), is America's largest retail pharmacy with more than 6,900 
> CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs store locations. CVS/pharmacy is 
> committed to improving the lives of those we serve by making 
> innovative and high-quality health and pharmacy services safe, 
> affordable and easy to access, both in its stores and online at 
> CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is 
> available at  < http://www.cvscaremark.com/ 
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:htt
> p://ww w.cvscaremark.com/> > www.cvscaremark.com 
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:htt
> p://ww
> w.cvscaremark.com/> .
>
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